ACUSON Maple System Major Modes

Continue Continue Continue Continue Continue Continue Continue Continue Continue Continue Continue Continue ACUSON Maple System Major Modes No audio accompanies this presentation. ACUSON Maple™ Ultrasound System Major Modes Training This online training will examine the control and optimization of two-dimensional (2D), M-mode, and all Doppler modes. Listed below are the two course objectives. Describe the 2D-mode and Doppler controls 1 Examine controls used to optimize 2D and Doppler 2 Master Template HOOD05162003052540 | Effective Date: 26-Nov-2019 ? Welcome 2D-mode or 2D In this segment you will read about the 2D-mode controls found on the ACUSON Maple system. The 2D control is a push/rotary control located on the Control Panel. Rotate the control to increase or decrease the overall 2D gain or brightness. To exit from all other imaging modes, press the 2D control. ? 2D-mode or 2D 4 4 4 The default 2D-mode Field of View (FOV) is transducer and exam dependent. To change the size of the FOV, press either Set key and then roll the Trackball to the desired FOV size. Select either Set key again to lock the resized FOV. Select either Set key once more to ‘Position’ the FOV within the image area. Please hover on the orange marker for more information about the Home Base controls. 2D Field of View (FOV) – Size and Position Home Base Controls ? 2D Field of View (FOV) – Size and Position 4 4 4 Soft Keys There are multiple Soft Key functions assigned to each push rotary control. On the Touch Screen, the Soft Key functions are listed above each of the push rotary controls. Pressing down alternates between the first and second row parameters Once the desired parameter is activated, rotate either clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the parameter Please hover on the marker for more information on configuring the Soft Keys. ? Soft Key Configuration There are two pages of Soft Key parameters that can be customized. Proceed to the System Configuration page and select the Soft Keys option. From this location select the mode, either frozen or live imaging across the top tabs for each of the Touch Screen parameters available from the drop down menu. Additionally, the location of each parameter can be moved between the Soft Keys pages. Click or tap the image to enlarge and click or tap once more to return to the slide. Soft Keys – Push Rotary Controls 4 4 4 Touch Screen There are two pages of controls available on the Touch Screen. Use the arrow located at the bottom right of the Touch Screen shown here framed in orange. Another option to navigate between pages is to use a finger to swipe across the Touch Screen from right to left or left to right. The active Major Modes and controls will be highlighted in blue for the transducer or exam types. Available controls are in grey, and unavailable controls are dithered out. Please hover on the markers for more information about the Touch Screen. ? Active Control Active Mode The active Major Mode will be highlighted in blue, In this example the active mode is 2D. Available Control Dithered Control Touch Screen Depth/Focus The multifunctional Depth/Focus shown here is circled in orange. Depth/Focus is adjusted by toggling or rotating, depending on the configuration. Press the control to increase or decrease the number of focal zones. Please hover on each marker and learn about the configuration and functionality of the Depth/Focus control. ? Depth and Focus The imaging depth can be adjusted from zero to 30 centimeters, depending on the selected transducer. The distance between focal zones is controlled by rotating the Soft Key that corresponds to Focus Width. Depth and Focus Configuration The Depth/Focus key is customizable in System Configuration menu under Custom Keys. Depth/Focus The Depth Gain Compensation (DGC) is shown here framed in orange. Moving the slide pot to the right or left will increase or decrease brightness at that level. The DGC control is only adjustable during 2D-mode real-time imaging. Depth Gain Compensation ? Depth Gain Compensation Zoom/High Definition (HD) Zoom The Zoom push rotary control activates Zoom (Z) and High Definition Zoom (HD Z). Rotate the Zoom key on the Control Panel (circled in orange) to adjust the magnification. Press either Set key to pan and roll the Trackball to move the magnification within the image area. Press the Zoom control to activate the HD Z ROI. Pan or adjust the size of the HD Z ROI using the Set keys and Trackball. High Definition Zoom (HD Z) HDZ rewrites within the region of interest increasing the detail resolution and frame rate. This feature is only available during