SonoSite NANOMAXX Quick Manual

Quick Guide
SONOSITE NANOMAXX
®
ULTRASOUND SYSTEM

Turn on:

Press Power. System will beep and start-up screen will appear. System takes less than 20 seconds to be ready for scanning.

Entering Patient Data:

Press Patient and select New/End. Press the first field of patient date to be entered and the keyboard will appear. Enter the
details using the touch screen keypad and to move between fields, use <Prev Next> buttons to move between fields. Press
the Done key to return to return to the patient data screen.
When patient data is entered select Exam Type: Press the Exam Type drop down, select the required exam type and press
Done to return to 2D mode and begin scanning.

Image Optimisation:

1 – Adjust Depth controls
Decreasing the image depth allows you to make the structures you are visualising as large as possible on the screen. Increasing
the image depth allows you to visualise deeper structures within the image. A scale marking is displayed along right side of screen
in 5 mm, 1 cm or 5 cm increments, depending on imaging depth. Total depth in centimetres is displayed at lower right of screen.
Please Note:
The focal zone is always located in the centre of the image. The penetration depth depends
on the frequency range of the transducer.
2 – Gain Controls
Gain Controls may be adjusted to balance the image. Press the Gain key to move
between Near, Far and Overall Gain and rotate the dial to adjust.
Near – Use for manual gain control upper half image
Far – Use for manual gain control lower half image
Gain – Use for manual gain control of whole image
Auto – Press the Auto Gain soft key to automatically balance image
3 – Mode Controls
For 2D, Color, Doppler and M-Mode press Mode key from the lower menu and select
appropriate mode from the sub menu that appears.
Color / CPD:
In Color or Color Doppler mode, adjust the color box position by placing and moving
your finger in the centre of the box. Use trackpad to change position when box is solid,
or to change the size when box outline is broken. To change the mode to Color Power
Doppler (CPD), press the CPD key to the left of the ultrasound image.
Freeze:
Press Freeze. Cineloop function activates automatically. Use the dial to scroll back
through frames to obtain required image. Press Unfreeze to return to 2D mode.