MPEGVue/e-Vue User Manual
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1. een 30 Using the Watermark reference 32 Chapter 3 E mail support A en ea 34 Sending an MPEGVue exam by E mail 34 Locating the output E mail messages 38 Sending a single image or cineloop by E mail 38 Receiving an MPEGVue exam by E mail 39 MPEGVue Viewer installation 39 Opening MPEGVue exams received by E mail 40 Chapter 4 e Vue INrTOdUCIION C 46 Requiremenis e P 46 Activating e Vue on the scanner eeeeeeeeee 47 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Chapter 5 MPEGVue Patient management INITOJUCHON ine n 50 Staring MPEGVue Patient management 50 MPEGVue Patient management window 51 Pre defined patient lists sess 52 Basic operations issiria orano abanea co een 53 Copy move MPEGVue exams occcccccccnononcccccnnccnnancncnnnnnnanns 53 Delete MPEGVue exams n 53 Advanced operations ne 54 Copy exams from USB Flash card to the PC 54 Backup Long term storage of MPEGVue exams 55 Copy exam s from a CD to another CD 56 System Configuration Tab 56 Index2. Last Name First Name Patient ID Birthdate Exam Date Img Str Rep Size Code _ Smith John 8778 07 07 2005 Dataflow Local Archive Int HD Operator ADM Figure 4 1 Search Create Patient window 2 Inthe Dataflow field select the dataflow Local Archive Int HD eVue Dataflow local Archive Int HD eVue Figure 4 2 Dataflow Local Archive Int HD eVue With this configuration each time an image is stored a person will be able to review the image on the e Vue PC after a short time transmission Note to shorten the transmission time the user can press FREEZE for a few seconds to free up the computational resources on the scanner Each time an image is received on the e Vue PC a message is displayed at the bottom of the screen New images have arrived To view please refresh the screen using F5 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 47 2419089 100 Rev 1 e Vue 48 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue Patient management Chapter 5 MPEGVue Patient management IMPOQUCHON aida A n 50 e Staring MPEGVue Patient management enn 50 e MPEGVue Patient management window 51 e Pre defined patient IIIS irr itn oderit 52 BASIC ODCTALONS ir dus 53 e Copy move MPEGVue exams essen 53 e Delete MPEGVue exams essen 53 e Advanced operations nn rn 54 e Copy exams from USB F
3. 29 e Selecting a different patient ooooconnnncccccnnnncccccccccnonnnananccnnnno 29 e Sending exams via e Mail uuenssssssnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnn 29 e Gray Scale Display Adjustment 30 e Using the Watermark reference eesssssessee 32 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 19 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC MPEGVue Viewer installation This section describes how to install the MPEGVue Viewer Software on a Personal Computer Minimum PC Requirements MPEGVue Viewer Software is intended to be installed on a Personal Computer fulfilling the minimum requirements as specified in the following table Note Further details about minimum requirements and current settings is found in System Configuration Tab on page 56 Minimum requirement Comments Windows 2000 Compatible with Windows XP 2003 Vista Disk Space 300MByte Screen resolution 1024 x768 1024 x768 Installed s w DirectX 8 1 or later Outlook 2000 or Windows Media higher is required Player 7 1 or later for e MailVue 20 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC MPEGVue Viewer installation The MPEGVue is automatically self installing when a CD containing an MPEGVue exam is inserted into a PC as explained in the following steps When starting a CD with MPEGVue exams on a PC
4. Open User Accounts through the Control Panel 2 Clear the checkbox titled Use User Account Control UAC to help protect your computer MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 21 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC Apply your changes Restart the computer Repeat MPEGVue automatic installation Turn UAC back on if necessary by selecting the same checkbox described in steps 1 through 4 Windows XP MPEGVue Viewer is installed and launched automatically without need for Windows component upgrade Windows 2000 SE The installation is started automatically Depending on the Operative System and the components installed on the PC you may be requested to install some components If so you will get one of the following messages displayed below D oa e w Missing Component Messages The MPEGVue installation software verifies the PC configuration during the installation process and reports any settings that are not within the recommended specifications The following messages appear in case necessary components are not installed and available Your computer is not configured for MPEGVue You have to upgrade one or few standard components of Microsoft Windows that are missing in your configuration Please click one of the following links to download and install the Microsoft DirectX 8 1 or later component If your Windows is Windows 2000 click to the following link to start download Microsoft DirectX
5. sei PE RE aos ono cm EN caos Figure 2 3 MPEGVue Patient list 24 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC Starting MPEGVue Viewer from other media 1 Insert the media MOD or USB Memory Card containing the MPEGVue exams 2 Use Windows Explorer to locate the drive and double click on the file START_MPEGVue bat The MPEGVue Patient listis displayed see Figure 2 3 Selecting an MPEGVue exam 1 Inthe MPEGVue Patient list select the date of the exam to open The MPEGVue screen is displayed showing the images of the selected exams MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 25 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC MPEGVue Viewer screen E MpegYue Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Address 11 04 15 26 _22 frame_page htm Previmage Next Image Reports 12 43 Back to Patient List 1 Clipboard select the image to display 9 Measurement tool 2 Selected image surrounded by a yellow frame 10 E mail support 3 Cineloop indicated by the Movie icon 11 Display previous next image 4 Single frame image no Movie icon 12 Display reports displayed only when areport is 5 Freeze run cineloop available 6 Scrolling tool when in Freeze 13 Display the MPEGVue patient list 7 Full screen display 14 Vivid watermark for screen brightness 8 Save as images adjustment 15 Gray scale Display adjustment tool
6. select MPEGVue and select the required available media e g MPEGVueCDR MPEGVueNET MPEGVueUSB etc Note the following procedure is based on the selection of the MPEGVueCDR media Patient List Last First Updated Smith Smith Stevens Stevens Summerfield Taylor Thompson Turner Watson Watson Watson Williams Michael Michael John John Joan David William Elizabeth James James Samuel Sarah Local Archive Int HD 3282030310 1 3294730310 1 3294730310 2 3294730310 2 3294730310 3 3294730 3294730 3294730 3385930274 2 3385930274 3 10 Mar 2003 10 Mar 2003 10 Mar 2003 10 Mar 2003 10 Mar 2003 PUT TE 12 Mar 2003 12 Mar 2003 Figure 1 8 MPEGVue export from the Patient list window 4 The CD H handling window is displayed 14 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export Please insert and mount a new Media then press the OK button Media Media Label Media Status Ejected OK Figure 1 9 CD R handling window 5 Insert a blank CD and select Mount 6 The Format media window is displayed Media is not formatted To Format a new Media press the FORMAT button After format all data on Media will be lost Media Media Label Format Media Status Mounted Mount Eject OK Stop Figure 1 10 Format media window 7 Enter a name for the removable media Note Only the following characters and signs can be used when labellin
