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LOGIQ
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Quick Start Guide 2276613–100
A Training in Partnership Program
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  • Page 1 GE Medical Systems Training In Partnership LOGIQ Quick Start Guide 2276613–100 A Training in Partnership Program...
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  • Page 3: Technical Publications

    GE Medical Systems Technical Publications Direction 2276613-100 Revision 0 LOGIQt 500 Quick Start Guide Copyright 2000 By General Electric Co. Operating Documentation...
  • Page 4 This Quick Start Guide is a reference for LOGIQt 500 PRO Series It applies to all versions of 6.0 software for the LOGIQt 500 GE Medical Systems GE Medical Systems: Telex 3797371 P.O. Box 414, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 U.S.A. (Asia, Pacific, Latin America, North America) GE Ultrascall: Tel: +49 (0) 212 28 02 208 Deutschland GmbH &...
  • Page 5 DATE REASON FOR CHANGE July 10, 2000 Initial Release LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES PAGE REVISION PAGE REVISION NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER TiP Cover Page Revision History A and B Title Page Quick Start 1 thru Quick Start 40 LOGIQ t 500 Quick Start Guide Revision History A 2276613–100 Rev.
  • Page 6 LOGIQ t 500 Quick Start Guide Revision History B 2276613–100 Rev. 0...
  • Page 7 Introduction The Quick Start Guide (TRANSLATED) provides a step-by-step description of the basic features and operation of the LOGIQt 500. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the Basic User Manual in order to provide the information necessary to operate the system safely. The Quick Start Guide takes the user from system familiarization through power on, patient data entry, exam category/preset selection, scan modes/adjustments, basic measurements, report pages, recording images and power off.

  • Page 8: Front View

    Front View The following are major features of the LOGIQt 500 system console. Most features come with the standard configuration, while other features are options to the standard console. VCR Microphone Probe Holder MOD Drive Physio Panel * Probe Connectors (3 ports) Air Filter Power Supply Filter On/Off Switch...

  • Page 9: Back View

    Back View Circuit Breaker Air Filter Cable Access Peripheral Cable Access Door Handle for Pushing Monitor Arm Swivel Lock Color Monitor Optional Freeze/Record Foot Switch Freeze Record LOGIQ t 500 Quick Start Guide Quick Start 3 2276613–100 Rev. 0...
  • Page 10 Power On To connect the system to the electrical supply: Ensure that the wall outlet is a minimum 20 amp dedicated circuit for 120 VAC (USA) or 7.5 amp dedicated circuit for 220–240 VAC (Europe). Make sure that the power switch is turned off. Unwrap the power cable.
  • Page 11 Power On (cont’d) During power up, the screen display changes as the system runs its self diagnostics. Start of diagnostic XXXXXXX XXXXXXX Version X.XX Version X.XX Version X.XX End of diagnostic LOGIQ t 500 Quick Start Guide Quick Start 5 2276613–100 Rev.

  • Page 12: Control Panel Layout

    Control Panel Layout Keyboard Keyboard controls have been arranged according to function and usage. This helps minimize operator movement while scanning. Alphanumeric Keys New Patient Probe Select Soft Menu Controls Doppler and CFM "yA User Define Mode, Display and Record Measurements/Annotations TGC and Acoustic Output 10.

  • Page 13: Soft Menu Control Panel

    Soft Menu Control Panel The Soft Menu Display has 8 Top Menu Top Menu Select selections (Mode, Preset, Set Up, ECG, Archive, DICOM, AutoSeq and Cine) and 8 Sub Menu selections (varies depending on choice of Top Menu selection) available. TOP MENU The Top Menu Select key cycles through the top Preset...

  • Page 14: Probe Controls

    Probe Controls A probe is activated by pressing the Probe Select key that corresponds to the probe port to which the desired probe is connected. The Single CWD key is used to activate the dedicated continuous wave Doppler (CWD) probe. The active probe key will be brightly lit.

  • Page 15: Starting An Exam

    Starting an Exam Patient Entry Menu Press the New Patient key at the beginning of each study to reset the system and enter new patient data. When the New Patient key is pressed, the Patient Entry menu appears. Ensure that the Blue Shift key is not active. Use the Trackball to move the highlight cursor to the Exam Category Selection line.

  • Page 16: Application Presets

    Application Presets Select the exam category application preset, that best describes the desired study to be performed, from the factory default preset selections displayed on the Soft General Fetal Menu. Heart Tech Newborn Diff Select the desired probe. LOGIQ t 500 Quick Start Guide Quick Start 10 2276613–100 Rev.

  • Page 17: Scan Mode Controls

    Scan Mode Controls Select the desired display mode or combination of display modes (B-Mode, Pulsed Doppler, Color Flow Mode, M-Mode or Continuous Wave Doppler Mode). CWD Mode is available for sector probe only. If the dual display mode (split screen) is desired, the L and R keys activate the Left or Right displayed image.

