Siemens ACUSON NX3 series User manual

Quick Reference Guide
ACUSON NX3™ Series
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Contents
System Overview 3
Getting Started 8
2D Mode and M-mode 12
Color and Spectral Doppler 24
Measurements and Calculations 38
Text, Arrows and Pictograms 48
Data and Image Management 54
2

System Overview
Control Panel
1. Power ON / OFF
(QuikStart Standby Mode)
2. Patient Study Controls
3. User-defined Keys
4. Soft Key Rotary Controls
5. Alphanumeric Keyboard
6. Text, Arrows and Pictograms
7. Major Modes
8. Angle, Steer, Select
9. TGO Image Optimization
10. DCG Controls
11. Depth, Zoom, Focus
12. UD (User-defined Key), Dual
13. Print, Store and Clip
14. Freeze
15. Home Base Controls
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System
Overview
Getting
Started
2D Mode
and M-mode
Color and
Spectral Doppler
Measurements
and Calculations
Text, Arrows
and Pictograms
Data and Image
Management
3

System Overview
1. Left Set
2. Right Set
3. Update / View
4. Escape
5. Caliper
6. Trackball (CINE review)
7. Wrist Support
Home Base Area
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3
6
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4

1. Select Key
2. Update Key
3. Trackball
4. Escape Key
5. Caps Lock
6. Wireless Connection
7. Insert / Overwrite
Status Icons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Getting
Started
2D Mode
and M-mode
Color and
Spectral Doppler
Measurements
and Calculations
Text, Arrows
and Pictograms
Data and Image
Management
System
Overview
5

Connecting Transducer
In the unlocked position, insert the transducer
into the port located on the front of the system.
Turn the lock clockwise until it locks into place.
System Overview 6

Wheel Locks
Unlocked (wheels can swivel and roll). Locked (wheels cannot swivel and roll).
Getting
Started
2D Mode
and M-mode
Color and
Spectral Doppler
Measurements
and Calculations
Text, Arrows
and Pictograms
Data and Image
Management
System
Overview
7

Getting Started
Patient Registration
New Patient
1. Press
New Patient
2. Enter patient information.
3. Select the Transducer and Exam type and
select OK.
Transducer can also be selected
from the Touch Screen (if 3 or more
transducers are connected to the
system) after patient registration or
by selecting Exam on the Control
Panel.
TIP
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1. Press
2. Use the keyboard to edit patient information.
3. Select OK to save.
Patient Registration – Worklist
1. Press
New Patient
2. Enter patient information to search.
3. Select Worklist at the upper left side of
the form
- Select US (Ultrasound) Search
- Select the study and press Select
- Select OK to begin the study.
System must be connected to a HIS / RIS
server to access patient worklist.
Edit Study
System
Overview
Getting
Started
2D Mode
and M-mode
Color and
Spectral Doppler
Measurements
and Calculations
Text, Arrows
and Pictograms
Data and Image
Management
9

Transducer / Study
Control Panel and Touch Screen
1. Select
Exam
or
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2. Select a transducer from the upper left menu
on the image screen.
3. To change transducers during an exam,
press Exam or the user-defined key assigned
to the transducer.
4. Select the transducer on the Touch Screen.
Selection of transducers via the
Touch Screen is available once three
or more transducers are connected.
TIP
Getting Started 10