Examination Fundamentals - Siemens Acuson S1000 Instructions For Use Manual

4 Examination Fundamentals

Preventing Unauthorized Access ...................................................................... 3
Logging In to the Ultrasound System ............................................................. 4
Patient Registration ............................................................................................ 5
Registering or Pre-registering a Patient ......................................................... 5
Selecting a Scheduled Procedure for Registration ........................................ 8
Patient Registration Form Selections ............................................................ 9
Patient/Procedure Worklist ..................................................................... 9
Patient Data .......................................................................................... 10
Institution .............................................................................................. 11
Exam .................................................................................................... 11
History (OB or GYN) ............................................................................. 13
Changing the Exam, Transducer, Protocol, or Patient Information .............. 14
Imaging Overview ............................................................................................. 16
Priority Mode ............................................................................................... 18
2D-Mode Overview ...................................................................................... 18
M-Mode Overview ....................................................................................... 18
Color Flow Overview ................................................................................... 19
Acoustic Streaming with Cysts ............................................................. 19
Doppler ........................................................................................................ 20
Selecting an Operating Mode ...................................................................... 20
Optimizing Images ....................................................................................... 20
Examples of Imaging Parameter Settings ............................................ 20
Working with Mode-Specific Menus ..................................................... 23
Performing Measurements and Calculations ................................................. 25
Reviewing Images and Clips ........................................................................... 25
Creating and Viewing Thumbnails .................................................................. 26
Recording and Playing Back with a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) .............. 28
Examination Completion .................................................................................. 30
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