New Features
Detection Preview PaneThe new Preview pane displays the Flow channel and cycle detection markers, allowing the user to preview their data sampling and analysis based on current settings.
Language TranslationsAdditional language translations include French and Spanish, as well as Chinese and Japanese. Spirometry automatically loads the appropriate language version for compatibility with the Chart language version installed.
Online HelpOnline help has been introduced, with new help buttons added to dialogs and an entry in the Help menu to allow easy access. Online help has been translated into Chinese, Japanese and Spanish.
Improvements
Analysed SelectionAutomatically locates the first and last complete breath cycles in a users selection and applies analysis to whole cycles only.
Analysing DataImproved breath detection algorithms.
Improved Graph display.
New dialogs aid analysis setup and display.
Report InformationTwo additional subheadings have been added to the Report.
"Settings": details the settings used for the analysis
"Selection": details the extent of the user selection and the extent of the whole breaths in the selection analyzed.
Settings DialogNew limits of 0.01 to 10.0 (inclusive) have been added for the Cycle detection and Forced expiration threshold levels.
Flow and Volume channels are now automatically identified and displayed in the Settings dialog.
Spirometry WindowsThe Data Window time axis is now labeled "Time (s)".
All Flow-Volume data is now displayed in the Flow-Volume plot. Previously some data was not shown.
Spirometry Volume Dialog Updated the Dead Space display with the units "mL".
Default values for dead space and calculated volume ratio are 400 mL and 1.0 respectively. If the defaults are deleted and the fields left blank these default to 0 and 1 respectively.
The volume ratio limit has been standardized to 0.01 and 10.0 inclusive.
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