7. to be formatted Formatting is performed automatically upon first insertion of a blank media but may be performed manually beforehand Formatting removable media manually 1 Insert the media in the drive 2 Press CONFIG 3 Select the category Connectivity and select the sheet Tools Figure 1 1 ledia Refresh Media CD DVD Writable G Label MY LABEL Format Capacity 708 2 MB Free space 0 0 MB Formatted Ho Database present Ho DICOMDIR present Ho Finalized CD DVD only Write protected Repair DICOMDR Setting for remote path used for Save As Export from Q Analysis and for exporting error logs with Alt D Remote Path WSERVER HAME SHARED FOLDER Imaging Meas Text Report Connectivity System Admin Service Figure 1 1 The Tools sheet 8 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export 4 Select the removable media from the Media pop up menu 5 Enter a name for the removable media in the Label field Note Only the following characters and signs can be used when labelling a media A Z a z 0 9 _ and Do not use more than 11 characters or signs Do not use space 6 Select Format A confirmation window is displayed 7 Select OK to continue 8 Wait for the display of the Information window indicating that the formatting process is completed 9 Select OK 10 Press ALT E or EJECT on Vivid i 7 S5 S6 to eject the media MPEGVue export 1 Insert
8. If this version is outdated please download and install the most current version of Windows Media Player available on Microsoft Web Site MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 23 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC Starting MPEGVue Viewer Starting MPEGVue Viewer from a CD 1 Insert the MPEGVue CD into the computer CD drive Ifthe Auto play function is turned on the CD is launched automatically and the MPEG Vue Patient list is displayed see Figure 2 3 fthe Auto play function is turned off use Windows Explorer to locate the CD drive and double click on the file START MPEGVue bat to display the MPEGVue Patient list see Figure 2 3 When launching an MPEGVue CD on a PC for the first time the application will auto install the MPEGVue Viewer The following message is then displayed A A An important update for MPEGYue Player Software Component v2 8 22 is available For this computer Before starting the update of your computer please CLOSE ALL Windows of Microsoft Internet Explorer Except current Have you CLOSED ALL Windows of Microsoft Internet Explorer and are you ready to continue Figure 2 2 MPEGVue Viewer installation message 2 Close all Internet Explorer windows and select Yes The MPEGVue Viewer is installed and the MPEGVue Patient list is displayed see Figure 2 3 See also page 57 about MPEGVue Viewer installation Patient List Patent ame ExamDate Birth Date image ee rro amas
9. MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue Patient management MPEGVue Patient management window yz MPEGYue Patient Manager P xi Manage Exams from E Mail Manage Exams from E Vue Manage other Exams System Configuration 9 Patient D Patent Name Esemdato Bith Date Images SizeimE Record ID Johrson Fred 01 11 2004 REIS O1 11 0415 25 Gru Smith John 260872004 3 E 04 10 04 20 1 2 5 14928475 Taylor John 12 10 2004 T 10 5 12 10 04 13 35 14 37456216 Jones Judy 25 0 Q 10 35 25 08 04 12 41 18 Selected 1 study 1 26 Mb 9 Hint LIse Ctrl click to select a multiple Studies Use Shift click to select a group cf Studies m Current Path Information Current E Mail folder C MP GVue_Incoming ESTORE contains 4 studies with cumulative sze 21 2 MB A 9 Drive C has 7498 MB free of 15001 MB total size m Destination Path Information O E Mail Incoming folder Other folder 9 Les Review Path to destination folder Destination lt 9 DADATA Files ESTORES Browse folder Drive D has 15988 MB Fee of 42222 MB total size Copy Selected Patients Move Selected Patients Delete Selected Patients Q Tabs access the different patient lists and the system configuration Patient list double click on an exam to review it in MPEGVue Viewer Number and total size of the selected exams Current path information number of studies cumulati
10. MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual iii 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Introduction Introduction This manual describes the installation and use of the MPEGVue and e Vue features MPEGVue and e Vue are optional features for the Vivid i Vivid 7 Vivid S5 Vivid S6 Vivid 3 and Vivid 4 ultrasound scanners Consult the scanner s documentation for proper and safe use of the device e What is MPEGVUe 4 5 orci a as Anne 2 Whatis eVe es 3 What is Smart E mail a adi 3 e What is MPEGVue Patient Management ss 4 e Measurement Accuracy on MPEGVue Viewer 4 A A EAE ean 4 Solrce OPEITOED icri rer p cL e rp rp pd d epis 4 e Image Quality on MPEGVue Viewer seeseeee 5 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 1 2419089 100 Rev 1 Introduction What is MPEGVue MPEGVue is a feature which provides the user with the ability to export exam s from a scanner to a standard supported format on a removable media e g CD DVD or USB Flash card MPEGVue exams can also be exported to a remote path on the network The exported exams are converted into standard MPEG and JPEG formats which can later be easily reviewed on any PC with the aid of the MPEGVue Viewer MPEGVue Viewer is a standalone software package which can be used on any standard PC using Windows 2000 2003 Windows XP or Windows Vista It is automatically
11. Software O Receive Exam Note MPEGvue will attempt to communicate with your MS Outlook Please do not respond to any warning messages or take any action until an Operation Complete message appears in the player main window You are using MPEGVue Player Software v2 8 22 0 0MB used of the 600MB allocated for MPEG Vue Folder Figure 3 1 Send Receive Mail window 3 Check Send Current Exam 34 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support 4 If the intended recipient of your exam has never run the MPEGVue Viewer before check Attach Player Software This will add an E mail with attached MPEGVue Viewer software and installation document Note to send the MPEGVue Viewer without sending any images or exams just check Attach Player Software 5 Select Next gt gt The E mail address window is displayed Send Receive Mail B X Please enter the recipient mail address or select it from the list box Send To Jichn s mail com v Le john smith hotmail com Figure 3 2 E mail address window 6 Select an existing address or enter a new address Up to ten last used addresses can be stored for future selection 7 Select Next gt gt The Password window is displayed MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 35 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support x Enter Password for Encryption of the Study Note Share selected password with recipient to be used during record ret
12. System Configuration PaeniD Patient Name ExamDate BithDate Images Size MB Record ID 2 05 11 04 05 52 20 e 06 11 456789 Selected 1 study Size 4 5 MB Hint Use Ctrl click to select a multiple Studies Use Shift click to select a group of Studies r Current Path Information ESMPEGVueExamESTORES Browse Drive EN has 36 MB free of 512 MB total size r Destination Path Information O E Mail lacoming folder Other folder Path to destination folder URN D MPEGVueExem_1 ESTORES Browse folder Drive D has 12835 MB free of 42222 MB total size Cop Selected Patients Move Selected Patients Delete Selected Patients Figure 5 3 Manage other exams 54 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue Patient management Backup Long term storage of MPEGVue exams The MPEGVue Patient management software can be used to organize the exams on the PC and make it convenient to backup MPEGVue exams onto removable media CD or DVD The user is responsible to back up MPEGVue exams in the same manner he she uses to back up any other files folders of the same PC Below is a recommended procedure to create long term storage archives on CDs for the e Vue exams This done by moving a selection of e Vue exams to dedicated archive folders that will be used to create CDs 1 Using Windows Explorer create a dedicated archive folder e g DAMP
