Esaote MyLabGamma Quick Reference Manual

Esaote MyLabGamma Quick Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 Quick reference guide...
  • Page 2 Manufactured by: Esaote S.p.A. Via di Caciolle, 15, 50127 Florence, Italy Tel. +39 055 4229 1, Fax +39 055 4229 208 Internet: www.esaote.com Email: international.sales@esaote.com 0051...
  • Page 3 Quick reference guide Introduction This Quick Guide describes only the basic operating procedures to use MyLabGamma model, named in the following chapters as MyLab. The precautions and detailed operating procedures as well as the installation procedures are described in the operator’...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Index General Information 1. Touchscreen Exam Panel Layout Multipurpose Panel Layout Alphanumeric Keyboard Layout 2. eKnob 3. eTouch Configuration Menu Customized Touchscreen Configuration Association to Real Time Preset 4. Starting an Exam 5. Ending an Exam Image Optimization 6. Tips in B-Mode Tips to Optimize Superficial Imaging Tips to Optimize Deep Imaging Tips to Optimize Spatial Resolution...
  • Page 5 General Information...
  • Page 6: Touchscreen

    Touchscreen The touchscreen works in different modalities: Exam panel, providing control keys to perform the exam. • Multipurpose panel, providing software buttons to use advanced • exam controls. • Alphanumeric keyboard to enter data. The touchscreen layout depends on the working modality. Exam Panel Layout The touchscreen is organized in three main areas, as shown in the figure below...
  • Page 7 Guide Graphical Area Function Scrolling Button Convention Navigation tabs BROWN to select the Navigation Area desired features CAPITAL for the relevant LETTERS controls Buttons for the exam management (to GREY CAPITAL Exam ADV>>/BASIC<< Management LETTERS start the exam, to change the probe or the preset…) Control and BLACK CAPITAL...
  • Page 8 Toggles On the bottom of the touchscreen there are six levers (or toggles) which act on the functions displayed just above. Each lever can control two functions which depend on the active modality. The lever acts on the active control, displayed in the upper position.
  • Page 9 Multipurpose Panel Layout This layout is used for advanced exam functions, for example body marks or annotations. The touchscreen is organized in three main areas. Guide Graphical Area Function Scrolling Button Convention Navigation tabs BROWN CAPITAL Navigation Area of the selected LETTERS functions General controls...
  • Page 10 Alphanumeric Keyboard Layout A dedicated button displayed on the upper right side activates/deactivates the emulation of the alphanumeric keyboard.
  • Page 11: Eknob

    eKnob EKNOB Each toggle can be associated to the key of the control panel: in this case the knob around this key acts as the associated toggle on the active function. EKNOB key can be associated to more touchscreen buttons: to change the associated toggle press the EKNOB key.
  • Page 12: Etouch

    Configuration Menu MENU The “eTouch” option of the key activates the configuration menu that is organized in two main areas: • On the left side the list of all saved customized touchscreens. • On the right side the eTouch configuration menu, shown in the figure below.
  • Page 13 Customized Touchscreen Configuration Procedure • Press the MENU key and select the “eTouch” option. • Select one the customized touchscreens displayed on the left side of the screen and press EDIT to modify it or CLONE to duplicate it. • If necessary, place the cursor in the NAME field and enter the desired...
  • Page 14 Association to Real Time Preset Procedure • Press the MENU key and select the “RT PRESET” option. • Select the probe, the application and then the customized presets (displayed on the left side of the screen) and press EDIT to modify it to duplicate it.
  • Page 15: Starting An Exam

    Starting an Exam Touchscreen Main Display...
  • Page 16 Procedure Probe selection. Application selection that depends on the selected probe. Preset selection. Patient data and application data entry using the touchscreen as alphanumeric keyboard. Press the START EXAM button to start the exam. CURRENT retrieves the patient data of the last exam. PROBE allows to select a different probe, application, preset and to set a new preset or to modify the actual one during the exam.
  • Page 17: Ending An Exam

    Ending an Exam To end the exam, press the END EXAM key: the system displays the end exam window.
  • Page 18 The operator is enabled to simultaneously save the exam on different supports in different formats. Field Format Destination Support Local Archive Native format - Internal Database - CD (R and RW) - DVD (+R, -R, single layer) Native Native format - USB Memory Drive - Network - CD (R and RW)
  • Page 19 Image Optimization...
  • Page 20: Tips In B-Mode

