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Editing/creating a template
The stress package provides protocol templates for exercise as 
well as pharmacological stress examinations. The user can 
create new templates or modify existing templates to suit the 
individual needs. Up to ten projections and fourteen stress 
levels can be created in a template.
Templates created may be temporary, used only during the 
current examination, or saved as new templates, for future use 
and reference....

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Template editor screen over view
 Figure 4-14: The Template editor screen
Te m p l at e
Parameter Description
Te m p l a t e :
•  select a pre-defined template from the pop-
up menu. The Protocol template preview 
(see below) is updated accordingly. 

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Protocol template preview
Template settings
Parameter Description
Protocol template preview:
•  displays an updated preview of the 
template accordingly to the settings 
applied.
• To change Projection and Stress level 
labels, select a pre-defined label from the 
pop-up menu or press 
SELECT in the actual 
label field and type a new name.
Q Stress acquisition: enables TVI data 
acquisition for QTVI Stress analysis.
Parameter Description
Template...

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Other options
Parameter Description
Grid size:
•  Enter the number of levels and projections 
for the selected template.
Timers:
•  : starts T1 and T2 timers automatically
Auto-start analysis:
•  : displays the Stress Echo Analysis 
screen when the last acquisition is 
performed.
Smart Stress:
•  : stores a subset of the image 
acquisition settings (geometry incl. zoom, 
gain, compress, reject, power...etc) for 
each view in the protocol. Smart...

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Pre-defined groups
Editing/Creating a template
Selecting a base template to edit
1. Trackball to the Template pop-up menu on the upper left 
corner of the Template editor screen.
2. Press 
SELECT on the arrow.
The Template pop-up menu is displayed.
Determine the re-
quired number of 
projections and lev-
els you need and se-
lect the most 
appropriate founda-
tion template.3. Trackball to the base template to edit.
4. Press 
SELECT.
The selected...

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Or
Press Save Template to update the base template.
The timers can also 
be started or 
stopped at any time 
during stress exam-
ination using the 
assignables T1 and 
T2 on the control 
panel.Display timer(s)
1. Check the box(es) to display timer(s) as specified (see 
Figure 4-14).
Star t analysis automatically
1. Check Auto start analysis to display the Stress Echo 
Analysis screen when the last acquisition is performed.
Assigning new labels to...

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mode).
Adding a group
1. In the Protocol template preview field select the cells to be 
part of the group.
2. In the Pre-defined group field, press New group.
A dialogue box is displayed asking the user to enter a 
name for the new group.
3. Enter the group name.
4. Press OK.
The new group is displayed in the Pre-defined group field.
Updating an existing group
A selected group is 
highlighted by a 
yellow frame.1. In the Pre-defined group field,...

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Contrast Imaging
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Chapter 5 
Contrast Imaging
This chapter includes the following information:
• Introduction  ................................................................................... ..  186
• Data acquisition  ............................................................................ ..  188
• Left Ventricular Contrast Imaging ............................................. 188
• Myocardial Contrast Imaging...

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Introduction
The two basic steps of contrast imaging are data acquisition 
and quantification. Data acquisition is described in this chapter. 
Quantification is described in Chapter 7, ’Quantitative Analysis’ 
on page 233.
Data acquisition
Three main acquisition applications are available:
• Left Ventricular Contrast imaging: optimized for 
endocardial border detection and assessment of wall 
motion and wall thickening.
• Myocardial Contrast...