real-time imaging. An image created using HD Zoom has a HD Z in the lower right next to the depth marker. Zoom (Z) Zoom magnification is also called read zoom. Zoom magnifies or enlarges a ROI of the 2D image. An image created using Zoom has a Z in the lower right next to the depth marker. Trackball and Set Display In Zoom, the Set key display toggles between changing the size, positioning, or panning of the Zoom ROI. Additionally, you can rotate the Zoom control to enlarge the image. Please hover on each of the markers for more information about Z and HD Z. ? Zoom | Magnification and High Definition Zoom 4 4 4 Trapezoid and Wide FOV The Trapezoid mode is available on the Touch Screen and is shown here framed in orange. Trapezoid is available on linear transducers and angles the outer edges of the 2D-mode FOV. Trapezoid and Wide FOV extend the far field outward. ? Example of a trapezoid image Trapezoid and Wide FOV M-mode is a graphic display of motion over time. Press the M control to access the M-mode cursor and graphic display. Anatomical M-mode (AMM) allows the user to change the angle of the M-mode cursor to correct for off-axis cardiac views. M-mode Please hover on the marker to learn more about anatomical M-mode or AMM. ? M-mode of the left ventricle Anatomical M-mode There are three methods to you can use to change the angle of the M-mode cursor: Rotate the Angle control on the Control Panel to the desired angle Press Angle AMM on the Touch Screen and rotate the Angle control Select Marker AMM on the Touch Screen and a free caliper will appear. Lock the caliper with the Set key and draw the M-mode cursor at the desired angle with the Trackball and press the Set key once more to set the caliper M-mode Audio: xxx.mp4; xxx.vtt Audio script: In final storyboard (Storyline document) do a snip to show each layer. See storyboard example. Add graphic name and HOOD number if HOOD unavailable add DAP ID / file name and PO. If unavailable state HOOD/PO Unavailable Example: Graphic: ob-meas-first-tri-041.png; DAP ID sm21429_US_09.tif HOOD05162988933 Time: 00:00:00 Activate and deactivate eSieImage optimization from the Control Panel. The gold eSieImage icon appears on the image screen framed in orange. This 2D imaging technology performs noise analysis and correction to improve image quality, uniformity and contrast resolution across different tissue types. The eSieImage control is backlit in blue when active. The movement of thin valves opening and closing within the vein Additional 2D Features | eSieImage™ Multiparametric Optimization ? Additional 2D Features ? Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI) improves contrast and spatial resolution by reducing haze, noise and clutter within cystic structures, heart chambers, and vessels. THI is especially helpful in reducing noise in large, difficult to image patients. THI can help reduce grating lobes and side lobe artifacts typically seen near the diaphragm or large structures. Please hover on the marker for more information. THI Display Additional 2D Features | Tissue Harmonic Imaging Parasternal short axis view of the left ventricle ? THI Display When active, THI will appear blue on the Touch Screen and is displayed in the data field. Tissue Harmonic Imaging ? Additional 2D Features | Clarify™ Vascular Enhancement (VE) Technology Clarify VE technology over the abdominal aorta at the iliac bifurcation ? Clarify VE is a real-time 2D patented technology providing an adaptive pixel by pixel analysis. This technology uniquely utilizes the power Doppler flow information and provides exceptional contrast resolution for clearer delineation of vessels. The result of Clarify VE technology is a reduction in noise and artifacts within microvascular structures such as the thyroid or testicle and in larger vessels such as the carotid artery, femoral vein, and aorta. Additional 2D Features | Clarify™ Vascular Enhancement (VE) Technology ? CTI can be used in breast exams as in this image showing a mass within dense breast tissue Additional 2D Features | Custom Tissue Imaging (CTI) Custom tissue imaging, labeled CTI on the Touch Screen, adjusts the speed of sound, increases lateral resolution and boundary definition. This feature corrects for differences in the speed of sound between different tissue types. The speed of sound value is selectable and the value ranges vary per transducer and exam type. For MSK matching the speed of sound to the soft tissue densities reduces or eliminates many artifactual errors. ? Additional 2D Features ? Display Features | Dual Dual control shown with the orange circle, displays two separately acquired images side by side. When in