Section 8.0
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NOTE:
Pressing and holding the Min/Reset Timer
utton for more than 2 seconds clears both
Radiation Timer and the Dose displays on the control panel and touch panel
indicator
displays.
NOTE:
The air Kerma display can also be automatically reset when a new patient file is
selected; this option is selected in the system configuration screen.
8.18 IMAGE FILTERS:
8.18.1. RTE (REAL-TIME EDGE ENHANCEMENT)
The RTE function increases the edge sharpness of anatomical structures in images. This function
provides four levels of adjustment: Off, Low, Med, and High.
The RTE selection will also enhance in a post-processing function with the replay of the Cine
DSA image sequence or a single recalled image.
Press the RTE button toggles between RTE Off, Low, Med, and High, edge sharpness.
1 = Off
2 = 10 %
3 = 20%
4 = 30%
Once pressed, the monitor displays the message “EDGE” in the live monitor. Best results are
obtained when a noise level of at least Edge 1 is used.
8.18.2. NOISE REDUCTION
The amount of noise in fluoroscopic images can be reduced by three levels: NR Low, N
MED, and NR HIGH. The Noise button can be pressed before or during fluoroscopy.
oise reduction is accomplished by using weighted frame averaging of the current and
revious images, which may cause an increase in image lag-time in the video display. I
is not a post-processing function and cannot be used to change a previously stored image.
When the Noise button is pressed, the message “NR LOW, NR MED, and NR HIGH” is
displayed in the left monitor.