Olympus ALOKA ARIETTA 850 User manual

ALOKA ARIETTA 850
Quick Reference Guide

Your Quick Reference Guide for the
ALOKA ARIETTA 850
Premium Ultrasound Processor
The information contained in this guide was created to help you better
understand your premium ultrasound processor. Information is broken out
into eight color-coded sections to make it easy to use.
Indicates quick resource tip
GETTING STARTED
IMAGE CONTROLS
MEASUREMENTS
ANNOTATIONS
DOPPLER
IMAGE MANAGEMENT
ERGONOMICS
ADVANCED FEATURES

1.
PLUG
2.
POWER
3.
PATIENT
4.
PROBE/PRESET

GETTING STARTED
1. PLUG the scope(s) into the port(s)
2. POWER on the system
3. PATIENT DATA - Enter the patient ID on the input screen that appears on startup OR select the
New Patient button and then enter the data
4. PROBE/PRESET - Choose the appropriate preset from the Touch Screen
The 4 Ps are the steps to set up the system:
(In this order)
Note: When changing scopes (within the same patient), freeze rst, change scopes, press the
Probe/Preset button and choose the appropriate Preset.
Note: If no patient information is desired, click on the X at the top right of the patient data screen.
The 4 Ps

GETTING STARTED
Turns items On/Off
Choose one or the other
Increases or
decreases choices
Takes you
to a
submenu
TOUCH SCREEN
Types of Controls
Rotary knob controls
Up/Down Left/Right Rotate

GETTING STARTED
CONTROL PANEL
Orange – In use
Blue – Available for use
Unlit – Not currently available for use
Note: Control Panel lights will change depending on the imaging mode and when switching
between frozen and live scanning.
Control Panel Lights
(Including Touch Screen)

eFocusing
Graymap
Menu
HI Zoom
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Color Map
Dynamic Range
Frequency
STC
Focus
Depth/Pan
Gain
Freeze

IMAGE CONTROLS
BASIC IMAGE CONTROLS
• PRESET – Are you using the correct
preset? Probe (on bottom left) and Preset
(on bottom right) should match on the main
monitor.
• eFOCUSING – The ultrasound beams are
focused with subsequent improvement in
image denition throughout the depth
of eld.
• COLOR MAP – Offers different color
options to the gray scale that can help
differentiate subtle tissue changes.
• GRAYMAP – Offers a variety of graymaps.
• MENU – Returns Touch Screen to the
Main Menu.
• HI ZOOM – A higher resolution zoom
feature. Press HI Zoom button, use trackball
to position over area of interest, and then
press HI Zoom a second time.
• DYNAMIC RANGE – Increases or decreases
the contrast in the gray scale.
• STC – Adjusts the gain at varying depths. They
should always start in the center.
• FOCUS – The small green arrow on the side
of the image should be placed across from the
area of interest (not active if eFocusing is on).
• DEPTH – Adjusts how many centimeters of
tissue are displayed on the screen.
• PAN –Can be used to reposition the center of
the radial scope (press down on the button rst).
• GAIN – Increases or decreases the image
brightness.
• FREQUENCY – Should be set higher for the
near eld and lower for the far eld.

AGC
Persistence Level
Search
CINE
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IMAGE CONTROLS
ADVANCED IMAGE CONTROLS
•AGC – Constantly adjusts the brightness level
as you move through different tissues.
•SEARCH/CINE – (Post Freeze)
- Use the trackball (left/right) to review
images.
- Rolling the trackball up quickly will play the
loop. The trackball (up/down) now controls
the playback speed. Depressing Store
while the loop is playing will record a video
clip on the HDD.
- Cine is immediately available upon freezing.
If it becomes inactive, press the Search
button to reactivate.
•PERSISTENCE – Controls how many frames
will be overlaid to form each image. A higher
number will result in a smoother image.

1. Freeze
2. Caliper
3. Trackball
4. Enter

MEASUREMENTS
1. FREEZE image
2. Press CALIPER
3. Place caliper using TRACKBALL
4. Press ENTER
5. Place second caliper using TRACKBALL
Measure
MEASUREMENT STEPS
For a second measurement,
repeat steps 2-5.

KB & Anno.
Tabs
Trackball
Enter
Home
Set Home
Font Size
ABC
Rotary Knob

ANNOTATIONS
1. FREEZE image
2. Press the ABC ROTARY KNOB
3. Use TRACKBALL to move to the desired location
4. Choose the desired annotation from the Touch Screen or enter using the keyboard or virtual
keyboard
• KB, ANNO.+KB OR ANNO. can be chosen using the tabs along the top of the Touch Screen
• An arrow can be placed by using the ABC ROTARY KNOB to change the direction of the
arrow and then pressing the ENTER key
• FONT SIZE can be chosen from the Touch Screen
• The HOME position for the cursor can be set using SET HOME
ANNOTATION STEPS

Dual CF
PW Gain &
Pulsed Wave
Power
Doppler
Flow Gain &
Color Flow
eFlow

DOPPLER
Available Doppler modes: Color, Power, eFlow and Pulsed Wave
•FLOW GAIN (Color, Power, eFlow)
-Controlled by the rotary knob surrounding the CF button
•PULSED WAVE GAIN
-Controlled by the rotary knob surrounding the PW button
•ROI (Region of Interest) BOX
- Can be moved using the Trackball
- Can be resized by pressing Enter, then using the Trackball
- Up/Down controls height
- Left/Right controls width
- Press Enter again to reposition
•DUAL CF
- Activated on the Touch Screen
- Displays simultaneous gray scale images: one with color, one without
DOPPLER CONTROLS

Select Desired
Images
Sends Images
Full Screen
Controls
HDD Space
Availability
Find Past Images
Viewing Modes
Deletes Selected
Images
Store
Review Button
Print & Store
Print
Review Screen