Siemens ACUSON Cypress Operator's Manual page 206

Stress Echo
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To view all loops, from the Rest and Impost stages in the quad-screen for-
A4.
mat, press the
3-Stage:
Prepare the timer so that it will start as soon as the patient begins exer-
B1.
cising. Press the
Start but do not press <
Press <
ENTER
B2.
corner of the screen.
Press to start capturing the Peak loops. (Loops are captured for 2
•SAVE
minutes.) The camera icon remains in the upper right corner of the screen
to indicate that Peak loops are being captured. To start the Save function,
press the
•SAVE
again to stop the Save function.
•SAVE
Loops captured during the Peak stage must be assigned a view label.
B3.
Press the
VIEW
Turn the
PLAY LOOP
is displayed. Continue turning the knob until the best loop is playing. (
is the first view for the Peak stage, but loops can be labeled in any order.)
Turn the
PROTOCOL
view counter. Continue turning the
AP4
label the remaining three views. Press
Turn the
PROTOCOL
B4.
images for each view using a method described in Step 7. When all four
views for the Post exercise stage have been captured and assigned a
View label, press
Pharmacological:
When you are ready to start the timer, press the
C1.
click the [
TIMER
is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen.
Capture loops in the Low, Peak, and Post stage as described in Step 7.
C2.
Once all four views have been captured for each stage and assigned a
View label, press
To stop the timer, press
C3.
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key.
VIEW
function key and click the [
TOOLS
> until the exercise phase has started.
ENTER
> to start the timer. The timer is displayed in the upper right
key. When all four views have been captured, press
key.
Soft Window knob clockwise until the first Peak view
knob to display
knob to display Post. Begin capturing Post exercise
to display the quad-screen format.
VIEW
] button. Select Start and then press <
to display the quad-screen format.
VIEW
click [
TOOLS,
TIMER
. A "1" appears next to the
PeakAP4
knob to select and
PLAY LOOP
to exit View mode.
2D
function key and
TOOLS
ENTER
] and then select Stop.
TIMER
] button. Select
AP4
>. The timer