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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 when birthdate is input)
• Sex
7. Category Selection
Select from 8 exam application categories: Abdomen, 
Obstetrics, Gynecology, Cardiology, Vascular, Urology, 
Small Parts or Pediatrics.
When a category is selected, the measurement and 
category presets are displayed.
WARNINGEnsure you have selected a dataflow. If No Archive is selected, 
no patient data is saved. A Ø appears next to Dataflow if No 
Archive is selected. 
						

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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 Ctrl + A to select all from the Data Transfer list/Patient 
view.
NOTE:  When you double-click the patient on the patient list with the 
Set key, the Review screen or New Exam entry screen 
displays. Select Review or New Exam in Utility -> 
Connectivity -> Miscellaneous -> Double click on patient list 
to start preset.
• Search key–select search item from Patient ID, Last 
Name, First Name, Birthdate, Sex, Exam Date, Exam 
Today, Accesstion Number, Exam Description, Exam 
Date Before, Exam Date Between, Exam Date After, 
Locked (Y, N) or Img. Archived (Y, N).
NOTE:  If “Exam Date Between” is selected, the Input Dialog 
displays and you can select the date from the displayed 
calender.
NOTE:  Img. Archived means that the exam was backed up to 
external media by EZBackup or Export.
• String–enter appropriate information.
If you select Locked (Y, N) or Archived (Y,  N) for the 
Search key, enter Y (Yes) or N (No).
NOTE:  If “Exam Date Between” is used for the Search key, the 
From and To dates are separated by a “-” (dash) in the 
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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 Exam–Continues the exam for that patient if 
you select the last exam of the day.
•  New Exam–Creates a new exam on a current patient.
• Delete–Deletes Patient/Exam.
NOTE:  “Delete” is only displayed when you login as 
Administrator.
•  Hide–Hides the Patient List Section. 
•  Lock/Unlock–Locks the exam/patient. Prevents move 
and delete functions.
10.  Scan Assistant Program. The Scan Assistant Program is 
either selected automatically or manually, depending on the 
preset as configured on the Utility--> System--> General 
page. 
CAUTIONTo avoid patient identification errors, always verify the 
identification with the patient. Make sure the correct patient 
identification appears on all screens and hard copy prints. 
						

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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:  Removing image data with the “EZMove” function does not 
reduce the patient number in the database.
We recommend attaching the patient list to the EZBackup 
media. Insert the media and select DICOM CD Read for 
dataflow (if you use a USB drive, select DICOM USB Drive I 
Read). Select any patient and press the programmable Set key 
to print the patient list on the digital printer or PC printer. 
CAUTIONTo maintain optimum performance and to safeguard patient 
data, keep the total number of patients in the database below 
1,000.
To reduce the total number of patients in the database, perform 
the following procedure. 
						

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Chapter 2
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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 may have the effect of 
brightening or darkening the image if sufficient echo information is 
generated.
Focus Yes Increases the number of focal zones or moves the focal zone(s) so 
that you can tighten up the beam for a specific area. A graphic caret 
corresponding to the focal zone position(s) appears on the right 
edge of the image.
Auto Optimize No Auto Optimize (Auto) lets you optimize the image based upon a the 
actual B Mode image data (Auto Tissue Optimize, ATO). The preset 
levels (Low, Medium, and High) allow you to pick a preference for 
the contrast enhancement in the resulting image. Low does the least 
amount of contrast enhancement, high does the most. 
Auto is available in single or multi image, on live, frozen or CINE 
images (in B-Mode only), and while in zoom, in Color Flow Mode, 
and in Spectral Doppler.
Auto in Color Flow Mode automatically adjusts the overall color gain. 
If you find that the gain adjustment that is automatically performed 
consistently results in more or less gain than you expect, then the 
Auto Optimize Adjustment allows you to adjust the result of the Auto 
feature (-5 to 5 range) so that the result more consistently matches 
your expectation.
Auto in PW Doppler Mode optimizes the spectral data. Auto adjusts 
the Velocity Scale (live imaging only), baseline shift, dynamic range, 
and invert (if preset). Upon deactivation, the spectrum is still 
optimized.
Mode Cursor No Displays the M/D-Mode cursor on the B-Mode image. 
						

