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Gated Blood Pool Animation

This animation shows a normal (left) and an abnormal (right) gated blood pool inside the human heart.

Menu Options

File Menu

Select Quit to exit the Gated Blood Pool Demo and return to the IDL Demo main screen.

View Menu

Select "Colors..." to launch the XLOADCT application, which allows you to select a different color table for the animation.

About Menu

Select "About this animation" for information about the Normal and abnormal gated blood pool demo.

Features

Bitmap Buttons

Play Backward

Displays the animation frames in decreasing order. The animation repeats by continuing backwards.

Pause

Suspends animation until Play Backward,

Play Forward, or Play in Cycle is pressed.

Play Forward

Displays the animation frames in increasing order. The animation repeats by continuing from the first frame.

Play in Cycle

Displays the animation frames repeatedly from the first frame to the last and then from the last frame back to the first.

Options

Animation Speed Slider

Adjusts the animation speed in frames/second.

Animation Frame Slider

When you select Active Slider (see below), this slider shows the index of the frame that is currently displayed. You can only view a specific frame with the slider when animation is suspended. As the animation proceeds, this slider is desensitized.

Active Slider Checkbox

Activates or deactivates the Animation Frame slider.

End Animation Button

Quits the application.

Colors... Button

Launches the XLOADCT application so you can select a new color table.

Write MPEG Button

Save the animation as an MPEG file. Note that this option is not available if IDL is running in timed demonstration mode (unlicensed).

Help Button

Displays information about the normal and abnormal gated blood pool demo.

  IDL Demo Online Help (October 11, 2006)