Ultrasound machine

knobology

Copyright © 2010 Academy of Veterinary Imaging

 Ultrasound machine knobology…

In other words, what the heck do all of those

knobs and buttons do, and how can adjusting
them affect image quality?!?!
 GE ultrasound
• Image optimization
– Presets, depth, frequency, auto-optimize, focal
points, gain/TGC
• Features
– Archiving, transducers, SRI, compounding,
harmonics, 3-D, LOGIQView, Doppler
 GE ultrasound
GE features: Go to:
Archiving Image optimization:
LOGIQ 7
Transducers Presets
SRI Depth LOGIQ 5
CrossXBeam Frequency
LOGIQ P5
Harmonics Auto-optimize
3-D Focal points LOGIQ e
LOGIQView Gain/TGC
LOGIQ Book
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 Image optimization

• Image quality is comprised of many

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things
• During an ultrasound exam, the L5
ultrasound machine settings should P5
be changed as needed to optimize Le
image quality
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• Understanding just a few of the
knobs can accomplish this for most
scans
 Presets
• Settings can be saved as presets
• Viewed in Application or Preset L7
screen L5
• Different presets for different P5
transducers/structures/patient
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species/sizes
• The more ‘complicated’ machine LB

settings are saved in presets, so

these do not need to be adjusted
during every scan
 Depth
• Adjust as needed throughout scan
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L5

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Optimal
 Frequency
• High frequency
• Better resolution L7
• Less depth
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• Lower frequency P5

• Lower resolution Le
• Better for depth LB
 Auto optimize
• ‘Personal preference’ button.
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• Adds more contrast…Whites are
whiter, blacks are blacker L5

• Try on or off. Chose the setting P5

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• Auto optimize must be deselected LB

then reselected for every new
structure imaged.
 Focal points

• Improved resolution is seen

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where the focal points are.
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• Place focal points at the region
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of interest.
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 Gain
• Overall gain
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– Amplification of received signal
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• TGC
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– Time Gain Compensation
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– Compensates for beam
attenuation (loss of energy as it
passes through tissue)
LOGIQ 7 L5
P5
(touch screen) Le
LB
Frequency
Focal points
TGC

Depth
Gain
Auto
optimize
 LOGIQ 5 L7

P5

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Frequency
LB

Focal points
Depth
Gain

Auto
TGC optimize
 LOGIQ P5 L7

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LB

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Focal
Frequency
points

Depth
TGC
Gain
Auto optimize
 LOGIQ e L7

L5

Frequency P5
Focal LB
points
TGC

Depth
Gain
Auto optimize
 LOGIQ Book L7

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Frequency P5
Focal
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points

TGC

Depth

Gain Auto optimize

 Archiving
• ‘P’ buttons can be
programmed
• Default settings:
– P1: Saves as raw dicom clip or
still image (image appearance,
M-mode, 3-D can be done on a
raw dicom clip, but it is a very
large file, thus too large to
send)
– P2: Print on the thermal printer
– P3: Save as dicom
 Archiving
• Images can be transferred to a CD or
USB flash drive.
• Depending on GE model, media must
be formatted first
– Press Utilities button
– Select Connectivity, then removable media
• To eject media after saving images,
press F3
– Select the media to eject, then finalize
Some GE transducers
Rectal

8C 12L

i739

3S
4C
 SRI
• Speckle Reduction Imaging:
– Improved contrast resolution
– Improved overall clarity
– Smoothes regions where no feature or edges
appear
– Maintains or enhances edges and borders
– Does not eliminate any information
– Increased Signal-to-Noise ratio
 SRI
• Always is on in the LOGIQ e
• Can adjust to have different levels in the
LOGIQ 7 and LOGIQ P5
– Level is set within the preset (Application)
settings
 Spatial compounding
• CrossXBeam
– = GE’s spatial compounding
– Available on the LOGIQ e and LOGIQ P5
• Interrogates tissue at multiple angles
• Introduces new tissue info
• Averages out speckle
• SRI and CrossXBeam together can have
complimentary and additive effects
 CrossXBeam
• Perpendicular angle of insonation generates
higher signal
• Images generated with compounding have
more angles that are perpendicular to
structures

CrossXBeam CrossXBeam
OFF ON
 CrossXBeam
• Improved border definition
• Improved contrast resolution
• Reduced angle dependence
• Reduced speckle and noise
• Increased visualization of biopsy needles
• Can reduce helpful artifact
• Can reduce frame rate

LOGIQ P5 LOGIQ e
 CrossXBeam: P5

Press X Beam to turn on

Press L and R buttons simultaneously to see side-by-side

display of CrossXBeam on and CrossXBeam off
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F9 or ‘Comp’ to turn on

Press L and R buttons simultaneously to see side-by-side

display of CrossXBeam on and CrossXBeam off
 Harmonics (THI)

Display is from echos of a frequency different from the

transmitted frequency (i.e. 2x transmitted frequency)
•Reduced artifact
•Improved axial and lateral resolution
•Better margin definition and increased contrast
 Harmonics (THI)

Press THI or Harmonics

button to turn on

Press L and R buttons simultaneously

to see side-by-side display of
harmonics on and harmonics off
 3-D
• Volume imaging
– Volume vs. area affected can be assessed
• Appears more ‘life-like’
• Infinite viewing planes
• May approximate CT or MRI imaging
• Scan parallel* or sweep (fan)
• Angle of imaging less operator dependent

LOGIQ P5 LOGIQ e
 3-D: P5

Press 3D to turn on

Click arrow to go to images

Press Left button to start. Scan anatomy. Press Right button

to stop.
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Press F7 to turn on

Click arrow to go to images

Press Left button to start. Scan anatomy. Press Right button

to stop.
 3-D
Use set button to alternate
hand and rotate tools

Drag image to corner

 3-D
Use set button to alternate
hand and rotate tools

Rotate image
 3-D
Use set button to alternate
hand and rotate tools

Slice through
 3-D
Use set button to alternate
hand and rotate tools

Rotate again
 3-D
Use set button to alternate
hand and rotate tools

Slice through
another plane
 LOGIQView
• Extended field of view
• Better demonstration of anatomical
relationships
• Ability to measure large structures

LOGIQ P5

LOGIQ e
 LOGIQView: P5

Press LOGIQ View to turn on

Press Left button to start, scan anatomy. Press Right button

to stop.
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Press F8 View to turn on

Press Left button to start, scan anatomy. Press Right button

to stop.
 LOGIQView

Scan in a straight
plane or image will
‘bend’
 % affected
• Measure % of tendon affected by the lesion
– Press Measure button
– Select % stenosis folder
– Select % sten (area)
– Trace around entire tendon
– Press set
– Trace around lesion
– Press set
– % affected = 100 - %sten