13. a blank or formatted removable media in the drive or a USB Flash card in the USB slot 2 Press PATIENT ARCHIVE on Vivid 7 3 End the current exam if still open and select Patient List The Search Create Patient window is displayed SEARCH CREATE PATIENT Last Hame Patient ID First Hame Birthdate dd mm yyyy Age Category Cardiac x Sex female male Echolab Born between f Diagn code Exam between fi Today Images Stress Ho Report Category Diagn Phys Patient List 100 records fetched of total 30056 Show All Last Name FirstName Patient iD Birthdate Exam Date img Str Rep Size Code Smith John 8778 07 07 2005 Dataflow Local Archive Int HD Operator ADM Figure 1 2 Search Create Patient window MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 9 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export 4 Select the source archive in the Dataflow field LocalArchive Int HD exports data from the local archive RemoteArch RemoteHD exports data from an Echo server 5 Select Export The Export dialogue window is displayed 6 Select To MPEGVue in the combo box on the right pane EXPORT From To Local Archive Int HD To MPEGuue To change source press cancel and change current dataflow Figure 1 3 The Export Dialogue window 7 Select OK The Export patient window is displayed EXPORT PATIENT Removable MOD 525 Last Hame Patient ID First Hame Birthdate dd mm yyyy Age Sex female male Echolab B
14. on the specific scanning system and scanning environment The user is urged to consult the operation instructions for the specific system in order to learn about the measurement accuracy and how to optimize it Errors introduced on the MPEGVue Viewer Screen pixel resolution The display screen is composed of an array of square picture elements pixels The smallest resolvable unit is 1pixel This pixel error is only significant when measuring short distances on the screen By observing good scanning practices the settings of the field of view should be such that the measured distance covers a relatively large portion of the screen When such scaling is impossible the pixel error may come into play The pixel error is 0 2 of the full ultrasound area on the Screen Image Quality on MPEGVue Viewer When viewing images on the MPEGVue viewer there are certain factors which may reduce the image quality as compared with the original image quality of the stored images on the scanner These constrains involve The hardware specifications of the video circuits of the user s PC The software configuration of the Video section of the user s PC The inherent resolution and other properties of the display monitor device in use The calibration of the contrast brightness and color balance controls of the specific monitor in use e The viewed images are de compressed MPEG images The following recommendations will assist t
15. 4 MPEGVue export Changing destination device eerie tope ee a e Pur cers 12 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 57 2419089 100 Rev 1 Index A O AS 14 Vivid di ie 8 Vos Seth OO 8 MPEGVue Patient Management asian ceteris a 49 Advanced Op rations sense 54 ss 53 Main WIndoW OVOLVIBW eic osito tods ee 51 cnp 50 MPEGVue Viewer Cine loop display an rc ii 27 EXDOMINQ mages 2 M 27 Full Sersemdisplay ca see etude Mec ded 27 Image Selec etc RD 27 M amp asurements Are ne er hear Ren due 28 PROD OMS na 29 P PE TSQUIrEMENIS E E X 20 R R PONS qe n 29 S System Requirements coc eoe tnt einst ose tete 20 V Video ANGUS IMMO nt en RESI e diet tri ee nn ENAA An et 30 VID O SOINS as eaten Pe RS EI 30 Vista installing MPEGWUG On une 21 W Watermark reference Hm 32 Windows 2000 installing MPEGVUG On 2 22 XP installing MPEGVue On suadeo Rue 22 58 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 GE Medical Systems GE Medical Systems Telex 3797371 P 0 Box 414 Milwaukee Wisconsin 53201 U S A Asia Pacific Latin America North America GE Ultraschall TEL 49 212 28 02 208 Deutschland GmbH amp Co KG FAX 49 212 28 02 431 Beethovenstra e 239 Postfach 11 05 60 D 42655 Solingen GERMANY
16. 8 1 component For Windows 2000 If your Windows is Windows 98 click to the following link to start download 22 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC Your computer is not configured for MPEGVue You have to upgrade one or few standard components of Microsoft Windows that are missing in your configuration Please click one of the following links to download and install the Microsoft DirectX 8 1 or later component Microsoft DirectX 8 1 component For Windows 2000 If this version is outdated please download and install the most current version of DirectX available on Microsoft Web Site Your computer is not configured for MPEGVue You have to upgrade one or few standard components of Microsoft Windows that are missing in your configuration Please click one of the following links to download and install the Microsoft Windows Media Player Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 98 SE and Windows 2000 If this version is outdated please download and install the most current version of Windows Media Player available on Microsoft Web Site Your computer is not configured for MPEGVue You have to upgrade one or few standard components of Microsoft Windows that are missing in your configuration Please click one of the following links to download and install the Microsoft Windows Media Player Windows Media Player 7 1 WMP 7 1 for Windows 2000
17. EGVue Backup 2 Inthe MPEGVue Backup folder create sub folders named CD 1 CD 2 etc fli D MPEGYue Backup File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q Bak d pe Search le Folders XxX 2 Address D MPEGYue Backup Folders F O MPFGYue_Incaming 2 cp 5 File Folder E 9 MPEGYue Backup Caco 4 File Folder co 1 I Caco 3 File Folder cp 2 Oco 2 File Folder cp 3 Sc File Folder D 4 B cp 5 Figure 5 4 MPEGVue Backup folder with subfolders 3 Inthe MPEGVue Patient Management software select the Tab Manage Exams from e Vue and select the exam to move 4 Select Browse and locate the CD 1 folder as destination folder 5 Select Move Selected Patients Note keep the size of the CD folders under 700 Mb to ensure that all exams in a CD folder will be within a single MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 55 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue Patient management CD To check the size of the CD folder right click the folder and select Properties Once the CD 1 folder size is close to 700 Mb create a CD To test the CD created browse to the folder ESTORE located under the root directory of the CD and open the file pat_list_page htm The MPEG Vue Patient list of the current CD is displayed you need to free up space on the hard disk delete the exams in the CD 1 folder see Delete MPEGVue exams on page 53 Copy exam s from a CD to another CD 1 2 Creat
