Chapter 7 - Working With Measurements
Measuring in the 2D Window
Terason t3000 / Echo Ultrasound System User Guide
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3.
Use one of the following methods to select the trace tool:
•
Click
on the 2D Measure tab
•
Select
Area
from the Measurement menu.
•
Select
Circumference
from the Measurement menu then click
4.
To trace an outline:
a.
Click where you want to
start
measuring.
b.
Hold the
left mouse button
down, and drag the tracing cursor around the object
you want to trace. The tracing cursor looks like a pencil.
Tracing an Outline
c.
To erase part of the tracing, release the mouse button and press the
Backspace
key
to delete line segments, then press the left mouse button and continue tracing.
5.
To draw a polygon:
a.
Click where you want to
start
measuring.
b.
Click the
next corner
of the shape. The target cursor looks like + while you draw
the polygon.
Tracing a Polygon
c.
Continue clicking on
corners
.
d.
To erase part of the polygon, press the
Backspace
key to remove unwanted line
segments, then continue clicking on corners.
6.
To complete the trace, double-click the
starting point
. The Terason software displays
the circumference and area of the measured area. If you right-click or double-click at a
location other than the starting point, the trace tool draws a straight line from that
location to the starting point to complete the tracing.
