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Operation Manual
Control Eect- Controls Aecting the Indices
As various system controls are adjusted, the TI and MI values may change. This will be most apparent
as the Power control is adjusted; however, other system controls will also aect the on-screen output
values.
Power
The power controls the system’s acoustic output. Two real-time output values are on the screen: a
TI and an MI. They change as the system responds to power adjustments.
In combined modes, such as simultaneous Color, 2D-mode, and pulsed Doppler, the individual
modes each add to the total TI. Each mode is a vital contributor to this total; the displayed MI will
be from the mode with the largest peak pressure.
2D Mode Controls
2D Mode Size
Narrowing the sector angle may increase the frame rate. This will increase the TI. The pulse voltage
may be automatically adjusted down by the software controls to keep the TI below the system
maximum. A decrease in pulse voltage will decrease MI.
Focus
Changing the focal depth will change the MI. Generally, higher MI values will occur when the focal
depth is near the natural focus of the probe (transducer).
Color and Power Controls
Color Sensitivity
Increasing the color sensitivity increases the TI and the time spent to scan color images. Color
pulses are the dominant pulse type in this mode.
Color Sector Width
Narrower color sector width will increase the color frame rate, and so the TI will increase. The
system may automatically decrease the pulse voltage to stay below the system maximum. A
decrease in pulse voltage will decrease the MI. If pulsed Doppler is also enabled, then pulsed
Doppler will remain the dominant mode and the TI change will be small.
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