the Dual mode, the gold letter ‘a’ icon indicates the active side. Pressing Dual or the Update key activates the other side. Press the 2D control to exit Dual. ? Gallbladder in sagittal and transverse planes side-by-side Display Features | Dual ? Display Features | Seamless Dual Seamless Dual delivers an uninterrupted image allowing for measurement of the adjacent structure. Please hover on this marker to learn how to enable or disable this feature within System Configuration. Enable or Disable Seamless Dual Within System Configuration, select Exam and from here you can turn the seamless feature on or off. ? Here is an example of a thyroid using Seamless Dual Display Features | Seamless Dual ? Clarify VE ON Clarify VE OFF Display Features | Split ? Split image of the thyroid with and without color Doppler During live imaging, Split compares two real-time images. A golden a icon will indicate the active side. This display feature is useful as a real-time comparison of 2D-mode to other modes. For example, comparison of blood flow without losing image detail. 2D Display Features ? Display Features | 4B 4B displays four separately acquired images in a quadrant format. This feature is used to display measurements and compare anatomy on one image. To activate, select 4B from the Touch Screen, select one image from the thumbnails, select 4B again to assign images to each of the remaining quadrants. ? Comparing amniotic fluid in all four quadrants 2D Display Features Color Doppler Controls The ACUSON Maple system offers excellent image quality, color, sensitivity and penetration. The next section covers controls for CDV and color Doppler modes. ? Color Doppler Controls Please hover on the marker over the Trackball for more information on CDV size and position control. Color Doppler Controls The CDV overall gain, Touch Screen, and Soft Keys controls function as previously described in 2D-mode section. Home Base Display The Set key Trackball Display is visible below the image area and will display the active Set key function. Located on either side of the Trackball, the Set keys work in tandem. Depending on the active Set key function, use the Trackball to either change the size or position of the ROI in within the image area. ? Color Doppler Controls The Steer toggle is on the left side of the Control Panel. This toggle is available on linear transducers to steer the color ROI from left, center, and right. Carotid - ROI right steer ? CDV – Steer Carotid - ROI left steer Testicle – color center steer CDV – Steer CDV – Color Display Color Display on and off…. The Color Display option removes color information from within the color Doppler ROI. To turn off the CDV display, select Color Display on the Touch Screen, color will be removed although the color Doppler bar and ROI remain. Select Color Display again to reactivate CDV. ? CDV color removed CDV – Color Display CDV – Invert Select the Invert control on the Touch Screen to reverse the colors on the color bar. The top portion of the color bar indicates blood flow moving toward the transducer and the bottom part of the color bar indicates blood flow moving away from the transducer. ? Blue indicates blood flow traveling away from the transducer After Inverting the color, red now indicates blood flow traveling away from the transducer CDV - Invert Color Doppler Energy (CDE) CDE applies color to the received signals based on the amplitudes that are generated by blood flow. This is often referred to as power Doppler. CDE technology is not angle dependent and is useful for very low blood flow states. During real-time imaging with CDV, activate CDE from the Touch Screen. A directional component can be added to CDE by selecting Directional Power (Dir Power) from the Touch Screen. ? Color Doppler Energy (CDE) Doppler Tissue Imaging (DTI) Color DTI is a way to visually assess myocardial motion. First select CDV and then select the DTI control from the Touch Screen. ? DTI four chamber view of the heart Doppler Tissue Imaging (DTI) Soft Key Configuration On the Touch Screen,the Soft Key controls are listed above each of the push rotary controls. Pressing down alternates the activation of parameters between the first and second row and rotate either clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the parameters. There are two pages of Soft Key parameters that can be customized. Proceed to the System Configuration page and then choose the Soft Keys. Arrange or move the location of each parameter from the drop down menu. ? Color Doppler Optimization Similar to 2D mode, there are multiple Soft Key functions assigned to each push rotary control. Once the desired parameter