    Tips in B-Mode Tips to Optimize Superficial Imaging Command Function Action FUNDAMENT/TEI Probe transmission frequency Select option Magnification of the region Enlarge the area as much as ZOOM of interest possible Number of transmission FOCUSES # Increase the focuses focuses Move the focuses to the FOCUS POS Focus position...
  • Page 21 Tips to Optimize Spatial Resolution Command Function Action Low frequency for penetration FUNDAMENT/TEI Probe transmission frequency High frequency for resolution Increase to visualize organ MVIEW Acquisition of several borders and structured (with Linear and bidimensional images with margins (curved or irregular different steering angles Convex probes) borders)
  • Page 22 Tips to Optimize Contrast Resolution Command Function Action Imaging Automatic adjustment Activate it AUTOADJUST Move to right to increase the gain Amplification of individual areas of the sector Potentiometers Move to left to decrease the gain Turn clockwise for higher Amplification of overall contrast IMAGING GAIN...
  • Page 23: Tips In M-Mode

    Tips in M-Mode Tips to Optimize Contrast Resolution Command Function Action Move to right to increase the gain Amplification of individual Potentiometers areas of the sector Move to left to decrease the gain Turn clockwise for higher Amplification of overall contrast IMAGING GAIN received echo signals...
  • Page 24: Tips In Color Flow Mapping (Cfm

    Tips in Color Flow Mapping (CFM) Tips to Optimize Fast Flows Command Function Action Adjust the CFM box CFM-STEER Doppler orientation orientation to optimize cosΘ Increase the PRF as much as SCALE Pulse Repetition Frequency possible Decrease the frequency as FREQUENCY Probe transmission frequency much as possible...
  • Page 25 Tips to Optimize Deep Flows Command Function Action Adjust the CFM box CFM-STEER Doppler orientation orientation to optimize cosΘ Decrease the PRF as much as SCALE Pulse Repetition Frequency possible Decrease the frequency as FREQUENCY Probe transmission frequency much as possible Amplification of overall Increase it as much as DOPPLER GAIN...
  • Page 26: Tips In Doppler

    Tips in Doppler Tips to Optimize Fast Flows Command Function Action Adjust the CFM box D-STEER Doppler orientation orientation to optimize cosΘ According to the active Pulsed/Continuous application, activate the Wave Doppler Doppler analysis by pressing (in Cardiac) the button Doppler Automatic adjustment Activate it...
  • Page 27 Tips to Optimize Slow Flows Command Function Action Adjust the CFM box D-STEER Doppler orientation orientation to optimize cosΘ Doppler Automatic adjustment Activate it AUTOADJUST Decrease the PRF as much as SCALE Pulse Repetition Frequency possible Increase the frequency as FREQUENCY Probe transmission frequency much as possible...
  • Page 28 My Notes...
  • Page 29: Measurements

    Measurements, Worksheet and Report...
  • Page 30: How To Take Measurements

    Measurements Measurements can be taken on frozen, stored and archived images. Generic Measurements +…+ panel key or the +…+ touchscreen button activate the generic Either the measurements menu. The touchscreen displays the list of available measurements, which are automatically identified according to the active mode, application and preset.
  • Page 31: Mylab Worksheet

    CLEAR cancels all measurements from the screen. UNDO key closes the session, erasing all done measurements. ADD TO RP adds the generic measurement to the exam worksheet and report. MyLab Worksheet WORKSHEET button can be pressed at any time to display all performed measurements.
  • Page 32: Mylab Report

    The worksheet is organized in pages, one page for each application indicated by the corresponding tab. Each application page is then organized in sub-folders, corresponding to the measured modes and groups, identified by corresponding sub-tabs. Touchscreen buttons allow to navigate the worksheet. The lateral scrolling bar can be used to scroll all performed measurements in the selected mode or group.
  • Page 33 MyLab Archive...
  • Page 34 MyLab Archive ARCHIVE key accesses to internal MyLab archive. Archived exams are listed in alphabetic order. The folder symbol, when shown on the archived exams list, indicates that the corresponding exam contained images/ clips. The thumbnail of the selected exam is displayed on the right side of the screen: when more exams are selected, the thumbnail corresponds to the last selected exam.
  • Page 35 My Notes...
  • Page 36 ESAOTE S.p.A. International Activities Via di Caciolle, 15 50127 Florence, ITALY Phone +39 055 42291 - Fax +39 055 4229 208 international.sales@esaote.com - www.esaote.com...

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