Siemens ACUSON P300 User manual

ACUSON P300™ Ultrasound System
Control Panel Diagram
Power On / O
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TGC Controls
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3Le Mouse Click
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4Action
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5Right Mouse Click
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6 Trackball
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7 Pointer
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8 Freeze
Start/End
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Color Doppler
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16 Dual (Le)
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Probe/Preset
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Measure (Label)
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17 Dual (Right)
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24 ECG/Transmit Power/
Edit ID
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Conguration Menu
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Measure (Generic)
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18 Auto Optimization/
2D, M-mode Gain
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Archive Review
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Update/Line/
Doppler Gain
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19 Record/Print
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26 Pictogram
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Exam Review
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13 Audio (Decrease)
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20 Clip/Image Store
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27 Report
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CW Doppler
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14 Audio (Increase)
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21 2D
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28 Start/Stop VPan
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PW Doppler
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15 eSie Wheel
(Sokey control)
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22 M-mode
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29 Depth/Zoom
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*The ACUSON P300 System is not commercially available.
Due to regulatory reasons its future availability cannot be guaranteed.
ACUSON P300™ Ultrasound System*
Quick Reference Guide – System Overview
Introduction
This Quick Reference Guide contains brief descriptions and instructions for the functions
most commonly used to perform 2D, M-mode and Doppler exams
This supplement is not a substitute for the system Operators Manual.
Contents
Exam Basics
2D Controls
Color, PW and CW Doppler and M-mode Optimization
Measurements and Calculations
Text and Pictograms
Data and Image Management
Exam Basics
The Power On/Off button is located on the upper right side of the system.
A solid yellow light will indicate the power is on.
The Battery option will allow the system to run on internal battery for 80 minutes
(scanning) or 120 minutes (standby).
Begin an Exam
Press START/END
Enter patient name, ID and other exam information
Press TAB to move between data fields
or
Roll the trackball to move to the next data field and press Right Select
Select the proper APPLICATION, PRESET and PROBE
Press Enter or select OK to start exam

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Modify Patient Data During an Open Exam
Press OPTIONS
Rotate S wheel to EDIT ID and press the S button
Edit patient data
Select OK
or
Press Enter on the QWERTY keyboard
Note: Editing patient data will re-name all previously stored images/clips within the study.
Modify Patient Data From Patient Archive
Press ARCHIVE/REV
Highlight patient
Rotate Swheel to NEXT/PREVIOUS and press the S button
Rotate Swheel to EDIT ID and press the S button
Note: Editing patient data will re-name all previously stored images/clips within the study.
Modify Application
Press START/END
Select CURRENT
Select new APPLICATION, PRESET and PROBE
Select OK
Change Transducer and/or Preset
Press PROBE/PRESET
Select PRESET and/or PROBE
Select OK
The UPDATE/LINE/GAIN controls gain levels (rotate) and cursor/update
(press) for CW, PW and Color Doppler
The AUTO/GAIN controls 2D and M-mode gain levels (rotate), one-button gain
and TGC optimization for 2D (press)

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Storing Images/Clips
When frozen, press CLIP/IMAGE to save a static image to the local archive
When live, press CLIP/IMAGE to acquire and save a clip to the local archive
The saved data displays in the thumbnail panel on the right of the screen
Press REC/PRINT to print the onscreen image
Note: Press MENU to set up PERIPHERALS assigned to REC/PRINT
Review an Image
Press EXAM/REV during an active exam to view and delete images
To view thumbnails 1:1, roll trackball to thumbnails and press Right Select or Left
Select
To delete images, roll trackball to thumbnail and double-click Right Select
A red check mark will appear in the upper left corner
Select DELETE
Select YES
Activate Review on a Previous Exam
Press ARCHIVE/REV to view patient archive
Highlight patient name and double-click Right Select or Left Select to review
2D Controls
Basic System Optimization
The following table identifies 2D system optimization and technologies which can be
used during exams.
The Swheel controls the softkey options located at the bottom of the imaging
screen, rotating the S wheel (green) allows the user to scroll between softkeys, pressing
the S button (yellow) changes the value and the NEXT/PREVIOUS softkey scrolls to
additional pages.
Items in table are not arranged sequentially
To Adjust / Control Do This
Depth Rotate the DEPTH/ZOOM wheel