is activated, rotate either clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the parameter. Please hover on the marker to review configuration of the Soft Keys. Dynamic Persistence Dynamic Persistence Auto Flash Auto Flash Split Split Velocity Tag Velocity Tag Soft Keys | Color Soft Keys | Color Soft Keys | Color Click or tap each tab to learn more about color Doppler optimization. Soft Key Configuration There are two pages of Soft Key parameters that can be customized. Proceed to the System Configuration page and select the Soft Keys option. From this location select the mode, either frozen or live imaging across the top tabs for each of the Touch Screen parameters available from the drop down menu. Additionally, the location of each parameter can be moved between the Soft Keys pages. Color Doppler Optimization Soft Keys | Color Audio: xxx.mp4; xxx.vtt Audio script: Add instructional statement “Click or tap each tab to learn more about/compare [XXX].” In final story board (Storyline document) do a snip to show each layer. Note the state changes with the ‘?’ due to the black background. Time: 00:00:00 Velocity Tag Use this feature to tag a single blood flow velocity or a range of blood flow velocities. The color bars on these examples are enlarged to show a single velocity tag and a range of velocity tags. Please hover on each marker to learn more about Velocity Tag. Single Velocity Tag To start, select VelTag from the Touch Screen. Then select Sngl from the Touch Screen to select a single area of interest and roll the Trackball vertically to select a single velocity. Range (Rng) Velocity Tag To display a range of velocities, select Rng from the Touch Screen and roll the Trackball horizontally to display the velocity range. Then roll the Trackball vertically to place that range in the desired area. Velocity Tagging can be used during real-time imaging or on a frozen image. Single velocity tag Tagging a range of velocities ? Choose Split from the Touch Screen to display the same image side-by-side with and without CDV. Split Apical four chamber view without and with CDV Split of the carotid artery without and with CDV ? Auto Flash suppression technology enhances color sensitivity and assists in preventing color artifacts when there is motion. Notice how the CDV in the video shown here displays excellent color sensitivity without motion artifacts in the apical four chamber view of the fetal heart. Auto Flash Dynamic Persistence Dynamically adjusts the amount of time that the lines of image data remain for each frame. This feature continuously enhances the color sensitivity while reducing 2D noise. This clinical example is optimized for cardiac blood flow. ? ? Slide Title PW and CW The behavior of the PW or CW cursor will depend on the transducer and if the Bypass Cursor feature configured. Activate PW and CW spectral Doppler from the Control Panel. Please hover on each of the markers shown for more information. Home Base for Spectral Doppler Position the spectral Doppler cursor by rolling the Trackball. Use the Update key located above the Trackball to toggle between spectral Doppler and real-time imaging. Bypass Cursor To activate or deactivate the Bypass Cursor Mode, go to System Configuration, select Display and in the Doppler/M-Mode section, select or deselect Bypass Cursor Mode check box. Bypass Cursor is a global setting across all transducers and presets. Steer The toggle is available on linear transduces to steer the cursor right, center, or left. Angle Control Rotate the control to change the degree of PW/CW angle correction in single degree increments. Press the angle control to display 90-degree increments. Soft Key Configuration There are two pages of Soft Key parameters that can be customized. Proceed to the System Configuration page and select the Soft Keys option. From this location select the mode, either frozen or live imaging across the top tabs for each of the Touch Screen parameters available from the drop down menu. Additionally, the location of each parameter can be moved between the Soft Keys pages. Touch Screen The Touch Screen functionality remains consistent across modes (i.e., 2D-mode, Color Doppler). Active sections are highlighted in blue, available options are displayed as gray, while unavailable functions have a dithered appearance. ? PW and CW ? PW and CW Doppler Optimization Simult Simult Full D, Invert, Mute Full D, Invert, Mute PW DTI PW DTI Auto Stat Auto Stat eSieImage Optimization eSieImage Optimization eSieImage Optimizaiton During real-time imaging, this feature automatically optimizes and adjusts key imaging and Doppler parameters. Please hover on the orange