Esaote MyLabGamma User manual

Quick reference guide

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Manufactured by:
Esaote S.p.A.
Via di Caciolle, 15, 50127 Florence, Italy
Tel. [phone], Fax [phone]
Internet: www.esaote.com
Email: [email protected]

Introduction
This Quick Guide describes only the
basic operating procedures to use
the MyLabGamma model, named
in the following chapters as MyLab.
The precautions and detailed operating
procedures as well as the installation proceduresare described in the
operator’s manuals (Getting Started, Safety and Standards, Probes and
Consumables and Advanced Operations) provided with the system.
Carefully read the operator’s manuals provided with the system before
operating with the system.
In this manual system the Control panel keys are indicated by BLUE
CAPITAL LETTERS. Multifunction keys (for example LINE UPDATE) are
indicated with the mention of one of the functions only (for example
LINE in this example).
The enter and context menu keys are respectively indicated as ENTER
and UNDO keys in this manual.
In this operation guide a WARNING pertains to possible
injury to a patient and/or the operator.
A CAUTION describes the precautions which are neces-
sary to protect the equipment.
Carefully read and understand all the warnings and cautions in the man-
uals before operating with the system.
The user should observe each of the cautions and warnings.
Quick reference guide
WARNING
CAUTION

Index
General Information
1. Touchscreen
Exam Panel Layout
Multipurpose Panel Layout
Alphanumeric Keyboard Layout
2. eKnob
3. eTouch
Configuration Menu
Customized Touchscreen Configuration
Association to Real Time Preset
4. Starting an Exam
5. Ending an Exam
Image Optimization
6. Tips in B-Mode
Tips to Optimize Superficial Imaging
Tips to Optimize Deep Imaging
Tips to Optimize Spatial Resolution
Tips to Optimize Contrast Resolution
Tips to Optimize Temporal Resolution
7. Tips in M-Mode
Tips to Optimize Contrast Resolution
8. Tips in Color Flow Mapping (CFM)
Tips to Optimize Fast Flows
Tips to Optimize Slow Flows
Tips to Optimize Deep Flows
9. Tips in Doppler
Tips to Optimize Fast Flows
Tips to Optimize Slow Flows
Tips to Optimize Deep Flows
Measurements, Worksheet and Report
10. Measurements
How to Take Measurements
11. MyLab Worksheet
12. MyLab Report
MyLab Archive

General Information
General
Information

Touchscreen
The touchscreen works in different modalities:
• as Exam panel, providing control keys to perform the exam.
• as Multipurpose panel, providing software buttons to use advanced
exam controls.
• as Alphanumeric keyboard to enter data.
The touchscreen layout depends on the working modality.
Exam Panel Layout
The touchscreen is organized in three main areas, as shown in the figure
below

General Information
Area Function Guide Graphical
Convention Scrolling Button
Navigation Area
Navigation tabs
to select the
desired features
for the relevant
controls
BROWN
CAPITAL
LETTERS
-
Exam
Management
Buttons for
the exam
management (to
start the exam, to
change the probe
or the preset…)
GREY CAPITAL
LETTERS ADV>>/BASIC<<
Image Parameters
Area
Control and
functions to
perform the exam
BLACK CAPITAL
LETTERS ADV>>/BASIC<<
Buttons
Image Parameters Area – Layout
The buttons have different colors depending on the active status:
Disabled Button Active Button Selected/Pressed
Button
Dark gray Dark blue Light blue
Button with sub-menus
Touchscreen buttons showing a frame have a dedicated
sub-menu: press the button to display the sub-menu
allowing to optimize the function.

Toggles
On the bottom of the touchscreen there are six levers (or toggles) which
act on the functions displayed just above.
Each lever can control two functions which depend on
the active modality. The lever acts on the active control,
displayed in the upper position.
To switch to the other displayed function press the
corresponding button on the touchscreen: the lever
will act now on the other control.

General Information
Multipurpose Panel Layout
This layout is used for advanced exam functions, for example body marks
or annotations.
The touchscreen is organized in three main areas.
Area Function Guide Graphical
Convention Scrolling Button
Navigation Area
Navigation tabs
of the selected
functions
BROWN CAPITAL
LETTERS -
Management
Area
General controls
of the active
modality
GREY CAPITAL
LETTERS ADV>>/BASIC<<
Parameters Area
More specific
controls of the
selected function
BLACK CAPITAL
LETTERS ADV>>/BASIC<<

Alphanumeric Keyboard Layout
A dedicated button displayed on the upper right side activates/deactivates
the emulation of the alphanumeric keyboard.