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Zoom Press DEPTH/ZOOM
Use trackball to adjust position; rotate wheel to adjust size of
ROI
Press DEPTH/ZOOM
Focus Roll trackball to move focal zone(s)
To anchor position of focal zones, press ACTION
TEI
Harmonic Imaging
Rotate S wheel to TEI, then press S button
To change harmonic frequencies, rotate Swheel to
FREQUENCY, then press S button
TEI frequencies range from PEN, GEN, RES
Orient
Up/down invert
Rotate S wheel to ORIENT and press S button
Frequency Rotate Swheel to FREQUENCY and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range varies from transducer and application
Size (2D Sector Width)
Increases line
density/frame rate
*Not available on linear
transducers
Rotate S wheel to SIZE and press Sbutton
Rotate Swheel to decrease size of sector
Note: CONCURR is available on phased array transducers
and will automatically reduce 2D image width to the Color
Doppler ROI and allows user to pan image.
Dynamic Range
Adjusts grayscale levels
Rotate Swheel to DYN RANGE and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Adding Focal Zones Rotate Swheel to FOCUSES and press S button for additional
foci
Select ACTION to lock focus in place
Range: 1-4; ALTERNATE
Reverse
Left/right invert
Rotate Swheel to REVERSE and press Sbutton
TPVIEW (Trapezoid)
Linear transducers only Rotate Swheel to TPVIEW and press Sbutton
Gray Maps
Applies a post processing
curve that assigns echo
amplitudes to grayscale
Rotate S wheel to GRAY MAP and press Sbutton
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: 1-5

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levels
Colorize (Tint)
Sets the chromatic scale
active in 2D
Rotate Swheel to COLORIZE and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: Off(-), Orange, Indigo, Magenta, Blue, Yellow, RGB
Sharpness
Accentuates edges and
small differences in tissues
Rotate Swheel to SHARPNESS and press Sbutton
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: 1-5
Density
Adjusts line density
Rotate Swheel to DENSITY and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: LOW, HIGH
Persistence
Weighted average of
frames over time
Rotate Swheel to PERSIST and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: Off(-),1-6; AVERAGE
Clip Duration
Sets duration of clips
Rotate Swheel to CLIPS DUR and press Sbutton
Range (seconds): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 20, 30, 60, UNLIMITED
MVIEW
Spatial Compounding
Rotate Swheel to MVIEW and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: Off(-), 1-10
XVIEW
Provides speckle reduction
and contrast enhancement
Rotate Swheel to XVIEW and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: Off(-), 1, 2, C.
XVIEW level Coptions: X SMOOTH 1-5, X DETAIL 1-8,
X ENHAN 1-12
2D Imaging Features
The following table identifies 2D imaging features.
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Feature To Use Feature
One button image
optimization
Press AUTO to automatically adjust the general gain
and TGC

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Dual Mode
Side-by-side imaging Press left DUAL to activate dual screen display
Press right DUAL to activate right screen display
Press 2D to escape
Note: For live dual, rotate S wheel to NEXT/PREVIOUS, scroll to
SIMULT and press S button.
QUAD Imaging When in DUAL function, select NEXT/PREVIOUS, scroll to
QUAD, press the S button
Press right DUAL button to advance
2D-CFM
Live Dual 2D and Color
Doppler
Rotate Swheel to 2D-CFM and press S button
Allows for live 2D and Color Doppler imaging
VPAN
Activates panoramic
imaging
Press TOOLS , select VPAN, select OK
Press ACQUIRE to activate ROI box, press ACQUIRE to
begin scanning, scan, then press ACQUIRE to end acquisition
Press MEASURE for labeled measurement
Press GENERIC MEASUREMENTS for generic
measurement
Steer Image
Linear transducers only Note: MVIEW must be deactivated.
Rotate Swheel to B-STEER and press S button
Rotate Swheel to steer image
Biopsy
Activates or de-activates
biopsy display
Rotate Swheel to BIOPSY and press S button
Color, PW and CW Doppler and M-mode Optimization
The UPDATE/LINE/GAIN controls gain levels (rotate) and cursor/update (press)
for CW, PW and Color Doppler.