marker for more information on configuring eSieImage optimization. eSieImage Optimization Configuration During real-time imaging, this feature automatically optimizes and adjusts key imaging and Doppler parameters. To configure the eSieImage optimization parameters go to System Configuration, then select Display, go to the Doppler/M-Mode and check the desired Doppler Auto Optimization parameters. ? Click or tap each tab to learn more about color Doppler optimization. PW and CW Spectral Doppler Optimization Add instructional statement “Select the tabs to learn more about/compare [XXX].” Auto Stat The Auto Stat controls automatically traces the spectral Doppler waveform. Adjust the direction from the spectral baseline (above, below, or both waveform directions). The sensitivity of the spectral tracing may be adjusted and a Mean Trace can be added to the spectral Doppler measurement profile. ? PW DTI PW DTI is an echocardiographic technique that uses the Doppler principles to measure the velocity of myocardial motion. In the example below, PW DTI is sampling the velocity of movement from the lateral wall of the left ventricle. ? Full D, Invert, Mute Use volume to control the Doppler sound. Mute will silence the Doppler sound. Full D displays the spectral waveform alone. The Invert reverses the spectral waveform. ? Standard PW Full D Invert Simult Select Simult from the Touch Screen to simultaneously display the 2D-mode with CDV, and Spectral Doppler. ? Course Review Congratulations! You have completed the ACUSON Maple Ultrasound System Major Modes Training. Select the objectives listed below for a high-level review of the material covered in this course. Describe the 2D-mode and Doppler controls Examine controls used to optimize 2D and Doppler ? 1 1 2 Course Review Describe the 2D-Mode and Doppler Controls Activate 2D, Color, PW, and CW (Major Modes) from the control panel and adjust the overall gain with the same push rotary controls Active Soft Key push rotary controls for all Major Modes are positioned above the Control Panel and correspond to the Soft Key controls listed above on the Touch Screen There are two pages of Touch Screen controls for all Major Modes, active selections are highlighted in blue, available controls are in grey, and unavailable controls for the transducer are dithered out Trackball and Set keys control the size and placement of the FOV, CDV ROI, and the placement of the spectral Doppler cursor during real-time imaging The behavior of the PW or CW cursor will depend on the transducer and whether the Bypass Cursor feature is enabled. 2D and Doppler dynamic range, maps, tints, baseline, filter, overall gain, zoom, color off, and velocity tagging can be adjusted and/or activated during real-time imaging or frozen image ? Select the in the upper right corner to return to the Course Review page. Examine Controls Used to Optimize 2D and Doppler Tissue harmonic imaging improves contrast and spatial resolution Clarify VE technology is a real-time adaptive pixel by pixel analysis that reduces noise and artifacts There are two pages of Soft Key parameters that can be customized under System Configuration page and then choose the Soft Keys, from this location each of the Soft Key parameters can be selected by Major Modes for frozen and live imaging Dynamic persistence technology prevents blurring motion in both two-dimensional (2D-mode or 2D) and color Doppler imaging Custom tissue imaging, CTI adjusts the speed of sound based on the speed of sound appropriate for specific tissue types Velocity tag assigns a color hue that labels a single velocity or a range of blood flow velocities DGC, Split, Dual, HD Zoom, color off, velocity tagging, spectral Doppler, eSieImage multiparametric image optimization, dynamic persistence, auto flash suppression, Clarify VE technology, and CTI must be activated during real-time imaging ? 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ACUSON Maple System Major Modes QR700000017 4B 4B displays four separately acquired still frame images in a quadrant format to display, annotate, or measure each quadrant on one image. Advanced SieClear™ Spatial Compounding Reduce speckle and enhance tissue differentiation in 2D images using Advanced SieClear spatial compounding. Compounding combines multiple images acquired at different steering angles to produce a compounded image with less noise, increasing contrast resolution, and improved border delineation. Angle During Doppler, press the push rotary control to adjust the flow angle in 60° increments (60°, 0°, and -60°). Rotate the control to adjust the flow angle in 1° increments. Auto Flash Suppression Technology