Alpinion Medical Systems E CUBE 11 User manual

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Chapter System Basics
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Table of Contents
System Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Footswitch (Option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
QWERTY keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Touch screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Image screen display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Powering on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Powering off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adjusting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting/Disconnecting the transducer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Activating/Deactivating the transducer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Starting a Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Patient registration screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Entering a new patient data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Quick ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Imaging Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2D mode/M mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Color Flow (CF) mode/Power Doppler (PD) mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Pulsed wave Doppler (PWD) mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Continuous wave Doppler (CWD) mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3D and 4D modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Managing Image and Patient Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Patient Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Measurements and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Measurement operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Basic measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Report operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
System Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Safety and Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Equipment Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Patient safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Electrical safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Transducer safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safety symbols and labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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System Basics
Feature
Table 1. Feature
Physical Dimensions
Height: 1455/1695 mm
Width: 590 mm
Depth: 895 mm
Weight: 94 kg (not including options)
Clinical Applications
Abdomen
Obstetrics (OB)
Gynecology (GYN)
Urology
Vascular
Small Parts (incl. Breast)
Pediatrics
Cardiology
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
Transcranial (TCD)
Available Imaging
Modes
2D mode
Harmonic mode (HAR)
M mode
Color M mode
Anatomical M mode (AMM)
Color Flow Doppler (CF) mode
Power Doppler (PD) mode
Directional PD mode
Pulsed Wave Doppler (PWD) mode
Continuous Wave Doppler (CWD) mode
High PRF Doppler mode
Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) mode
ECG mode
3D/4D mode
Live HQ™ mode
Panoramic mode
Elastography
Stress Echo
Cube Strain™

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Image Processing
Technology
Xpeed™
Full SRI™
Spatial Compounding Image (SCI)
Frequency Compounding Image (FCI)
Filter method Tissue Harmonic Image (FTHI)
Pulse Inversion Tissue Harmonic Image (PTHI)
Dynamic Range
Colorize
Line Density
Persist (frame average)
Write/Read Zoom
Beam Steering
Virtual Convex
Sweep Speed
Needle Vision™/Needle Vision™ Plus
Operable Transducers
Linear Array Transducer
Convex Array Transducer
Sector Phased Array Transducer
Endocavity Transducer
Volume Convex Transducer
Volume Endocavity Transducer
Pencil Doppler Transducer
Measurement Package
Including reports for:
Abdomen
OB
GYN
Cardiology
Vascular
Urology
Pediatrics
Small Parts
Breast
MSK
EM

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Available
Measurements
Distance
Ellipse
Trace
Spline
Velocity
Time
Slope
Acceleration
Auto Calculation
Semi-Auto Calculation
Auto IMT
Auto NT
Connectivity
Verification
DICOM storage
DICOM print
DICOM storage commitment
DICOM media
DICOM worklist
DICOM MPPS
Network Storage
DICOM Structured Report (OB-GYN)
DICOM Structured Report (Echocardiography)
DICOM Structured Report (Vascular)
Cube View™
Wireless LAN (Option)
User Interface
English
German
French
Spanish
Italian
Russian
Portuguese
Chinese

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System Components
Front view
Figure 1. Front view
1Monitor
2LED lamp
3Touch screen
4Rotate lever
5USB port
6Up/Down lever
7DVD-RW
8Transducer cable holder
9CW port
10 Transducer port
11 Air filter

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Rear view
Figure 2. Rear view
NOTE
When connecting an external monitor to your system, use the monitor with 1366 x
768 or higher resolution.
11 Air filter
12 I/O panel
13 Circuit breaker
14 AC outlet
15 AC inlet
16 System on/off switch
17 Voltage selector-output

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Side view
Figure 3. Side view
1Monitor
2 Professional arm
3 Rear handle
4 Body cover
5 Body base
6 Wheel and control pedal

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Footswitch (Option)
The optional tri-pedal footswitch that is connected with the rear panel of your
system performs specific functions easily instead of pressing function keys on the
control panel.
Figure 4. Footswitch
NOTE
The footswitch is programmable. To configure the footswitch, go to System Preset >
User Setting.

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Control panel
Figure 5. Control panel
Depth Zoom
Focus
Print
X
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PDI
TDI
THI
2D
PW
CF
Angle
Select
MText
CW
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Priority
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Table 2. Key description
No Controls Description
1Power on/off Use this control to turn on and off the system.
2
Patient Use this control to display the Patient Registration screen.
You can enter patient data.
Transducer Use this control to select the desired transducer, application,
and preset.
End Exam Use this control to end the current exam.
E-view Use this control to activate image management with end of
study options.
3Soft keys
Use these controls to select or adjust the functions in the soft
menu at the bottom of the touch screen.
• Press to select the corresponding soft menu.
• Rotate to adjust the function of the corresponding soft
menu.
4TGC slides Use these controls to adjust TGC values on images.
5Report Use this control to create a report based on the exam result
and edit it.
6User (1~6) Use these controls to access user-defined functions.
7Angle
Use this control to change an angle.
• In 2D or Color mode, rotate to adjust the angle steer.
• In CW or PW mode, rotate to adjust the Doppler angle
correct.
• In Body pattern mode, rotate to adjust the probe angle.
• In Arrow mode, rotate to adjust the arrow angle.
• In CW or PW mode, press to adjust the quick angle.
8Imaging mode Use these controls to activate PW, CF, or 2D modes.
9
3D Use this control to activate 3D mode.
4D Use this control to activate 4D mode.
10 MUse this control to activate M mode.