18. Figure 2 4 MPEGVue Viewer screen 26 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC Working with MPEGVue Viewer Image selection The upper left image thumbnail on the clipboard is selected by default when opening an MPEGVue exam The currently selected image thumbnail is displayed with a yellow frame To select another image do one of the following e Use the mouse to select another image thumbnail in the clipboard e Press HH to browse through the image thumbnails in the clipboard Select EE NT to browse through the image thumbnails in the clipboard Cineloop display Cineloops are displayed in run mode by default Select jj to stop run a cineloop Select KE 53 to stop a running cineloop and scroll through the loop frame by frame backward forward e Press ET to stop a running cineloop and scroll through the loop frame by frame backward forward Full screen display Select f to display the selected image in full screen mode e Press any key to exit full screen display Exporting images The selected Image can be exported to standard images formats JPEG BMP AVI and WMV 1 Select The Save as window is displayed MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 27 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC 28 Save in My Documents c m Save as type avi Movie Format avi y Cancel A MPEG4 Windows Me
19. GE Medical Systems Technical Publications MPEGVue e Vue CE osas User Manual GEVU 2419089 100 GEVU Rev 1 Operating Documentation Copyright O 2008 By General Electric Co Regulatory Requirements This product complies with regulatory requirements of the following European Directive 93 42 EEC concerning medical devices CE osas This manual references the following Vivid ultrasound systems Vivid 7 version x or higher Vivid 3 and 4 version x or higher Vivid i version x or higher Vivid S5 and Vivid S6 version 7 2 x or higher GE Medical Systems MANUAL STATUS 2419089 100 Rev 1 24 February 2008 COMPANY DATA Leo mer O GE Medical Systems All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproducea stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of GE Medical Systems GE Medical Systems Ultrasound Israel Ltd Einstein Bldg 4 Etgar st P O Box 2006 Tirat Carmel 39120 Israel Tel 972 4851 9555 Fax 972 4851 9500 GE Medical Systems Information Technologies GmbH Munzinger Strasse 3 D 79111 Freiburg Germany Tel 49 761 45 43 0 Fax 49 76145 43 233 Table of Contents Introduction Whatis MPEGV 6 2 ici nie nent etes 2 What is Vue ein 3 What is Smart E mail ino 3 What is MPEGVue Patient Management 4 Measure
20. ase Wait Di Figure 3 5 Progress bar 10 After the generation of each E mail Microsoft Outlook is displaying a warning This message is part of the anti virus protection of Microsoft Outlook In most cases the program will continue without any need for user intervention Microsoft Office Outlook xi 4 program is trying to automatically send e mail on your behalf Do you want to allow this If this is unexpected it may be a virus and you should choose No Figure 3 6 Microsoft Office Outlook warning If the process is interrupted Select Yes to continue 11 The Operation Completed window is displayed MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 37 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support Operation Completed a x i Send operation completed successfully Please ensure delivery of Emails placed in the Outbox of your Outlook Figure 3 7 Operation Completed window Select OK Locating the output E mail messages The created E mails are first located in the Outbox folder of Microsoft Outlook and eventually transferred to the Sent Items folder The Subject field will have an unique name for each group of E mails containing a single exam as shown in the example below MPEGVue Study 25 08 04 12 41 18 Part 1of2 MaillD 20050824073500717 MPEGVue Study 25 08 04 12 41 18 Part 20f2 MaillD 20050824073500717 Sending a single image or cineloop by E mail 1 Open an MPEGVue exam and select the image or cineloop t
21. der The Operation completed window is displayed when the process is done Operation Completed i x y i Study received Successfully Figure 3 14 Operation completed window 8 Select OK The MPEGVue Patient list is displayed see Figure 2 3 page 24 To review the MPEGVue exams refer to Chapter 2 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC on page 19 Note if several exams were detected during the Inbox search you can process the next exam by selecting the first MPEGVue Viewer instance displaying the E mail start point screen see Figure 3 9 page 41 and repeat the operation from step 3 page 41 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 43 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support 44 Opening partial MPEGVue exams received by E mail The review of a large MPEGVue exam divided into several E mails can be started even if not all E mails are received The opened exam would then display empty thumbnails for the images that are not yet received Once all E mails for the exam are in the Inbox repeat the Receive exam procedure see page 40 to generate the entire exam It is however recommended for simplicity reasons to wait until all E mails are received before opening an MPEGVue exam In addition if for any reasons some of the E mails of a large MPEGVue exam are corrupted or lost it is still possible to review the rest of the exam MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 e Vue Chapter 4 e Vue Ve Introduct
22. dia Format wmv Windows Bitmap File Format bmp JPEG File Interchange Format pg Figure 2 5 Save as window 2 Browse to the destination folder enter a file name and select the file type Note cineloops to be used in Power Point presentations should be saved as AVI file 3 Select Save Measurements If the original image contains measurements that were taken and stored on the scanner those measurements will appear in the MPEGVue image In this case additional measurements cannot be performed on that image Measurements cannot be done on DICOM images secondary captured images 3D images and images with discontinuities Distance measurement 1 Select a 2D image 2 Select BH 3 Perform the measurement Area measurement 1 Select a 2D image 2 Select BR 3 Right click on the image and select Area 4 Perform the measurement MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC Height time and slope measurement 1 Select an M Mode image 2 Select A 3 Perform the measurement Velocity and time measurement 1 Select a Doppler image 2 Select 5 3 Perform the measurement Saving measurements via the Worksheet Measurements performed on the scanner can be exported in the MPEGVue exam by storing a screen capture of the Worksheet on the scanner prior to doing an MPEGVue export Reports Reports generated on the scanner are also ex
23. e a new folder on the PC Using the MPEGVue Patient management software copy the desired exam s from the CD to this new folder Create a CD of the content of the folder To test the CD created browse to the folder ESTORE located under the root directory of the CD and open the file pat_list_page htm The MPEGVue Patient list of the current CD is displayed System Configuration Tab The System Configuration Tab see fig 5 5 continued on fig 5 6 displays a table showing both the computer specifications and parameters and the minimum requirements to run the MPEGVue Viewer 56 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Index Index A Automatic Installation ns 21 E Eli A AA A nn a 33 MPEGVue Viewer installation 40 Open MPEGS ee 40 Receive an examin iieaeoe eaa aeea aaka aaa aane Ea EEE Ea aaa Rena ERa ERSE Eiin 39 S nd anm MA A AA aie Ea fete IA 34 Send an iMage ia 38 error source POSSE iia 4 AAO EEE RS 45 A IVAO a te an rei aide A A AE ATE EE 47 F Formatting media A D 8 MI e a 8 G Gray Scale AdjuSIMe nt mias 30 Image Quali 5 installation missing components during 22 M Measurement Accuracy ss 4 MEA eade cete iene LT Het 28 MPEGVue Exam selection oc a dune eet dee Ve xe ee nn 25 Iis telling as roe A dd d dac sea Le a d Ts 21 Main screen Overview ssseseeeeeeeenenenennnnnnn nennen nennen nnne nnn n nnns nnn nans 26 cialis EEEE EU EE 2