Auto flash suppression technology prevents motion artifacts relative to user motion. AVI Audio Video Interleaved. Baseline The baseline is the boundary line for the extent of the range of Doppler velocities that are displayed above and below zero. CD-R Compact Disk - Recordable. Clarify™ vascular enhancement (VE) technology Clarify VE technology is a patented technology that uniquely utilizes power Doppler flow information over the 2D image. This technology decreases artifacts in the 2D image and increases the contrast resolution within vascular structures, and enhances boundary detection. Clips The capture of motion image data. Color Doppler Energy (CDE) This modality is often referred to as Power Doppler mode. Color is applied to the received signals based on the amplitudes that are generated by blood flow from vascular structures. A directional component can be added to CDE by selecting Directional Power (Dir Power). Color Doppler Velocity Color Doppler Velocity (CDV) applies color to the velocities and directions of blood flow within the ROI. Custom Tissue Imaging (CTI) CTI optimizes the 2D image by adjusting the speed of sound, resulting in improved lateral resolution and boundary definition. Depth Gain Compensation (DGC) The 2D brightness is raised or lowered at individual zones in the field of view. This is also known as Time Gain Compensation (TGC). DICOM Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine. Doppler Auto Stat Enables or disables the default display of measurements and graphical traces to the track mean, maximum velocities, or frequencies. Doppler Tissue Imaging (DTI) Doppler Tissue Imaging (DTI) combined with 2D-mode. DTI applies a color Doppler to depict the movement of tissue. DIT a mode that is available for Echocardiography applications using phased array transducers. Adding PW Doppler to DTI will apply a spectral display of the velocity of the tissue over time. Dual and Seamless Dual Dual displays two static images next to one another. Seamless dual combines the two static images so that a measurement can be made across both images. DVD Digital Versatile Disk. Dynamic Persistence Dynamic persistence technology prevents motion artifacts that cause blurring in both two-dimensional (2D) and color Doppler imaging. This technology enhances static color sensitivity and reduces static 2D noise. Also, see Persistence. Dynamic Range Dynamic range controls the number of grey shades that are displayed. Increasing the dynamic range produces an image with a softer appearance. Decreasing the dynamic range setting produces an image with more contrast. Dynamic TCE™ tissue contrast enhancement technology Dynamic TCE technology is a Siemens proprietary advanced method for 2D-mode speckle reduction. This technology enhances visualization of the tissue texture, subtle tissue contrast differences, border definition, and pathology. Edge Distinguish the contours of a structure during real-time imaging using edge enhancement. Electrocardiogram ECG or EKG is the cardiac physiologic waveform generated from leads applied to the skin. End-Diastole (ED) and End-Systole (ES) End-diastolic and end-systolic are a period defined by the ECG or EKG signal. ED or ES are displayed as a single frame for each period. eSieImage™ Multiparametric Optimization Automated real-time image optimization to maintains the uniformity of image brightness within the field of view using eSieImage technology. The system displays the eSieImage icon on the image screen when the feature is activated. eSieImage optimization automatically tracks tissue on a frame-by-frame basis, identifying tissue versus noise, ensuring that the beam image uniformity, quality, and contrast resolution are optimally maintained across different tissue types. eSieScan™ Workflow Protocols An eSieScan protocol is a predefined checklist to guide you through a clinical workflow. The user can define protocol steps (views) that include an image or clip with measurements, body markers, and annotations. Also, the user can change the sequence of views during a protocol, pause, and resume a protocol. Additionally, create new workflow protocols or modify existing protocols, import, or export protocols using a USB storage device. FOV Field of View is the region of the 2D image. Freeze Still image generated by tapping the Freeze key on the control panel. Imaging parameters Displays a list of imaging settings for the active operating mode. Live Imaging This is actively using ultrasound in real-time. MultiHertz™ Multiple Frequency Imaging MultiHertz imaging allows the user to independently select 2D, fundamental, harmonics, color Doppler and spectral Doppler center