Using The Imt Calculations Package - Siemens ACUSON Cypress Operator's Manual

Vascular Calculations
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Using the IMT Calculations Package

To complete an IMT measurement, follow these steps:
Press the
PATIENT
1.
patient or select an existing patient.
Open the Protocol pull-down menu and select IMT.
2.
Select the specific Exam Type (for example, Carotid) from the pull-down
3.
menu and click [
OK
Press to activate the scanning mode. The IMT positioning grid will overlay
2D
4.
the image.
Press the key to freeze the image and open the Calc Selection menu
CALC
5.
(or press and then
Freeze
Use the Trackball to highlight IMT and press
6.
Selection menu.
Select the site by using the Trackball to highlight a site (for example, R CCA)
7.
and press
<ENTER>
Near
Far
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function key to open the patient directory and enter a new
].
).
CALC
Distance
Area
% Stenosis
Venous
Volume Flow
HWL
IMT
Report
IMT
R CCA
R ICA
R Bulb
L CCA
L ICA
L Bulb
to display the Sub-Report menu.
R CCA
Mean Min
(mm) (mm)
180° imt ------
150° imt ------
120° imt ------
90° imt ------
60° imt ------
Avg ------ ------
180° imt ------
150° imt ------
120° imt ------
90° imt ------
60° imt ------
Avg ------ ------
to open the Site
<ENTER>
Max SD
(mm) (mm)
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