|
Feature |
Neuromax
1002 |
XCalibur
LT |
| Patient Demographics |
Configurable
Demographics |
Yes |
Up
to ten configurable fields |
| |
Field
Memory |
No |
For
example: Hitting down arrow
when in referring physician field will bring up a list of previous
physicians |
| |
Date
Change - ability to change the study date at any time |
No |
Yes |
| |
Patient
History |
Yes |
Yes
- unlimited amount of history can be entered.
Macros can be used in the patient history section |
| |
Text
generator |
Proprietary,
no pointing device |
Proprietary,
windows. Pointing device
features can be used such as: cut/paste,
highlight, change font |
| Report Generator |
|
|
| |
Side
to Side comparison of NCS data |
No |
Yes
- allows for faster comparison of bilateral data. |
| |
Report
order configuration |
No |
Yes
- test data can be placed in any order eg. MNC, SNC…. |
| |
Incorporation
of waveforms |
Yes
- 6 per page |
Yes
- side by side, 6 per page or half page formats |
| |
Abnormal
results highlighted |
No |
Yes. Normal values for up to 8 age ranges. Normal values can also be contained in the table. |
| |
Interpretation
Macros |
Yes
- 30 |
Yes
unlimited |
| |
Export
to .rtf |
Yes,
from Archiver |
Yes,
from XCalibur LT. Takes less
than 2 seconds |
| |
Access
to waveform data |
Not
directly |
Yes,
double-clicking on the study from the study listing or on the waveforms in
the report will return the user to the test for modification or
continuation. |
| |
Pointing
device (+ functionality of the device) |
No,
only in Archiver on Pc |
Included |
| |
Printing |
Limited
number of printers |
System
can print to any Windows compatible printer.
Printer can be directly connected or network printer.
Can also print document as pdf if configured |
| |
Selection
of Parameter order |
Minimal |
Complete
flexibility. Parameters can
be displayed in any order. |
| Nerve Conductions |
|
|
|
Live
data screen |
No
- audio only |
Yes,
with Audio |
| |
Cursor
movement |
Yes,
Hit cursor then arrow to move cursors. |
Click
and drag or hit cursor and roll ball (or use arrow key).
Very fast |
| |
Trace
movement on screen |
Yes |
Yes,
click and drag. |
| |
Acquisition
screen data display |
Cursor
1 latency, Amp 1 etc |
Data
parameters selected for table are used in the data acquisition screen for
faster and easier evaluation. |
| |
Superimpose/Raster |
Yes,
hit trace then select superimpose. |
One
touch toggle switch (software). |
| |
Response
Absent key |
Yes,
hit zero or move cursors to the complete left side of the grid |
One
touch toggle switch (software). Waveform
remains on the screen for validation.
NR appears in report. |
| |
Stimulus
modes |
Single,
recurrent (accessible in stimulator set-up) |
Single,
recurrent, train. One touch
access on XC NCS desktop. |
| |
Number
of Responses |
limited |
unlimited |
| |
Printing |
Screen
dump |
mini-report
is generated |
| |
Short
cuts between sensory, motor and F's |
Yes
(hit appropriate shortcut key) |
Shortcut
from Motor to F. |
| |
Ability
to vary stimulus timing |
No |
Yes,
Version 1.5. Allows some
additional flexibility for silent period testing etc. |
| |
Multi
channel NCS |
2
or 4 channels |
Up
to 4 channels |
| |
Complimentary
Conduction Velocity |
No |
Yes |
| |
Ability
to change labels on the fly |
No |
Yes,
type in modified labels |
| |
Ability
to insert response in front of existing response |
No |
Yes |
| |
Ability
to overwrite existing response |
Yes |
Yes |
| |
Data
display |
4
parameters - set order |
Up
to 7 parameters, any order, on the data collection screen.
Slider bar allows for many more parameters to be collected and
accessed with minimal effort. |
| |
Ability
to print screen and dump to paint, power point etc. |
Print
screen available, others are only in archiver |
Yes |
| |
Predefined
distances |
Yes |
Yes |
| |
Sensitivity
and Sweep Speed Controls |
arrow
keys, all traces simultaneously |
arrow
keys, all traces or individual traces. |
| Needle
EMG |
|
|
|
Displays |
2
- Free run or triggerred |
6
- 3 triggerred (single, superimposed, rastered), 3 free run (full screen,
rastered, half screen (10 divisions). |
| |
EMG
Playback |
Yes
- 10 seconds |
Yes,
120 seconds as often as needed per muscle. |
| |
EMG
Export |
No |
Yes
- XCalibur format, AVI format and comma separated value format. EMG can be
saved to harddisk, network or CD/DVD |
| |
Audio
configuration |
No |
Bass
and Treble can be modified |
| |
Scoring |
Yes,
arrow keys and select |
Yes,
point and click or arrow keys and select. |
| |
Motor
unit analysis |
Yes |
Yes,
with added speed and flexibility of Windows features |
| |
Duration
and Amplitude (quick and dirty) measurements |
Yes |
Yes |
| |
Triggers |
Yes
(window and amplitude) |
Yes
(window and amplitude); trackball controlled for ease of control with
non-dominant hand. |
| |
Normal |
User
must select scoring as normal |
All
labels are considered normal unless scored otherwise |
| Late Responses |
|
|
|
# of
traces |
10 |
unlimited |
| |
superimpose/raster |
press
Trace then superimpose |
software
toggle switch (1 touch) |
| |
Cursor
modes |
Minimum
F latency |
Minimum
or all F latency mode |
| |
H -
cursors |
Minimum
M/H |
Minimum
M/H latency and amplitudes. Also
all cursor mode |
| |
Moving
positions of traces |
no |
Click
and drag |
| Repetitive Stimulation |
|
|
|
|
Basic |
Enhanced |
| |
protocol
management |
minimal |
total
flexibility; including number of traces per train, frequencies per each
train, trains per test, autotiming between trains, trace to trace
comparisons. |
| Evoked Potentials |
|
|
|
Modalities |
AER,
VER, SSEP |
AER,
VER, SSEP |
|
Hardware
required |
Optional
- AV Stim hardware with headphones and/or monitor |
All
hardware included. Headphones
and monitor for stimulation are optional. |
|
Cursors |
Manual |
Manual
or autocursoring |
| Workflow Enhancements |
|
|
|
Suites |
EMG
- preprogram commonly used muscles |
Global
Suites. Preprogram commonly
used protocols (NCS, EMG, F, H…) |
|
Data
Management |
Limited
number of studies can be stored on the system. |
Thousands
of patients can be stored on the notebook computer without having to clear
off the storage media. |
|
Data
backup |
1.4
floppy or serial to desktop computer. |
Network
ready, USB key, CDRW, DVD-RW |
|
Archiving |
Serial
to PC |
Easy
Archiving - select and click to archive |
|
Stimulation
intensity control |
remote
stimulator or buttons |
remote
stimulator or dial for increased control |
|
Stimulation
duration control |
press
stimulator button and change duration |
dial
for duration control |
|
Footswitch
control |
Single |
Dual
footswitch control for more flexibility and speed. |
|
Temperature
measurement |
External |
Optional
- attached stimulator sensor with Automatic conversion of Conduction
Velocity based on temperature |
| Network Capabilities |
|
|
|
File
Transfer |
Transfer
via serial port to desktop computer |
Archive
program allows for movement of files to/from other network drives. |
|
E-mail
capabilities |
none |
E-mail
and network ready |
|
Citrix,
PCAnywhere capabilities |
none |
Yes |
