GE Logiq 9 User Manual

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Patient Screen (continued)
4.  Dataflow Selection–Select the appropriate dataflow.
NOTE:  If you use a DVD-R or DVD-RAM, select DICOM CD Read 
in Dataflow.
If you place the cursor on the icon, the pop-up menu  
displays disk capacity.
Figure 1-16. Dataflow Pop-up
5.  Exit–Used to exit Patient Menu.
6. Patient Information
•  Patient ID Number
•  Patient Name–Last, First and Middle
• DOB (Birthdate)
•  Age (automatically calculated...

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Patient Screen (continued)
8. Exam Information
Shows the Current/Active Exam information. Information 
pertinent to the selected exam category appears in the 
window. All possible information needs to be entered.
•  Images–Displays the selected exam’s images.
•  Clear–Clears existing data.
•  Past Exam (only for OB)–Input past exam data (register 
the patient before using).
9.  Patient View–Lists the patients in the database.
NOTE: Use...

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Patient Screen (continued)
•  Clear–Clears the entered string.
•  Listing XX of XXX -- Displays the quantity of patients in 
the search window and the quantity of patients in the 
database.
•  Show XX/XX–Displays the searched (selected) patients 
(number of patients currently displayed on the list/
number of patients in the database). Displays a 
maximum of 102 patients.
•  Review–Select Patient/Exam for review.
•  Resume...

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Patient Screen (continued)
1.  Before starting EZBackup, select “Unlock All” on the 
Utility -> Admin -> Logon screen.
Prepare the unformatted CD-R or DVD-R before EZBackup.  
NOTE:  Formatted CD-R or DVD-R cannot be used for EZBackup.
2.  First perform EZBackup and then Backup (Patient Archive 
and Report Archive).
3.  Go to the patient screen, select the patients/exams to 
delete. Select “Delete” to delete the selected data.
NOTE:...

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Chapter 2
Performing an Exam
Optimizing the Image and Measurement and Analysis 

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Optimizing the Image
B-Mode Controls
Table 2-1:  B-Mode Controls
Control
Possible
BioeffectDescription/
Benefit
Depth Yes Depth controls the distance over which the B-Mode images anatomy. 
To visualize deeper structures, increase the depth. If there is a large 
part of the display which is unused at the bottom, decrease the 
depth.
Gain No B-Mode Gain increases or decreases the amount of echo 
information displayed in an image. It...

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SRI-HD No SRI-HD (Speckle Reduction Imaging High Definition) is an adaptive 
algorithm to reduce the unwanted effects of speckle in the 
ultrasound image. Image speckle usually appears as a grainy 
texture in otherwise uniform areas of tissue. Its appearance is 
related to image system characteristics, rather than tissue 
characteristics, so that changes in system settings, such as probe 
type, frequency, depth, and others, can...

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Dynamic Range No Dynamic Range controls how echo intensities are converted to 
shades of gray, thereby increasing the adjustable range of contrast. 
The Dynamic Range control name changes to Compression on 
frozen images. 
Reverse (if Preset) No Flips the image 180 degrees left/right. 
Line Density Yes Optimizes B-Mode frame rate or spatial resolution for the best 
possible image. 
Maps No The system supplies B, M, and Doppler Mode...

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M-Mode Controls
Table 2-2:  M-Mode Controls
Control
Possible
BioeffectDescription/
Benefit
Sweep Speed Yes Changes the speed at which the timeline is swept. 
Available in M-Mode, Doppler Mode and M Color Flow Mode.
Anatomical M-Mode Yes Anatomical M-Mode gives you the ability to manipulate the cursor at 
different angles and positions. The M-Mode display changes 
according to a motion of the M cursor. 

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Color Flow Mode Controls
Table 2-3:  Color Flow Mode Controls
Control
Possible
BioeffectDescription/
Benefit
Gain No Gain amplifies the overall strength of echoes processed in the Color 
Flow window or spectral Doppler timeline.
Scale (Velocity 
Scale)Yes Increases/decreases the Scale on the color bar. 
Wall Filter No Filters out low flow velocity signals. It helps get rid of motion artifacts 
caused from breathing and other patient...