Miridia Technology - AcuGraph® User Manual
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1. Measurement Preferences Under the Measurement tab in preferences you can control how AcuGraph behaves during examinations Specific measurement behaviors can be set independently for Source Yuan Exams Tsing Jing well Exams and Ryodoraku Exams The Single Point Exam is pre set to 3 seconds per point and cannot be changed os lt File Eda Help General Measurement Database Maintenance Printing Notes Measurement Mode Source Yuan Jing weill Ryodoraku Mode Settings increment 2 Measurement Method Leasurement Order Training Mode Pairs Anatomical F Timed 3 0 gt Seconds Calculatons Proportonal Fixed Global Settings Treatment Order Priority Anatomical Oetauit Measurement Type Source Yuan Jing well Ryodoraky Default Skin Tone Ligh Dark G3 Defauit Settings jal iG The Mode Settings area of the window lets you choose your measurement scale and increment order method and calculation method The Pairs measurement order will measure paired points in succession For example in a Source point exam the order would be Left LU 9 Right LU 9 Left PC 7 Right PC 7 and so forth In the Anatomical measurement order all measurements are completed for one extremity before moving on the next extremity For example all measurements for the left hand are completed before the right hand is started The Pairs order gives the practitioner the oppor2. balanced element among the five elements then proceeds to the next most imbalanced element and so on until all imbalances have been treated The Default Skin Tone setting allows you to choose the skin tone of the pictures that will be shown on the screen during exams
3. tunity to compare pairs of points as they are examined whereas the Anatomical order allows for a faster exam The Measurement Method allows you to choose the way in which AcuGraph takes measurements Training Mode If you are unsure of proper point location or unable to duplicate consistent readings on the same patient try using the Training Mode of measurement This feature is activated in the Measurement window of the Preferences section When the Training Mode is active each measurement consists of the following two steps 1 Locate the point precisely Contact the patient s skin with the probe in the vicinity of the acupoint to be measured Slowly slide the probe across the skin until a sharp increase in the reading is noted This sharp increase indicates you have located the point exactly this is where to take the reading If you move off the point simply move back on until you have located the point of the highest reading Now remove the probe from the skin 2 Measure the point Place the probe at exactly the point of highest reading you located in step one The probe will read for two seconds to allow the reading to stabilize then will capture the reading into the software Now move on to the next point and repeat steps one and two Careful point location in this manner will produce very consistent and reliable graphs Always take the reading at the point of highest conductance Once you ha
4. ve practiced enough to feel confident in your point locations you may deactivate the Training Mode in the Preferences section Timed measurements can be set so that each point is measured for exactly the same length of time With the Timed measurement option active you need only to rest the probe tip on the point and hold it there The software will automatically take the measurement when the preset length of time has passed In the Calculations section you can choose between Fixed and Proportional Fixed calculations allow you to select the distance from the mean that is considered Normal and the difference between left and right meridians required to be considered Split If Proportional is selected these two factors normal range and split difference will automatically adjust with the mean of the graph A higher mean will produce higher values for both of these variables and a lower mean will produce lower values for these variables The net result is that exams with very high or very low means will be more accurate with Proportional selected The Treatment Order selection will choose the order in which the points are displayed in the Graphs window treatment pane The Anatomical order starts with the hands then proceeds in order to the arms head torso legs and feet This order is for practitioner convenience in treatment The Priority order starts with the most im
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