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Arrow Use this control to display an arrow pointer on the screen.
Body Pattern Use this control to display the body pattern images.
Text Use this control to annotate images.
CW Use this control to activate Continuous Wave (CW) Doppler
mode. This control is optional.
PDI Use this control to activate Power Doppler mode.
THI Use this control to turn harmonic imaging on and off.
Xpeed Use this control to automatically optimize image parameters
on the live screen.
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Depth Use this control to adjust the scanning depth of an image.
Focus Use this control to focus on the area of interest.
Zoom
Use this control to turn Zoom mode on.
• Rotate to activate Read zoom.
• Press to activate Write zoom in Read zoom mode.
13 TDI Use this control to activate Tissue Doppler Imaging mode.
14
Set/Cur
Use this control to show the cursor on the screen and set the
current function. You can select a menu on the screen using
this cursor.
Clear Use this control to delete the arrow, comment, and
measurement.
Update Use this control to update a 2D image in real time based on
the specified time or freeze a 2D image.
Measure Use this control to perform measurement.
15 Image layout keys Use these controls to view an image in dual or quad screen.
16
P1, P2 Use this control to print out images.
Print Use this control to print out images.
17 Exit Use this control to exit current screen (mode) and return to
the previous screen (mode).
No Controls Description

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18 Select Use this control to select the desired function from the
context menu on the screen.
19 Trackball Use this control to scroll through menus or options on the
screen by moving the cursor.
20 Priority
Use this control to adjust the priority of Trackball.
• In 2D mode, press to select the priority between the width
and tilt functions.
• In Duplex or Triplex mode, press to select the priority
between ROIs of the activated imaging modes.
21 Freeze Use this control to start and stop scanning.
No Controls Description

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QWERTY keyboard
To open the QWERTY keyboard,
- Push the edge of the keyboard. The keyboard smoothly slides out.
To close the QWERTY keyboard,
- Slide the edge of the keyboard into the console, and then push it.
Figure 6. QWERTY keyboard
NOTE
For using the special keys on the keyboard, refer to the User Manual.

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Touch screen
Your ultrasound system has the touch screen that enables you to easily access
menus or adjust options on the current monitor display. With the touch screen,
you can also enter text instead of using the QEWRTY keyboard. Simply touch the
menu or option you want.
Figure 7. Touch screen

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Image screen display
Figure 8. Image display
1Company logo
2Hospital logo
3Hospital name, Current date & time
4Patient ID, Patient name
5Operator ID, Transducer name
6Mechanical index, Thermal index
7Zoom reference window (Zoom mode)
8Labeled measurement menu
9Depth scale bar
10 Focus mark
11 Image parameter
12 Gray scale bar
13 The location of transducer
14 Clipboard indicator
15 Clipboard area
16 Clipboard icons
(Recycle bin, Single layout format, Dual layout format)
17 Symbol lock, caps lock, USB connection, network connection,
wireless network connection
18 CINE bar
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Getting Started
Powering on
1Make sure that the power cord is plugged into the power outlet.
CAUTION
CAUTION
Make sure that the system power is supplied from a separate and properly rated
power outlet.
2Push the System On/Off switch to turn on the system power on the bottom
rear of the system.
3Press the [Power On/Off] key on the control panel.
CAUTION
CAUTION
Do not unplug the power cord when using the system. Otherwise, the system gets
damaged and patient data might be lost.
Powering off
1Press the [Power On/Off] key on the control panel.
2When the shutdown dialog box appears, select Shutdown by using
[Trackball].
NOTE
To configure how to power off the system, go to System Preset > General.

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Adjusting the monitor
Contrast
1Press the Mode/Select () button at the right side of the monitor once.
2Adjust the contrast value using the Up ()or Down () button. To increase the
contrast, press the Up () button. Press the Down () button to decrease the
contrast. The contrast value appears on the screen.
Brightness
1Press the Mode/Select () button at the right side of the monitor twice.
2Adjust the brightness value using the Up () or Down () button. To increase
the brightness, press the Up () button. Press the Down () button to
decrease the brightness. The brightness value appears on the screen.
Dim brightness
1Press the Mode/Select () button at the right side of the monitor three
times.
2Adjust the dim brightness value using the Up () or Down () button. To
increase the dim brightness, press the Up () button. Press the Down ()
button to decrease the dim brightness. The dim brightness value appears on
the screen.
NOTE
You can use the dim brightness function in a dim room.