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Color Doppler Imaging
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To Adjust / Control Do This
Engage Color Doppler Press Cbutton
Color Gain
Rotate the UPDATE/LINE/GAIN wheel
ROI Size and Position Roll trackball to desired position
Press ACTION and roll trackball to desired size
Press ACTION to set
2D-CFM
Live dual 2D and color
Doppler
Rotate Swheel to 2D-CFM and press S button
PWR D (Power Doppler) Rotate Swheel to PWR D and press S button
PRF (Scale/Velocity) Rotate Swheel to PRF and press S button
Rotate Swheel to change PRF
Baseline Rotate Swheel to BASEL and press S button
Rotate Swheel to change
D-Steer
Linear transducers only
Rotate Swheel to D-STEER and press S button
Rotate Swheel to desired steering angle
Color Doppler Frequency Rotate Swheel to FREQUENCY and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Sensitivity
Rotate Swheel to SENSIT and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: 1, 2, 3
Density
Rotate Swheel to DENSITY and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: LOW, HIGH
Persistence Rotate Swheel to PERSIST and press S button

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Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: Off(-), 1-7
Color Map Rotate Swheel to COLOR MAP and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: V1-V6, plus two Velocity/Variance maps (VV1 and
VV2).
Filter
Used to reduce the
artifacts caused by
acoustic decoupling or
moving structures
Rotate Swheel to FILTER and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH,ARTEF SUP
Smooth
Makes the flow
representation
homogenous
Rotate Swheel to SMOOTH and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: LOW, HIGH
PW Doppler
PW Doppler audio volume can be decreased or increased by pressing or .
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To Adjust / Control Do This
Engage PW Doppler Press UPDATE/LINE to activate cursor
Roll the trackball to position cursor
Press the PW control to activate
Auto-Doppler Optimization
Press AUTO
ADM
Automatic Doppler Trace
Rotate Swheel to ADM and press S button
Note: These calculations will not be sent to the report.
B-Ref
Alternates between split
screen or full screen in
PW
Rotate Swheel to B-REF and press S button
Velocity (PRF/Scale) Rotate Swheel to VELOCITY and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Baseline Rotate Swheel to BASEL and press S button

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Rotate Swheel to change
SV Size (Gate) Rotate Swheel to SV SIZE and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
ΘAngle Rotate Swheel to ΘANGLE and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
D-Steer Rotate Swheel to D-STEER and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Color ROI and PW cursor will steer together
Invert (Reverse) Rotate Swheel to REVERSE and press S button
Triplex (PLEX) Rotate Swheel to PLEX and press S button
Frequency Rotate Swheel to FREQUENCY, press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Format Rotate Swheel to B FORMAT and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, and DUAL
Dynamic Range
Adjusts grayscale levels
Rotate Swheel to DYN RANGE and press Sbutton
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Gray Maps
Post processing curve
that assigns echo
amplitudes to grayscale
levels
Rotate Swheel to GRAY MAP and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: 1-5
Colorize (Tint)
Sets the chromatic scale
active in PW
Rotate Swheel to COLORIZE and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Range: Off(-), Orange, Indigo, Magenta, Blue, Yellow,
RGB
Filter
Filters Doppler signal
Rotate Swheel to FILTER and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Reject
Improves spectral curve
display
Rotate Swheel to REJECT and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust
Sweep Rotate Swheel to SWEEP and press S button
Rotate Swheel to adjust