  • Page 18: B-Mode Controls

    B-Mode Controls There are four Soft-Menu pages for B-Mode imaging adjustments. Dynamic Range—Controls how echo intensities are converted to Preset Set Up shades of gray, thereby creating a range of gray scale that can be adjusted. Dynamic Gray Focus Range Number Create Gray Map—Determines how the echo intensity levels received are...
  • Page 19 B-Mode Controls (cont’d) Focus Positn—Changes the depth at which the selected number of Preset Set Up focal zones are optimized. Focus Color Tag—Enables the colorization of a specific gray scale level range. Positn Positn Tag Position—Allows for the movement of the specified color tag range throughout the gray scale displayed.
  • Page 20 B-Mode Controls (cont’d) The keyboard controls that effect B-Mode are as follows: "yA "yA Acoustic Output—Allows for varying the power output of the transmitted sound wave. TGC—Balances the image so brightness is consistent throughout the image. Move the slide pot to the right to increase or the left to decrease.
  • Page 21 B-Mode Controls (cont’d) Depth—To reduce depth (look at a shallower image), turn the Depth rotary encoder clockwise. To increase depth (look at a deeper image), turn the Depth rotary encoder counterclockwise. Display Format (Dual)— Left/Right split screen display. Reverse—The GE logo at the top of the sector wedge corresponds to the orientation mark on the probe body. When Reverse is active, the image flips and the GE logo switches to correspond to the probe mark.
  • Page 22 B-Mode Controls (cont’d) B-Mode Optimization Adjustments for... Do the Following... Adjustments for... Do the Following... Image too grainy Increase Dynamic Range. Image too soft Decrease Dynamic Range. Increase Frame Average. Increase Edge Enhance. Decrease Edge Enhance. Decrease Frame Average. Change Gray Map. Change Gray Map.

  • Page 23: Color Flow Mode (Cfm) Controls

    Color Flow Mode (CFM) Controls There are four Soft-Menu pages for Color Flow Mode imaging adjustments. CFM Map—Allows for the selection of how Doppler velocities are Preset Set Up mapped as color over the gray scale. Slant Diag Slant Scan—Used to control the position of the CFM window for linear Scan Mode Filter...
  • Page 24 Color Flow Mode (CFM) Controls (cont’d) Packet Size—Controls the number of samples gathered for a single Preset Set Up color flow vector. Packet Spatial W.E. Spatial Filter—Smooths color information so that it is less grainy. Size Filter Cancel Positn Averages the color information out over time. W.
  • Page 25 Color Flow Mode (CFM) Controls (cont’d) Acoustic output affects the transmit power for both B-Mode and CFM signals. TGC and B/M Gain function only on the B-Mode image displayed. The Dual Format keys work the same as in dual B-Mode, but both B-Mode and CFM are displayed on the left and right sides of the screen.
  • Page 26 Color Flow Mode (CFM) Controls (cont’d) Color Flow Mode Optimization Adjustments for... Do the Following... Adjustments for... Do the Following... Decrease Motion Increase the VELOCITY SCALE. Eliminate Aliasing Increase VELOCITY SCALE. Artifact Increase W.E. Cancel. Lower BASELINE SHIFT. Improve Sensitivity Improve Frame Increase GAIN.

  • Page 27: Doppler Controls

    Doppler Controls There are four Soft-Menu pages for Pulsed Wave Doppler (PWD) imaging adjustments and for Continuous Wave Doppler (CWD) imaging adjustments. Automatic Spectral Optimization (ASO) Option—Optimizes the Preset Set Up Doppler spectral trace. Slant Wall S.V. Auto Angle—Optimizes the angle correction automatically. Scan Filter Length...
  • Page 28 Doppler Controls (cont’d) HPRF—Allows the operator to enable or disable the High Pulse Preset Set Up Repetition Frequency function while in Doppler Mode. Not available in the CWD Soft-Menu. HPRF Rejectn CFM/PWD Ratio Shrink Rejectn—Allows for the elimination of low level echoes from the display. CFM/PWD Ratio—Used to set the velocity ratio between PWD and CFM.
  • Page 29 Doppler Controls (cont’d) Several controls affect the B-Mode portion of the display and not the echoes in the Doppler spectrum. These are TGC, Depth, B/M Gain, Scan Area and Reverse keys. See Quick Start 12 for comments on these controls. The keyboard controls that affect Doppler are as follows: 6 7 8 M/D Cursor—Assigns trackball control to the Doppler cursor.
  • Page 30 Doppler Controls (cont’d) Doppler Mode Optimization Adjustments for... Do the Following... Adjustments for... Do the Following... Increase Sensitivity Increase GAIN. Improve Display Activate B PAUSE to freeze Aesthetics B-Mode image. Increase ACOUSTIC OUTPUT. Decrease GAIN. Decrease VELOCITY SCALE (if flow state allows it). Increase ACOUSTIC OUTPUT.

