User-manual: Heat map
1) Replace the existing graphics for explaining the heat map. 2) Update the text for explaining the heat map. These changes with substantial input from Rick Walsh. Signed-off-by: Willem Ferguson <willemferguson@zoology.up.ac.za> Signed-off-by: Dirk Hohndel <dirk@hohndel.org>
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@ -2382,81 +2382,65 @@ Image *A* on the left shows the xref:S_gas_pressure_graph[Gas Pressure Graph] in
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during the dive. The inert gas pressures of 16 tissue compartments are shown as dark green vertical
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bars with the quick tissue compartments on the left and the slow tissue compartments
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on the right. Refer to the section on the xref:S_gas_pressure_graph[Gas Pressure Graph]
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for more details on the different elements of the Gas pressure Graph.
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for more details on the different elements of this graph.
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Image *B* shows a gradient of unique colours, spanning the whole range of inert gas pressures.
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It is possible to map the height of each of the dark green vertical bars of *A* to a
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colour in *B*. For instance, the fastest (leftmost) dark green verical bar in *A* has
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a height corresponding to dark green part of *B*. The height of this bar can therefore be summarised
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using a dark green colour. Similarly, the highest dark green bar in *A* is as high
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as the yellow part of *B*. The 14 remaining tissue pressure bars in *A* can also be
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translated to colours. The meanings of the different colours are:
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a height corresponding to light green part of *B*. The height of this bar can therefore be summarised
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using a light green colour. Similarly, the highest dark green bar in *A* is as high
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as the light orange part of *B*. The 14 remaining tissue pressure bars in *A* can also be
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translated to colours. The colours represent three ranges of tissue inert gas pressure:
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[icon="images/icons/LightBlue.jpg"]
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[NOTE]
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Light blue: Tissue has inert gas pressure near that on the surface just before the dive started.
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- The bottom range in *B* (marked _On-gassing_) includes colours from light blue to black, representing tissue gas pressures
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below the equilibrium pressure of inert gas (bottom horizontal line in *A*). The measurement
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unit is the % of inert gas pressure, relative to the equilibrium inert gas pressure. In this range
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on-gassing of inert gas takes place because the inert gas pressure in the tissue compartment is lower than
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in the surrounding environment. Black areas in the heat map indicate that a tissue compartment has reached
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the equilibrium inert gas pressure, i.e. the inert gas pressure in the tissue compartment equals that
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of the water in which the diver is. The equilibrium pressure changes according to depth.
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[icon="images/icons/DarkBlue.jpg"]
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[NOTE]
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Dark blue: Tissue has low but increasing inert gas pressure, less than or equal to 53% of the
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ambient pressure (Top of light green area in image *A* above).
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- The central range in *B* includes the colours from black to light green, when the inert gas pressure of a tissue
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compartment is higher than the equilibrium pressure but less than the ambient pressure.
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In this zone decompression is not very efficient
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because the gradient of inert gas pressure from tissue to the environment is relatively small
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and indicated by dark green areas of the heat map.
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[icon="images/icons/Purple.jpg"]
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[NOTE]
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Purple: Tissue has inert gas pressure approaching 80% of the ambient pressure
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(Top of light green area in *A*).
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[icon="images/icons/Black.jpg"]
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[NOTE]
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Black: Inert gas pressure in tissue approximates the ambient pressure (Top of light green area in *A*).
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[icon="images/icons/DarkGreen.jpg"]
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[NOTE]
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Dark green: Inert gas pressure approximates the total ambient pressure at the depth of
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the diver (top of light green area in image A).
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[icon="images/icons/LightGreen.jpg"]
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[NOTE]
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Light green: Tissue inert gas pressure roughly 10% between total ambient pressure and
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the maximum safe pressure (i.e. M-value indicated by bottom of red area in image *A* above)
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determined by the Bühlmann algorithm.
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[icon="images/icons/Yellow.jpg"]
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[NOTE]
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Yellow: Tissue inert gas pressure roughly 55% between total ambient pressure and
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the maximum safe pressure (i.e. M-value) determined by the Bühlmann algorithm.
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[icon="images/icons/Red.jpg"]
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[NOTE]
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Red: Tissue inert gas pressure approaches that of the M-value. Inert gas
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tissue pressures larger than the M-value indicate a high risk of decompression sickness.
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[icon="images/icons/White.jpg"]
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[NOTE]
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White: Tissue inert gas pressure about 1.4 times the M-value or larger.
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- The top range in *B* (marked _Off-gassing_) includes colours from light green to red and white, repesenting tissue gas
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pressures above that of the total ambient pressure (top of light green area of *A*). The measurement
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unit is the % of inert gas pressure above ambient pressure, relative to the Bühlmann M-value gradient (bottom of red area
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in *A*). These tissue pressures are normally reached while ascending to a shallower depth.
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Below a value of 100%, this range indicates efficient off-gassing of inert gas from the tissue compartment into the
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environment. Usually, efficient off-gassing is indicated by light green, yellow or orange colours.
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Above 100% (red to white in *B*) the M-value gradient is exceeded and the probability of decompression sickness
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increases markedly.
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Image *C* shows the colour mapping of each of the vertical bars in *A*, the fast
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tissues (bars on the left) depicted at the top
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tissues (on the left in *A*) depicted at the top
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and the slow tissue compartments at the bottom of *C*. The highest vertical bar in *A*
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(vertical bar 4th from the left) is presented as the yellow box 4th from the top
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(vertical bar 3rd from the left) is presented as the light orange 3rd from the top
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in *C*. The 16 vertical bars in *A* are now presented as a vertical
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column of 16 coloured rectangles.
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column of 16 coloured rectangles, representing a snapshot of tissue compartment gas pressures
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at a particular instant during the dive.
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Image *D* is a compilation of similar colour mappings of 16 tissue compartments for
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all the depth measurements during a whole dive, the color being a representation of the
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inert gas loading of a tissue at a point in time during the dive. Faster tissues
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Image *D* is a compilation of similar colour mappings of 16 tissue compartments
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during a 10-minute period of a dive, the colours representating the
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inert gas loading of a tissue compartment at a point in time during the dive. Faster tissues
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are shown at the top and slower tissues at the bottom, with time
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forming the horizontal axis of the graph.
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The colours of the heat map are not affected by the gradient factor settings.
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This is because the heat map indicates tissue pressures relative to the M-value, and
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not relative to a gradient factor. For more information external to this manual see:
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This is because the heat map indicates tissue pressures relative to the Bühlmann M-value gradient, and
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not relative to any specific gradient factor. For more information external to this manual see:
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http://www.tek-dive.com/portal/upload/M-Values.pdf[Understanding M-values by Erik Baker, _Immersed_ Vol. 3, No. 3.]
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Since the colours of the heat map are not affected by the gradient factor(s), the heat map is also
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applicable when using the VPM-B decompression model.
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The image below shows the profiles and heat maps for two dives to about 45m.
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The inert gas pressures in the fast tissues
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rise much more rapidly, going through the sequence from light blue to black and green.
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rise much more rapidly, going through the sequence from light blue to light green and orange.
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In contrast, the slow tissues accumulate inert gas at a much slower rate.
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image::images/tissueHeatmap.jpg["Figure: Inert gas tissue pressure heat-map",align="center"]
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