24. e of video adapter board used in your viewing system MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 31 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC Step 3 Using real images 1 Clear the Use gray level pattern check box in order to remove the gray test pattern Perform a test exam on your scanner and generate some images and loops using 2D color M mode and Doppler Export the test exam via CD media to your MPEGVue viewing PC Review the images on MPEGVue and compare them one by one to the images on the scanner screen If the contrast of images on the MPEGVue screen does not resemble the original images repeat Step 1 Use the Test Pattern on page 30 or Step 2 Using the Gamma curve and brightness controls on page 31 using real images instead of a test pattern and try adjusting the brightness gamma controls to reach a better similarity of image quality Press OK when done The last video setting is saved Using the Watermark reference While viewing images at any time on a well adjusted screen on the MPEGVue viewer you will notice a dark Vivid logo located on the bottom right corner of the screen This should serve as a reference marker for proper screen calibration In case it is not visible your screen calibration is incorrect and you may be losing visibility of some of the low level dark information in the image 32 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support Chapt
25. er 3 E mail support Introduction Met m 34 e Sending an MPEGVue exam by E mail e eno 34 e Locating the output E mail messages ssussussss 38 e Sending a single image or cineloop by E mail 38 e Receiving an MPEGVue exam by E mail 39 e MPEGVue Viewer installation coccccccccccccccnnnnnnnananncnnnnos 39 e Opening MPEGVue exams received by E mail 40 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 33 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support Introduction Images cineloop or single frame or whole MPEGVue exams can be send or received by E mail on any PC with MPEGVue Viewer and Microsoft Outlook installed Microsoft Outlook must be properly configured and a good mail service infrastructure wide band with large quota for attachment must be available Only default names of Microsoft Outlook folders Inbox Outbox Deleted Items etc will be processed Large size MPEGVue exams are automatically divided into several E mails On the recipient side MPEGVue automatically consolidates the exam out of the group of E mails and allow the user to review the exam by using the MPEGVue Viewer Sending an MPEGVue exam by E mail 1 Open an MPEGVue exam see page 24 2 Select BJ The Send Receive Mail window is displayed Send Receive Mail y x Select E Mail action DO Attach Player
26. for the first time the MPEGVue Viewer must be installed The following sections describe the Viewer installation procedure depending on the operating system installed on the PC Windows Vista To install MPEGVue Viewer on PC running Windows Vista UAC flag should be turned off The User Account Control UAC is a new feature in Vista that gives extra protection for user s PC when it is turned on a default setting the system requires user confirmation for a variety of actions e g copying files to system folders programs execution etc As a result UAC prevents automatic MPEGVue installation procedure from running smoothly From version 2 9 2 the MPEGVue Viewer automatically recognizes whether the UAC is activated If it is the followong warning message appears An important update for MPEGVue Player Software Component v2 9 2 is available For this computer Unfortunately the installation of the update cannot be proceeded until User Account Control option is switched off In order to switch it off go to Control Panel gt User Accounts uncheck Use User Account Controll UAC to help protect your computer and restart the computer After completing the installation of MPEGVue you may switch the UAC back on Figure 2 1 Windows Vista User Account Control message If the above message appears the installation process is aborted after the user clicks OK To enable the installation complete the following procedure 1
27. g a media A Z a z 0 9 and Do not use more than 8 characters or signs Do not use space 8 Select Format The following Warning message is displayed MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 15 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export Warning Figure 1 11 Formatting warning message 9 Select OK The media is formatted The Formatted media window is displayed Current Media Name is CASE01 Media was formatted successfully Please press OK to continue Media Media Label CASE01 Media Status Mounted OK Figure 1 12 Formatted media window 10 Select OK to finish the formatting process and resume MPEGVue Export The selected files are converted to MPEG JPEG and exported to the destination media together with an embedded MPEG viewer A progress indicator is displayed A Do not use the system while exporting to MPEG Vue CAUTION When the MPEGVue export is complete the following message is displayed 16 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export Figure 1 13 The Export complete window 11 Select OK Note you may at this point select additional patient records to export message is displayed prompting for verification that the same CD will be used for export of the selected exams Select OK to confirm If exporting to CD R the media needs to be finalized as described below To eject and finalize the CD 1 Press CTRL E to eject the media If there are several rem
28. he users to optimize image quality e Use sVGA or DVI output of 1024x 768 or higher using 24 bit color resolution or higher Use high quality CRT or LCD type display Introduction e Perform Screen calibration from time to time using the tools and procedures described in Gray Scale Display Adjustment on page 30 6 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export Chapter 1 MPEGVue export MPEGVue export from Vivid Systems vous 8 e Formatting removable media manually 8 CSMPEGVUG OXDOEL a eh e a ie ne ie Lir M An E 9 e Changing the MPEGVue export destination device 12 MPEGVue export from Vivid 3 Vivid 4 14 e MPEGVUS Export set pite P aia 14 e To eject and finalize the CD 4 2 22 een 17 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 7 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export MPEGVue export from Vivid Systems The MPEGVue export procedure is similar on the following system Vivid i Vivid 7 Vivid S5 and Vivid S6 It is done differently on Vivid 3 or Vivid 4 and is described in a different section The default MPEGVue export destination device is CD DVD To export to an MOD or USB Flash card the system needs to be configured See page 12 for more information CD DVD and MOD have to be formatted and labeled before use A USB Flash card needs to be labeled but does not need