  • Page 31: M-Mode Controls

    M-Mode Controls There are two Soft-Menu pages for M-Mode imaging adjustments. Dynamic Range—Controls how echo intensities are converted to Preset Set Up shades of gray, thereby creating a range of gray scale that can be adjusted. Dynamic Gray Rejectn Edge Range Enhance Gray Map—Determines how the echo intensity levels received are...
  • Page 32 M-Mode Controls (cont’d) Since M-Mode is basically a single B-Mode scan vector displayed over time, basic controls that affect the B-Mode display also affect the M-Mode display. See Quick Start 12 for comments on these controls. TGC and Depth affect both the M-Mode and B-Mode displays. If the scan area size is reduced and the position changed, the M-Mode cursor will follow the position change to stay within the displayed scan area.

  • Page 33: Reviewing Cine Images

    Reviewing Cine Images Press Freeze to stop image data acquisition. When Freeze is activated, rotate the Cine Scroll control to display individual image frames which were stored by the system. NOTE: Cine frame number 0 is the most current image. The higher the Cine frame number, the older the image.

  • Page 34: Image Annotation

    Image Annotation Keyboard Annotation The annotation keyboard is always active. Upon power up or starting a new patient, the underscore cursor appears in the mode’s home position. Comments may be typed in at the non-blinking cursor. Pressing the Comment key assigns the trackball function to controlling the cursor. The Trackball and Keyboard Arrow keys are used to move the cursor to the desired position on the image.
  • Page 35 Special Keys—Symbols Blue Shift: Some special annotation symbols can be used by activating the Blue Shift key. Those keys have special symbols shown in blue on the keyboard. Activating Blue Shift causes the arrow, female and male symbols to be printed on the screen during the comment function when the keys shown are pressed.

  • Page 36: Body Patterns

    Body Patterns Body patterns are a simple graphic of a portion of the anatomy that is frequently scanned. Press the Body Pattern key to activate Body Patterns. A body pattern, generally displayed in the lower left corner of the screen, appears.

  • Page 37: Performing Basic Measurements

    Performing Basic Measurements Basic measurements are displayed on the monitor and not automatically entered into a report page unless a specific measurement/calculation is selected from the sub-menu. The specific measurement/calculation can be chosen before or after the basic measurement has been performed. Scan the desired anatomy and press Freeze.

  • Page 38: Distance (B-Mode) And Tissue Depth (M-Mode)

    Distance and Tissue Depth (B-Mode) (M-Mode) Perform a distance measurement for calculations such as BPD, FL, CRL, LVIDd and LVPWs. Press Measurement once. Use the Trackball to move the “” cursor to the measurement start point. Press Set to fix the measurement start point cursor and to display a second cursor.
  • Page 39 Circumference/Area - Ellipse (B-Mode) Perform a circumference/area using the ellipse method for calculations such as AC, HC, LVAMd, LVAd and Volume. Press Measurement once. Use the Trackball to move the “” cursor to either end of the major axis of the area to measure. Press Set to fix the start point cursor.
  • Page 40 Circumference/Area - Ellipse (continued) (B-Mode) Prior to completing the ellipse measurement, the following keys can be used to fine tune the measurement. Press the Measurement key to toggle the activation of the measurement cursors. Press the top of the Ellipse rocker switch to increase the size of the minor axis. Press the bottom of the Ellipse rocker switch to decrease the size of the minor axis.
  • Page 41 Circumference/Area - Trace (B-Mode) Perform a circumference/area using the trace method for calculations such as AC, HC, LVAMd, LVAd and % Stenosis. Press Measurement twice to display a dot “ ” cursor on the screen. Use the Trackball to move the dot “ ” cursor to the measurement start point. Press Set to change the dot “ ”...

  • Page 42: Time Interval (M-Mode And Doppler)

    Time Interval (M-Mode and Doppler) Perform a time interval measurement for calculations such as HR, PHT and ET. Press Measurement twice in M-Mode and four times in Doppler. A “” cursor with vertical dotted lines appears when the cursor is in the M-Mode timeline/Doppler spectrum. Use the Trackball to move the cursor to the measurement start point.

  • Page 43: Report Pages

    Report Pages Specific diagnostic exam categories have report pages to summarize measurements and calculations performed while in that exam category. These categories are Obstetrics, Gynecology, Cardiology and Vascular. A report page can be displayed by pressing Measurement and selecting it from the measurement sub-menu.

  • Page 44: Recording Images

    Recording Images Image Memory The F1 and F2 keys can be assigned to the Image Memory and Image Recall functions. The F1 and F2 key presets are found on Set Up/System Parameters page 3. Press the F1 or F2 key (Image Memory selection) to temporarily store the maximum of 8 images in system memory.

  • Page 45: Vcr Functions

    VCR Functions Use with the Sony SVO–9500MD VCR. If a different model VCR is installed on the system, use the controls on the VCR. J " Probe Cleaning/Disinfection Probes should be cleaned and disinfected after each use. The Probe Immersion Levels are provided with the probe but are also pictured in the Probes chapter of the User Manual.

  • Page 46: Power Off

    Power Off To power down the system, press down on the Power On Power Off/Stand-by switch. After turning the power off, the system takes a few seconds to update certain parameters to the hard drive before the power is disconnected. NOTE: During this time the message “Do not pull Power Cable.”...

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