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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 cange the appearance of the 
speckle. Too  much speckle can impair image quality and make it 
difficult to see the desired detail in the image. Likewise, too much 
filtering of speckle can mask or obscure desired image detail. Extra 
care must be taken to select the optimal SRI-HD level. SRI-HD is 
available in B-Mode imaging and may be used with any transducer 
or clinical application when image speckle appears to interfere with 
the desired image detail.
CrossBeam No CrossBeam is the process of combining three or more frames from 
different steering angles into a single frame. CrossXBeam is 
available on Convex and Linear probes. 
CrossBeam combines multiple co-planar images from different view 
angles into a single image at real-time frame rates, using bi-cubic 
interpolation.
Coded Harmonic 
Imaging (CHI)Yes Harmonic imaging utilizes Digitally Encoded Ultrasound (DEU). 
Coded Harmonics enhances near field resolution for improved small 
parts imaging as well as far field penetration. 
Frequency Yes Multi Frequency mode lets you downshift to the probes next lower 
frequency or shift up to a higher frequency. 
Steer Yes You can slant the B-Mode or Color Flow linear image left or right to 
get more information without moving the probe. The angle steer 
function only applies to linear probes.
Virtual Convex Yes On Linear and Sector probes, Virtual Convex provides a larger field 
of view in the far field. Virtual Convex is always active with Sector 
probes.
TGC No TGC amplifies returning signals to correct for the attenuation caused 
by tissues at increasing depths. TGC slide pots are spaced 
proportionately to the depth. The area each pot amplifies varies as 
well. A TGC curve may appear on the display (if preset), matching 
the controls that you have set (except during zoom). You can choose 
to deactivate the TGC curve on the image. 
Width Yes You can widen or narrow the size of the sector angle to maximize the 
images region of interest (ROI). 
Tilt Yes You can steer the sector angle to get more information without 
moving the probe while in B-Mode, M-Mode, Doppler Mode, and 
Color Flow Mode. Tilt is not available on Linear probes.  
Table 2-1:  B-Mode Controls (Continued)
Control
Possible
BioeffectDescription/
Benefit 
						

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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 system maps.
Frame Average No Temporal filter that averages frames together, thereby using more 
pixels to make up one image. This has the effect of presenting a 
smoother, softer image. 
Colorize No Colorize is the colorization of a conventional B-Mode image or 
Doppler Spectrum to enhance the users ability to discern B, M, and 
Doppler Mode intensity valuations. Colorize is NOT a Doppler Mode.
NOTE: You can colorize realtime or CINE images or Timeline CINE, 
but not DVR images. 
Colorizes the gray scale image to enhance the eyes discrimination 
capability.  Spectrum Colorize colorizes the spectrum as a function of 
power using the inverse of the Colorize map for the signal intensity in 
each Doppler line. Colorize enhances the visibility of the spectrums 
characteristics and enhances your ability to identify spectral 
broadening and the edge contours of the spectrum used to define 
the peak frequency/velocity.
The gray bar displays while Colorize is activated. 
Rotation No Flips the image 180 degrees up/down. 
CAUTION: When reading a rotated image, be careful to observe the 
probe orientation to avoid possible confusion over scan direction or 
left/right image reversal. 
Rejection No Selects a level below which echoes will not be amplified (an echo 
must have a certain minimum amplitude before it will be processed).
Suppression No Suppresses the noise in the image. 
LOGIQView No LOGIQView provides the ability to construct and view a static 2D 
image which is wider than the field of view of a given transducer. 
This feature allows viewing and measurements of anatomy that is 
larger than what would fit in a single image. Examples include 
scanning of vascular structures and connective tissues in the arms 
and legs. 
LOGIQView constructs the extended image from individual image 
frames as the operator slides the transducer along the surface of the 
skin in the direction of the scan plane. The quality of the resulting 
image is somewhat user-dependent and requires some additional 
skill and practice to develop proper technique and become fully 
proficient. 
LOGIQView is not available for the following: Multi Image, Timeline 
Modes, Color Flow Mode or PDI Mode.
Table 2-1:  B-Mode Controls (Continued)
Control
Possible
BioeffectDescription/
Benefit 
						

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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 
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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 motion. 
Color Width Yes Color Width sizes and positions the color window.
Invert (Color Invert) No Lets you view blood flow from a different perspective, e.g., red away 
(negative velocities) and blue toward (positive velocities). You can 
invert a real-time or frozen image. 
NOTE: Invert reverses the color map, NOT the color Scale. 
Baseline No Changes the Color Flow or Doppler spectrum baseline to 
accommodate higher velocity blood flow. Minimizes aliasing by 
displaying a greater range of forward flow with respect to reverse 
flow, or vice versa. 
Baseline adjusts the alias point. The default baseline is at the 
midpoint of the color display and at the midpoint of the color bar 
reference display. 
Angle Steer Yes You can slant the ROI of the Color Flow linear image left or right to 
get more information without moving the probe. The Angle Steer 
function only applies to linear probes. 
Accumulation No Accumulation enhances the flow in an image.
Available in Contrast, Color Flow, and PDI. 
Color Flow Line 
DensityYes Optimizes the Color Flow frame rate or spatial resolution for the best 
possible color image. 
Map No Allows you to select a specific color map.  After you have made your 
selection, the color bar displays the resultant map.
Threshold No Threshold assigns the gray scale level at which color information 
stops. 
Frame Average No Averages color frames. 
Transparency Map No Brings out the tissue behind the color map. 
Spatial Filter No Smooths out the color, makes it look less pixely. 
Flash Suppression No Activates/deactivates Flash Suppression, a motion artifact 
elimination process. 
Sample Vol (Sample 
Vo l u m e )Yes Places the sample volume gate on the Color Flow image. The gate is 
positioned over a specific position within the vessel.