29. her Note For operation details see Chapter 3 E mail support on page 33 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 3 2419089 100 Rev 1 Introduction What is MPEGVue Patient Management The MPEGVue Patient Management software allows the user to manage the MPEGVue exams on the PC in an easy and convenient way MPEGVue Patient Management can be used to delete copy or move MPEGVue exams among different sub directories on the PC The exams can be moved or copied locally to removable media or to another computer on the network MPEGVue Patient Management allows users to prepare subdirectories for backup to CDs or other media MPGEGVue Viewer is intended for secondary review and patient PAN consultation CAUTION Measurement Accuracy on MPEGVue Viewer General When using the measurement tools on MPEGVUe viewer it is important to keep in mind the different aspects that affect the accuracy of the measurements Source of Error Errors introduced on the scanner These are errors introduced during scanning such as e Image Quality Acoustical beam properties affecting lateral and radial resolution patient echogenicity Operator variability and operator inputs Doppler Alignment e Screen pixel resolution e Algorithms Probe type used Speed of sound in tissue 4 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Introduction MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 The above errors depend
30. installed or upgraded to the user s PC upon first usage Images in the exported exams are converted to MPEG and JPEG formats Reports generated on the scanner are exported as CHM format Any media generated as MPEGVue contains an embedded MPEGVue Viewer allowing the user to view exams on any PC The MPEGVue Viewer enables review of cineloops or single frame images make simple measurements on 2D M Mode or Doppler images Exported worksheets reports and measurements generated on the scanner can also be displayed In addition the MPEGVue Viewer provides users the ability to send or receive full exams through E mail messages automatically sent via Microsoft Outlook MPEGVue Viewer can be useful in many situations for example when sending patient data for a second opinion for academic lectures conferences presentations etc Note For installation instructions and minimum PC requirements see MPEGVue Viewer installation on page 20 2 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Introduction What is e Vue e Vue is a feature that enables the user to simultaneously store a raw data image locally on a scanner and send a compact MPEG copy of the same image to a dedicated computer on the network Using the MPEGVue Viewer e Vue enables review of ultrasound images as they arrive almost instantly from different Vivid scanners in the institution Upon the initial installation of the e Vue function a PC on the ho
31. ion sisi 46 lt Reg lremenls me 46 Activating e Vue on the scanner x vous 47 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 45 2419089 100 Rev 1 e Vue Introduction e Vue is a feature available on Vivid 7 Vivid 3 Vivid 4 Vivid i Vivid S5 and Vivid S6 that enables the user to simultaneously store a raw data image locally and send a compact MPEG copy on a dedicated computer on the network This feature can be useful in a scenario where simultaneous consultations from different locations in the institution is necessary e g OR Requirements APC connected to the hospital network should be dedicated as the e Vue PC station The field engineer will configure the scanner and PC so that an MPEG copy image is sent to the e Vue PC each time STORE Vivid Vivid S5 S6 or IMG STORE Vivid 7 is pressed The scanner must be connected to the hospital network either wireless Vivid i or Vivid S5 S6 or with a cable Vivid 7 Vivid i Vivid S5 S6 46 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 e Vue Activating e Vue on the scanner 1 Press PATIENT Vivid Vivid S5 S6 ARCHIVE Vivid 7 The Search Create Patient window is displayed SEARCH CREATE PATIENT Last Hame Patient ID First Hame Birthdate ddimmiyyyy Age Category Cardiac Sex female male Echolab Born between Diagn code Exam between I Today Images Stress No Report Category Diagn Phys Patient List 100 records fetched of total 30056 Show All
32. lash card to the PC 54 e Backup Long term storage of MPEGVue exams 55 e Copy exam s from a CD to another CD uuuuuuuuss 56 e System Configuration Tab x rn 56 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 49 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue Patient management Introduction The MPEGVue Patient Management software allows the user to manage the MPEGVue exams on the PC in an easy and convenient way MPEGVue Patient Management can be used to delete MPEGVue exams or copy move exams either locally or on another computer on the network for sharing with other users MPEGVue Patient Management allows the user to prepare subdirectories for backup to CDs or other media MPEGVue exams are usually provided from different sources through different process direct connection to a scanner E mail e Vue By default the MPEGVue exams are stored into two different pre defined folders on the hard disk Folder for MPEGVue exams received by E mail e Folder for MPEGVue exams receive through e Vue or direct connection to the scanner Staring MPEGVue Patient management 1 Double click on the MPEGVue shortcut icon on the desktop MPEGYUE The MPEGVue menu is displayed MPEGVue Menu Get new exams by e Mail View previous exams from e Mail Activate e Vue Patient manager Figure 5 1 MPEGVue menu 2 Select Patient manager The MPEGVue Patient management window is displayed 50
33. lorer 1 Select the patient list tab where to find the exam s to copy or move 2 Select the exam s in the patient list Press SHIFT while selecting exams to select several consecutive items Press CTRL while selecting exams to select several discrete items 3 Select Browse and locate or define the destination folder 4 Select Copy Selected Patients Move Selected Patients 5 To review the exam s copied or moved select Review Destination folder Delete MPEGVue exams 1 Select the patient list tab where to find the exam s to delete 2 Select the exam s in the patient list Press SHIFT while selecting exams to select several consecutive items Press CTRL while selecting exams to select several discrete items 3 Select Delete Selected Patients A confirmation window is displayed 4 Select Yes MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 53 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue Patient management Advanced operations Copy exams from USB Flash card to the PC 1 Select the Tab Manage Other Exams Figure 5 3 2 Select Browse in the Current Path Information field 3 Browse to the USB Flash card drive and select OK The Patient list for the USB Flash card is displayed 4 Select the exam s to copy Select Copy Selected Patients 6 Toreview the exam s copied select Review Destination folder E MPEGYue Patient Manager xj Manage Exams from E Mail Manage Exams from EWue Manage other Exams
34. m exported Note you may at this point select additional patient records to export 11 Select Done to complete the process 12 Press ALT E to eject the media MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 11 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export Changing the MPEGVue export destination device 1 Press CONFIG 2 Select the Connectivity category and Dataflow subgroup The Dataflow sheet is displayed Figure 1 6 3 Select the dataflow Misc Export in the Name pull down menu COHHECTIVITY Name Misc Export Direct search None Imaging Meas Text Report Connectivity System Admin Service Figure 1 6 The Dataflow sheet 4 Select the MPEGVue device in the Selected devices pane and select Properties The MPEGVue properties window is displayed 12 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export MPEGVue Properties Destination 5 1 4 MO Disk G Ren Path Include Report v Add Microsoft Media Player Components Cancel Figure 1 7 The MPEGVue properties window 5 Select a removable media CD DVD MO Disk USB Flash card as the destination in the Destination Pull down menu 6 Select OK and press CONFIG MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 13 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export MPEGVue export from vivid 3 Vivid 4 MPEGVue Export 1 Inthe Patient List window at Exam Patient level select the required patient record s 2 Press MENU or activate the short cut key 3 Inthe drop down menu
