GE H
EALTHCARE
RAFT
V
OLUSON
E8 / V
OLUSON
E6
D
IRECTION
KTD102576, R
EVISION
7
DRAFT (A
UGUST
23, 2012)
S
ERVICE
M
ANUAL
4-26
Section 4-4 - Functional Checks
4-4-8-2
Circumference/Area Measurements
1.) Press the
CALIPER
key and then touch GENERIC AREA on the Touch Panel.
2.) Touch the corresponding item on the Touch Panel. An active cursor displays.
3.) To position the active cursor, move the
TRACKBALL
.
4.) To fix the start point, press
SET
(the right or left trackball key). The system fixes the first cursor
and displays a second active caliper.
5.) To position the second caliper, move the
TRACKBALL
and press
SET
(Rt./Lt. trackball key).
NOTE:
If you have selected a “trace” item, the measurement is finished and the area and circumference results
appear on the screen.
6.) An ellipse appears the axis of which is defined by these two points.
To adjust the width of the ellipse, move the
TRACKBALL
.
7.) To toggle between calipers, or to readjust a traced line, press the upper trackball key.
8.) To complete the measurement, press
SET
(right or left trackball key). The system displays the
circumference and area in the measurement results area.
Before you complete a measurement:
-
To erase the ellipse resp. trace and the current data measured, touch DELETE once.
The original caliper is displayed to restart the measurement.
-
To exit the measurement function without completing the measurement, touch EXIT on the
Touch Panel, press the
CALIPER
key again or press
EXIT
on the control panel.
4-4-8-3
Volume Measurements
1.) Press the
CALIPER
key and then touch GENERIC VOLUME on the Touch Panel.
2.) Select the appropriate item.
3.) Perform the measurement(s) using the
TRACKBALL
and
SET
(right or left trackball key).
For further details:
4-4-8-3-1
Multiplane Measurements
NOTE:
This volume measurement is only possible in 3D Mode.
1.) Select the reference image in which the measurement is to be performed (A, B or C).
2.) Press the
CALIPER
key once and then touch MULTIPLANE on the Touch Panel.
3.) Select the first section through the body by rotating the
REF.SLICE
digipot below the Touch
Panel or by rotating the
C MODE
digipot. (first section should be set at the edge of the object)
4.) Position the start dot of the area which should be surrounded and store it with
SET
.
5.) Surround the area with the trackball, then press
SET
(right or left trackball key). The area is
calculated and displayed. It may even be “zero”. Press the
SET
key twice.
6.) Select the next parallel section with the
REF. SLICE
digipot or the
C MODE
digipot, and
measure the area.
7.) Repeat 5. and 6. until the edge of the measured object is reached.
NOTE:
The contour of the measured area is not erased if a new section is adjusted. To call back the measured
areas touch the
PREV.
respectively the
NEXT
key on the Touch Panel.
NOTE:
To erase the results, touch the
INIT
key on the Touch Panel.