Imaq mask on U16 image

Hello!
Can someone please explain to me the following:
I can use IMAQ mask on every image type except for the U16. Why is that?
Please see the trivial example below.
I am using Labview 8.6 professional.
Thank you and best regards!
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Your Vision Development Module seems to be too old. Support for U16 was covered partially in early versions. Try version 2010 or latest Vision 2011 - for me IMAQ Mask works with U16 image. Both VDM 2010 and 2011 are compatible with LabVIEW 8.6.
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