35. ment Accuracy on MPEGVue Viewer 4 General ss 4 SOULS NENA 4 Image Quality on MPEGVue Viewer 5 Chapter 1 MPEGVue export MPEGVue export from Vivid Systems 8 Formatting removable media manually 8 MPEGVUG OXDOL estat 9 Changing the MPEGVue export destination device 12 MPEGVue export from Vivid 3 Vivid 4 14 MPEGVUGEXDOFPL oer ln 14 To eject and finalize the OD iui 2 ee 17 Chapter 2 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC MPEGVue Viewer installation 20 Minimum PC Requirements 20 MPEGVue Viewer installation 21 Starting MPEGVue Viewer ne 24 Starting MPEGVue Viewer from a CD 24 Starting MPEGVue Viewer from other media 25 Selecting an MPEGVue exam esses 25 MPEGVue Viewer Screen memes 26 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual i 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer 27 Image S lections a een el 27 Cineloop display tea ep sn extus 27 Full screen display ee 27 Exporting images ennt 27 Messi Mitad D D Lc SE RU e wens 28 FIGDOUIS E e ti ae tu oaa DH peior dimer 29 Selecting a different patient 29 Sending exams via e Mail 29 Gray Scale Display Adjustment
36. nercesocooncesod O Send Current Image O Receive Exam Figure 3 10 Send Receive Mail window 4 Check Receive Exam MPEGVue Viewer searches for MPEGVue E mails in the Microsoft Outlook inbox folder MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 41 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support pnd Receive Mail 3 2 Scanning your inbox for MPEGYue Studies D Figure 3 11 Inbox search progress bar The search result is displayed Send Receive Mail _ xj Last 1000 Email messages in the Outlook s Inbox Folder were scaned to search for Email messages containing MPEGVue studies Select Study to download Mailed From Record ID John s mail com 20 09 2005 13 46 20 09 05 08 52 43 John s mail com ned 20 09 2005 13 42 20 09 05 08 53 01 Dpen Exams for Review Delete received mail from inbox Figure 3 12 Inbox search result Note MPEGVue Viewer processes one exam at a time For each exam a separate instance of the MPEGVue Viewer is started 5 Select Next The Password window is displayed 42 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support Send Receive Mail x Enter Password for Decryption of the Study m Note Enter password provided by sender Figure 3 13 Password window 6 Enter the password provided by the sender Note the password is case sensitive 7 Select Next gt gt The MPEGVue exams are processed and the E mails are move to the Deleted Items fol
37. nstallation procedure 1 Right click on the attached MPEGVuePlayer cab file then select Save As and save it to the desktop 2 Right click on the attached Start wmv file then select Save As and save it to the desktop 3 Right click on the attached Setup html file then select Save As and save it to the desktop 4 To install the Viewer on your system open Setup html file located on your Desktop using Microsoft Internet Explorer browser 5 Follow the instructions on screen 6 After completing this installation please remove from the desktop files generated in steps 1 3 above MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 39 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support Note during installation the MPEGVue Viewer shortcut icon is installed on the desktop MPEGVUE Opening MPEGVue exams received by E mail Follow the procedure described below to review MPEGVue exams received by E mail 1 Double click on the MPEGVue Viewer shortcut icon on the desktop The MPEGVue menu is displayed MPEGVue Menu Get new exams by e Mail Patient manager Figure 3 8 MPEGVue menu 2 Select Get new exams by e mail MPEGVue Viewer is started and displays the E mail start point screen 40 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support Figure 3 9 E mail start point screen 3 Select The Send Receive Mail window is displayed Send Receive Mail O Attach Player Software desccoscorosessnesencrconccoso
38. o send see page 24 2 Select The Send Receive Mail window is displayed see Figure 3 1 page 34 3 Check Send Current Image 4 Select Next gt gt The E mail address window is displayed see Figure 3 2 page 35 5 Select an existing address or enter a new address 6 Select Next gt gt The E mail is sent and a CoOnfirmation window is displayed depending on the Microsoft Outlook configuration 7 Select OK 38 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support Receiving an MPEGVue exam by E mail MPEGVue Viewer installation First time users must install the MPEGVue Viewer to be able to review the MPEGVue exams sent by E mail You may install the MPEGVue Viewer from an MPEGVue CD if you have one see Starting MPEGVue Viewer from a CD on page 24 or you may ask the sender to send you the MPEGVue Viewer as an attachment to an E mail and perform the one time installation procedure as described below Note the procedure for sending the MPEGVue Viewer as an E mail attachment is described in Sending an MPEGVue exam by E mail on page 34 MPEGVue Viewer installation E mail 1 Open the E mail named MPEGVue Viewer installation 2 Follow the instructions provided in the E mail repeated below Close all Microsoft Internet Explorer windows and run Microsoft Outlook before installing this software It is recommended to print these instructions and have them in front of you during the i
39. orn between Diagn code v Exam between 1 Today Patient List 16 records fetched of total 16 Show All COS Images Demo 020202 02 01 1902 Images Some 370 f E CM A Export from Operator Figure 1 4 The Export patient window 1 0 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export The system automatically checks whether the destination media is empty and needs to be formatted If it is an Information window is displayed asking the user whether or not to format the media Enter a new label and select OK The system automatically formats the media 8 Select a patient on the list To select more than one patient press SHIFT together with SET To select all patients select All softkey 9 Select Copy The selected files are converted to MPEG JPEG and exported to the destination media A progress indicator is displayed When completed a message is displayed showing the number of patient records that have been successfully exported Information f Information Li Copy item 1 of 1 Li items have been copied 1 of 1 Details in Status field Figure 1 5 Information windows Note if for any reason some items are not exported successfully a message is displayed in the Status Msg field This field is appears as one of the columns in the patient list shown on Figure 1 4 and Figure 1 8 10 Select OK A check mark is displayed in the Copied field in the Export patient window for each ite
40. ovable media mounted on the system the Eject media window is displayed Choose Media to Efect Figure 1 14 Eject media window 2 Select CD R The CD R handling window is displayed Note the Media handling window may also be displayed by pressing ARCHIVE and selecting Utilities Media Utilities or CTRL M 3 Select Eject The media is being finalized This may take a while MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 17 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue export When complete the CD is ejected automatically 4 Remove the CD and close the CD tray Do not move the system while the CD tray is opened 18 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC Chapter 2 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC e MPEGVue Viewer installation x vos 20 e Minimum PC Requirements sess 20 e MPEGVue Viewer installation 21 e Starting MPEGVue Viewer ss nn 24 e Starting MPEGVue Viewer from a CD eesssssss 24 e Starting MPEGVue Viewer from other media 25 e Selecting an MPEGVue exam sse 25 e MPEGVue Viewer Screen nennnnnnes nnn 26 e Working with MPEGVue Viewer nes rn 27 O eti uus ductus eine dus ie re deudas 27 Omeloop display ioco eod t t een 27 e Full screen display eoo a 27 e Exporting images mm En 27 e Measurements Ledermann 28 ROPOMS niania i