General Information
eKnob
Each toggle can be associated to the EKNOB key of the control panel:
in this case the knob around this key acts as the associated toggle on the
active function.
The EKNOB key can be associated to more touchscreen buttons: to
change the associated toggle press the EKNOB key.
eTouch
The ETOUCH key allows to record sequences of keys both of the
touchscreen and of the control panel. Each recorded sequence (Macro)
can be named and saved to be available as a customized button in
customized touchscreens.
This key switches between factory and customized touchscreen. Whenever
the customized button will be pressed, MyLab will automatically launch
the keys sequence.
Once the Customized touchscreen has been configured, it has to be
associated to a real time preset.
This symbol is displayed in bright orange on the touchscreen
button that is correlated to the EKNOB key.
This symbol is displayed in grey on the touchscreen button that
can be correlated to the EKNOB key.

Configuration Menu
The “eTouch” option of the MENU key activates the configuration menu
that is organized in two main areas:
• On the left side the list of all saved customized touchscreens.
• On the right side the eTouch configuration menu, shown in the
figure below.
The menu shows:
• in the center the touchscreen layout.
• on the right the menu to record the macro and to edit the
customized buttons.
• on the bottom the fields where customized touchscreens are named
and described.

General Information
Customized Touchscreen Configuration
Procedure
• Press the MENU key and select the “eTouch” option.
• Select one the customized touchscreens displayed on the left side of
the screen and press EDIT to modify it or CLONE to duplicate it.
• If necessary, place the cursor in the NAME field and enter the desired
name and description (NOTES field).
• Place the cursor on the RECORDING field and press START to begin
the recording: MyLab switches to the frozen status.
• On the upper left side of the screen is displayed the following
flashing message:
Press eTouch to start recording
• Prepare MyLab to be ready for the recording so that only the keys to
be used can be pressed.
• Press the ETOUCH key to start.
• Press the desired keys in sequence and press ETOUCH to end the
recording.
• Place the cursor on the customized button and press ENTER to
change its name.
Repeat the procedure to add other customized buttons.
Press SAVE to save the customized touchscreen.

Association to Real Time Preset
Procedure
• Press the MENU key and select the “RT PRESET” option.
• Select the probe, the application and then the customized presets
(displayed on the left side of the screen) and press EDIT to modify it
or CLONE to duplicate it.
• If necessary, place the cursor in the NAME field and enter the desired
name and description (NOTES field).
• In the “eTouch” field select the desired customized touchscreen.
• Press SAVE to save the configuration.

General Information
Starting an Exam
Touchscreen
Main Display
1 2 3
5
4

Procedure
1. Probe selection.
2. Application selection that depends on the selected probe.
3. Preset selection.
4. Patient data and application data entry using the touchscreen as
alphanumeric keyboard.
5. Press the START EXAM button to start the exam.
CURRENT retrieves the patient data of the last exam.
PROBE allows to select a different probe, application, preset and to set a
new preset or to modify the actual one during the exam.
PATIENT ID allows to view and modify the patient’s data during the exam.
Do not use the PATIENT ID key to start a new exam of a
new patient as it will update existing patient’s data with
new entries. To activate a new exam, close first the current
exam by pressing the END EXAM key and then proceed
with the Starting Exam procedure.
WARNING

General Information
Ending an Exam
To end the exam, press the END EXAM key: the system displays the end
exam window.

The operator is enabled to simultaneously save the exam on different
supports in different formats.
Field Format Destination Support
Local Archive Native format - Internal Database
Native Native format
- CD (R and RW)
- DVD (+R, -R, single layer)
- USB Memory Drive
- Network
Multimedia
Single frame:
BMP, PNG, JPEG
Clip: AVI
- CD (R and RW)
- DVD (+R, -R, single layer)
- USB Memory Drive
- Network
DICOM DICOM
- CD (R and RW)
- DVD (+R, -R, single layer)
- USB Memory Drive
- Network
- DICOM Storage Server
If no option is selected, all data will be deleted.

Image Optimization
Image
Optimization

Tips in B-Mode
Tips to Optimize Superficial Imaging
Command Function Action
FUNDAMENT/TEI Probe transmission frequency Select RES option
ZOOM Magnification of the region
of interest
Enlarge the area as much as
possible
FOCUSES # Number of transmission
focuses Increase the focuses
FOCUS POS Focus position Move the focuses to the
desired area
MVIEW
(with Linear and
Convex probes)
Acquisition of several
bidimensional images with
different steering angles
Increase to visualize organ
borders and structured
margins (curved or irregular
borders)
Command Function Action
FUNDAMENT/TEI Probe transmission frequency Select PEN option
FOCUS POS Focus position Move the focus to the
desired area
TGC
Potentiometers
Amplification of individual
areas of the sector
Move to right the lower
TGC cursor
IMAGING GAIN
Amplification of overall
received echo signals
(General gain)
Turn clockwise for visualize
deep structures
POWER Transmission power Increase the power
Tips to Optimize Deep Imaging