frequencies for each imaging mode. Patient Banner Displays patient information, operator, institution, the system date, and time. Patient Browser The patient browser displays a list of patient studies in the selected storage location, for example, the local database (hard disk), a configured server, or a USB storage device. Patient Demographics Patients Name, Identification Number, Date of Birth, Age, Gender, Height, Weight, Body Surface Area (BSA), and Blood Pressure (BP mmHg). Persistence The amount of time that a frame of image data persists before the next frame of image data appears. Physio Management This assigns the ECG or EKG lead type for use with the physiologic function. Priority This is an adjustable setting available while imaging with 2D-mode and color Doppler. Priority is used to enhance the signal intensity of either the Doppler flow or the 2D image. Prospective Clip The motion image data is captured in series after activating clip capture. Pulse Repetition Frequency Pulse Repetition Frequency or PRF is the frequency of pulses occurring on one second and is measured in Hertz or Hz. R / S Adjust the balance between the image line density (resolution) and the frame rate (speed). Retrospective Clip The motion image data is captured in series just prior to activating clip capture. ROI A region of interest or ROI is a defined and adjustable boundary. Commonly used to describe the region where Color imaging is used (CDV, CDE, DTI, DTE). Scale The Scale adjusts the maximum and minimum velocities or the velocity range that are displayed for CDV and all Doppler modes. Adjust the range of displayed Doppler velocities by adjusting the pulse repetition frequency (PRF). SieScape™ Panoramic Imaging SieScape imaging is a panoramic image with an extended field of view. Smooth This is level of spatial averaging that is used to smooth the color Doppler display. This is a postprocessing feature that adjust the level of spatial averaging and helps to produce a color Doppler image that has less noise at the blood flow tissue boundary. Split Split is a comparison of 2D to other modes during live imaging. Steer In linear array transducer types, steering adjusts the spectral Doppler cursor and the color Doppler ROI to the left or right in increment angles. System Configuration The location on the ultrasound system where the user can enter the utility menus. System status indicators Displays information about the ultrasound system, for example, the signal strength of a wireless network, printer availability, video recording, and transferring data. TEQ Tissue equalization gain is a user definable threshold that accommodates different user preferences for gain settings and various room lighting conditions. THI Activate Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI) to enhance visualization, improve image contrast and spatial resolution, or reduce noise. Thumbnail panel Displays reference images of stored clips, images, and volumes. TIFF Tag Image File Format Tissue Harmonic Imaging Tissue harmonic imaging (THI) improves contrast and spatial resolution and reduces noise. Trackball The trackball allows adjustment of the image and Doppler optimization tools (i.e., HD Zoom, Doppler gate, and Color ROI). In this course, the trackball keys are named Set. Transmit Power or Acoustic Output Transmit Power is the acoustic power used to produce ultrasound. Two-Dimensional Two-dimensional or 2D is used to define a non-volumetric ultrasound image. USB Universal Serial Bus. Velocity Tag Velocity tag assigns a color hue that labels a single blood flow velocity or a range of blood flow velocities. Wall Filter Doppler modalities use this filter to minimize or remove a low frequency range that is commonly associated with soft tissue movement. 1.1 Welcome 1.2 2D-mode or 2D 1.3 2D Field of View (FOV) – Size and Position 1.4 Soft Keys – Push Rotary Controls 1.5 Touch Screen 1.6 Depth/Focus 1.7 Depth Gain Compensation 1.8 Zoom | Magnification and High Definition Zoom 1.9 Trapezoid and Wide FOV 1.10 M-mode 1.11 Additional 2D Features 1.12 Tissue Harmonic Imaging 1.13 Additional 2D Features | Clarify™ Vascular Enhancement (VE) Technology 1.14 Additional 2D Features 1.15 Display Features | Dual 1.16 Display Features | Seamless Dual 1.17 2D Display Features 1.18 2D Display Features 1.19 Color Doppler Controls 1.20 Color Doppler Controls 1.21 CDV – Steer 1.22 CDV – Color Display 1.23 CDV - Invert 1.24 Color Doppler Energy (CDE) 1.25 Doppler Tissue Imaging (DTI) 1.26 Color Doppler Optimization Soft Keys | Color 1.27 PW and CW 1.28 PW and CW Spectral Doppler Optimization 1.29 Course Review 1.30 Disclaimer 1.31 Completion PEPconnect