41. ported when doing MPEGVue export To view reports 1 Select MTS only visible if the exam contains a report The report is displayed in a separate Internet Explorer window Note The Reports button may be hidden if the screen resolution is lower than 1024 x 768 pixels recommended setting Selecting a different patient 1 Select to display the MPEGVue Patient list and select another exam Sending exams via e Mail See Chapter 3 E mail support on page 33 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 29 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC Gray Scale Display Adjustment Step 1 Use the Test Pattern 1 Enter an MPEGVue exam on your PC and click on the Gray scale setting icon ES The following dialog appears Yideo Settings Adjustment x Video Settings Brightness 0 Gamma 1 00 Defaults Use gray level pattem Video Adapter Support C Default video mode 7 Disable few video accelerations Win2K style C Disable few video accelerations XP style Cancel Figure 2 6 Video Settings Adjustment dialog 2 30 Select the Use gray level pattern check box in order to bring up a gray test pattern Click Defaults The brightness slider moves left to zero and the Gamma slider moves right to 1 00 Verify that all gray shades are visible Pay special attention to the dark shades on the upper row all the shades should be vi
42. rieval Figure 3 3 Password window 8 Enter a password The password will have to be provided separately to the recipient The exam data is compressed encrypted and automatically split into contiguous E mails each with an attachment usually no larger than 1 Mb A confirmation window is displayed for each E mail Large cineloops are not divided Note the password should be given to the recipient of the e mails verbally by phone or by other trusted means Note the extension of the attached files is mpegvue and can only be opened with the MPEGVue Viewer during the Receive mail procedure see page 39 Do not try to double click on the mpegvue attachments 9 It may happen that one or more E mails get larger than 1 Mb This may occur if the exam contains a long cineloop exceeding 1 Mb after compression In this case a message is displayed informing the user that this E mail may exceed the maximum allowed size for the attachment depending on the E mail provider settings E mails over the maximum allowed size will not be sent 36 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 E mail support MR x 3 One of the messages you are trying to send is larger then 1MB Please verify your E Mail provider s minimal limitation Images that are larger then this limit will not be transferred Figure 3 4 Large size E mail warning Select OK A progress bar is displayed Send Receive Mail x Send Compressed Files Ple
43. sible Use your screen s contrast brightness controls to optimize the display of the gray shades as best as possible MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 Working with MPEGVue Viewer on a PC This adjustment should be performed under the same ambient light conditions that normally exist while reviewing the exams Step 2 Using the Gamma curve and brightness controls This step is optional If the test pattern is well adjusted you may skip to Step 3 Using real images on page 32 On some displays you cannot or do not wish to change the brightness contrast setting because the screen has been adjusted for other applications which you need to run on the same PC from time to time On some LCD screens the brightness contrast controls may not be sufficient to reach the desired contrast Often on LCD screens the lower shades of gray are not distinguishable and they all merge to become totally black For all the above situations it is advisable to use the brightness and Gamma curve adjustment tool found in the Gray scale setting window Start lowering the Gamma setting and raising the brightness setting to reach some optimal visibility of the test pattern Press OK when done to save the new setting Note In case changing the brightness gamma slider setting does not affect the image try selecting a different video adapter support mode using the tools on the bottom area of Figure 2 6 above This depends on the typ
44. spital network is dedicated to be the recipient of the e Vue exams The scanner is configured with a special e Vue dataflow enabling connection to that PC With this setup each time the user is storing an image or a loop on the scanner an MPEG copy is created and sent over the network to the dedicated e Vue PC ready for review All images and exams sent to the PC are stored on that PC The storage process is performed in the background so that the user may either review the images as they arrive on the PC or on a later stage if working with other tasks on the PC Note The eVue option can be installed by your GE field engineer representative What is Smart E mail With Smart E mail any PC with Microsoft Outlook mail manager installed can be used to send MPEGVue exams as E mail attachments The exams can be sent to any other PC with Microsoft Outlook installed The exams will be viewed on the recipient PC with MPEGVue Viewer The Smart E mail package makes it easy to send an exam of any size by E mail An exam with a large amount of data is automatically split into a group of E mails in order to maintain relatively small E mail size On the recipient side Smart E mail automatically consolidates the exam out of the group of e mails and allows the user to review the exam by using the MPEGVue Viewer Smart E mail requires Microsoft Outlook 2000 or higher and a good mail service infrastructure supporting message size of 1Mbyte or hig
45. ve size and amount of space available on the drive Destination path for copy move operation select Browse to locate a destination folder Action buttons Copy Move Delete selected exams 7 Review moved or copied exam s in the destination folder Bop mu om Figure 5 2 MPEGVue Patient management window MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 51 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue Patient management 52 Pre defined patient lists MPEGVue exams coming from E mail The Tab Manage Exams from E mail displays all the exams received by E mail These exams are stored in a dedicated folder The default location is C MPEGVue_Incoming ESTORE MPEGVue exams coming from e Vue The Tab Manage Exams from e Vue displays all the exams received through e Vue These exams are stored in a dedicated folder The default location is D eVue_Import ESTORE Do not copy move or delete exams from this folder if the PC is currently receiving exam through e Vue Other MPEGVue exams The Tab Manage other Exams enables the display all other MPEGVue exams on the computer after browsing to the exam s location in the Current Path Information field see Figure 5 3 page 54 MPEGvue e Vue User s Manual 2419089 100 Rev 1 MPEGVue Patient management Basic operations Copy move MPEGVue exams Use only the supplied MPEGVue Patient manager software to A copy move exams Do not copy move any exams or files CAUTION manually with Windows Exp
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