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Using the ACUSON P10™
Alphanumeric Keyboard
The alphanumeric keyboard is a component of the keypad. Use the alphanumeric keys for entering patient data, selecting an exam type, and annotating clinical images.
| Sub-menu | Alphanumeric Keyboard Special Characters: |
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Arrow Repositions the text cursor in the direction shown on the button key |
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Shift Lock Locks all keyboard letters in upper case |
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Delete Deletes one character at a time from left to right during text entry |
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Enter Accepts entered data. Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next line of text or entry field |
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Escape Exits the active window without saving information |
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Space Bar/Clear Inserts a blank space; Deletes the contents of a field |
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Alt Enables special character entries |
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Shift Acts as a 'pending shift'. Press and release Shift before pressing a second key to enter the shifted version of the second key. Press Shift again to exit 'pending shift'. |
Patient
Displays the New Patient data screen
| Sub-menu | Patient Registration: |
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Power on the system, press FREEZE to begin imaging. System powers up in freeze mode to conserve battery power. Press the New Patient button to enter patient name and ID Use the QWERTY keypad and Navigation (Nav) ring to enter required patient information SELECT, navigation bar arrows, or return key allows user to move between data fields. Select an Exam Type Save and Exit from patient data screen to save the new patient information Note: To exit without saving data press ESC (on keypad) or NEW PATIENT button |
| Bypass Registration: | |
| Do not register patient, unfreeze to begin scanning. Press STORE to store images and loops System stores loops and images without patient information to an �Unknown� patient identifier | |
| Editing Patient Data: | |
| Press MENU to display the System Setup menu Select Edit Patient Change required information Select Save and Exit to save edited information and exit the Patient Data form |
Menu
Display systems menus
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To select system menu items: Press MENU to display the system menu Press SELECT to enable or disable the selection, or to toggle selections Press MENU to save your changes and exit the system menu |
| System Menus: | |
| System Setup: | Edit Pt, Login, Recall, Time/Date, HIPAA Security, Screen Brightness, Caliper and Ellipse Response, Language, System Shutdown |
| 2D: | TGO (Tissue Gain Optimization), depth, gain, greyscale maps, compression curves, and annotations |
| Recall: | Next, Previous, Annotations, Edit Loop, Recall, Step + and -, Play/Stop |
| Cine: | Annotations, Edit Loop, Recall, Step + and -, Play/Stop |
| Edit Loop: | Set Start, Set End, Undo, Redo, Step + and -, Play/Stop, Reset |
| Measurements: | Caliper 1 and 2, Ellipse, Clear |
| On-Screen Displays: | USB, Recall, TGO Gain=, Charging, Docked, Frozen, Shift |
Exam Type
To select or change the exam type press EXAM TYPE on the keypad or NEW PATIENT. Select exam type from the Exam Type menu and press SELECT. This configures the system for a specific application type, i.e. Abdomen, Cardiac, etc.
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Storing an Image
Press STORE � the P10 imaging system stores still frames or loops to a removable SD memory card. To save a single frame, press STORE when the system is in freeze mode. To save a loop, press STORE when system is in live imaging or CINE mode. A progress bar displays the percentage of completion NOTE: An error message will be displayed to indicate insufficient storage space.
| Sub-menu | Recalling an Image: |
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To recall an image from the current patient Press SELECT when the system is in freeze mode Select Recall The system will display a list of all studies for existing patient currently stored To recall any patient saved to the SD card, press MENU, and then Recall menu entry The system will display a list of all studies currently stored Open the desired study by selecting the “+” entry, then select the desired image or loop to load it Play the loop by pressing the UP arrow on the Nav ring Step forward/backward using the RIGHT/LEFT Nav ring arrows |
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To edit the loop press the SELECT key to activate the FREEZE pop-up menu Edit Loop selections
Set start- sets the starting position in a loop Set end- sets the ending position in a loop Undo- removes the pointer from the specified starting or ending position Redo- reinserts the pointer in the specified location after it was removed Step - / Step + - steps to the previous frame or the next frame in the loop Play/Stop- starts or stops playing the loop Reset- positions the pointer in the original location (beginning or end of the frame) Exit- exits the edit loop menu Return to live imaging by pressing the FREEZE key |
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To activate Cine playback press FREEZE. Most recently acquired image is displayed with Cine bar below image. Press FREEZE again to exit Cine back to 2D. Activating Frame Review: To review one frame at a time, use left and right Nav ring arrows. To stop the cine playback, press the down arrow. To display the cine menu, press SELECT. |
Freeze
Suspends active scanning and displays the last acquired image on the screen as a still frame. If an image or sweep is already frozen, press the FREEZE key to restore real-time imaging. In freeze mode, use the up or down buttons on the navigation ring to start or stop cine playback
Functions such as measurements, menus, and annotations are sub-modes to the freeze mode.
| Sub-menu | To annotate images: |
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In 2D-mode, freeze, or when a recall image is displayed, press SELECT. Select Annotations and then select an annotation from the list. The system displays a highlighted box.
Press SELECT to position the annotation on the screen where the highlighted box displays. To change the location of the annotation, reposition the highlighted box inside the image, and then press SELECT. To delete all annotations, select ClearAll from the annotations menu. To exit annotations, select Exit from the annotations menu. To save annotations: Insert annotations on the image and press STORE. The system saves the current image frame with annotations. |
Navigation Ring
The Navigation Ring has four orientation buttons, with the SELECT key at its center. Navigation buttons up and down increases and decreases depth. Navigation buttons left and right increases and decreases system gain. Use the navigation ring to reposition within menus and position onscreen controls, such as measurement cursors.
Select
SELECT performs multiple functions based on the system mode. In imaging modes, SELECT key launches a pop up menu and allows you to highlight menu entries. Scroll to desired menu (with UP and Down) press SELECT key to activate the highlighted menu.
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Measurement
MEASUREMENT displays the measurement menu. When the measurement menu is active, use the navigation ring and SELECT key to control the movement of measurement cursor endpoints for calipers (2 sets) or the rotation, size, or panning of the ellipse.
| Sub-menu | To Perform Measurements: |
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| Select the measurement type, Caliper tool or Ellipse. | |
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Select Caliper 1 or Caliper 2 and position. The value is displayed in the lower right of the screen. Reposition the highlighted endpoint using the navigation ring buttons and press SELECT to highlight next caliper end point. Press MEASUREMENT. System locks the location and value of the current caliper, and redisplays the measurement menu. Press STORE to save measurements. To delete measurements without saving, press FREEZE twice. |
| To measure with Ellipse: | |
| Select Ellipse from MEASUREMENT menu. The system displays an ellipse measurement tool and displays the current value for perimeter and area in the lower left screen. To toggle between rotation, panning, or changing the size of the ellipse, press SELECT. The highlighted endpoint moves based on your selection. Press the navigation ring buttons to rotate, pan, or change the size of the ellipse. Press MEASUREMENT. System locks the location and value of the current ellipse, and redisplays the measurement menu. Press STORE to save measurements. To delete measurements without saving, press FREEZE twice. | |
| To Save Multiple Measurements within a loop: | |
| Scroll to the desired frame in the loop and perform required measurement (s). Scroll to the next required frame and perform measurement(s). When you have performed measurements in all required frames, press SELECT to display the CINE pop-up menu, and select Play. Press STORE to save all measurements in the loop. | |
| To Delete Measurements: | |
| After a measurement is performed, press MEASUREMENT and select Clear. The system removes all currently displayed measurements from the screen. |
