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Siemens ACUSON P500 Quick Reference Manual

Ultrasound system, frosk edition
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  • Page 1 ACUSON P500 Ultrasound System, FROSK Edition ™ Quick Reference Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Smart Cart Overview System Overview Control Panel Touch Screen Patient Exam Doppler Annotation / Body Marker Analysis Review Reports Export / Import...

  • Page 3: Smart Cart Overview

    Smart Cart Overview Smart Cart Height Adjustment Press leaver and push down or pull up to adjust height. Smart Annotation System Control Touch Patient Export / Cart Doppler / Body Analysis Review Reports Overview Panel Screen Exam Import Overview Marker...
  • Page 4 Smart Cart Overview Locking and Unlocking the Wheels 1. There are two lock positions. 2. Press large tab down to lock. 3. Lift large tab up to unlock. Lock Unlock...
  • Page 5 Attaching the Multiple Transducer Module (MTM) 1. Ensure lever lock is in the down unlocked position. 2. Align the connector and press into the system port. 3. To lock, place the lever in the up position. 4. Connecting transducers to the MTM follows the same process.
  • Page 6 Smart Cart. 2. When transporting the cart with transducers, place the cables through the provided hook to prevent damage. Instructions for removal of the ACUSON P500 system from the cart are located by the back handle of the Smart Cart.
  • Page 7 Input / Output Connections Accessory Power Connection Located on the upper back of the Smart Cart. Located on the lower back of the Smart Cart. HDMI DC Out Cart Power Peripheral Power Peripheral USB Smart Annotation System Control Touch Patient Export / Cart Doppler...
  • Page 8 Pull the holder towards the floor to remove. ◾ Clean with mild detergent. ◾ Insert into transducer holder pressing upward until you hear a click. Use only approved disinfectants. For a complete list see the ACUSON P500 system Help menu.
  • Page 9 Smart Annotation System Control Touch Patient Export / Cart Doppler / Body Analysis Review Reports Overview Panel Screen Exam Import Overview Marker...

  • Page 10: System Overview

    System Overview Attaching a Transducer 1. Ensure lever lock is in the down, unlocked position. 2. Align the connector and press into the transducer port. 3. Place the lock in the up position. 4. Once the system detects the transducer, the name displays to the right of the image.
  • Page 11 Input / Output Connector 1. Local area network (LAN) cable connection. 2. High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connection. 3. Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports. 4. Audio Jack (Headphones). Smart Annotation System Control Touch Patient Export / Cart Doppler / Body Analysis Review Reports Overview...
  • Page 12 System Overview Control Panel Workflow Controls Control Function Button: Starts 2D mode. Dial: Adjusts the 2D gain. Button: Starts or ends Color Mode. Dial: Adjusts the Color gain. Button: Starts or ends M-mode. Dial: Adjusts the M-mode gain. Button: Starts or ends PW spectral Doppler Mode. Button: Press to start or end Zoom.
  • Page 13 Control Function Print Store 1,2 User-define keys for print and store functions. Activates general and exam-specific measurement packages. Stores a cine clip. Increases or decreases the scale (PRF) in the pulsed and continuous wave, and Scale color Doppler modes. Increases or decreases the baseline in the pulsed and continuous wave, and Baseline color Doppler modes.
  • Page 14 Dry surface with lint-free cloth. Monitor ◾ Moisten clean lint-free cloth with mild detergent or water. ◾ Wipe monitor to clean. ◾ Dry surface with lint-free cloth. Use only approved disinfectants. For a complete list see the ACUSON P500 system Help menu.
  • Page 15 Smart Annotation System Control Touch Patient Export / Cart Doppler / Body Analysis Review Reports Overview Panel Screen Exam Import Overview Marker...

  • Page 16: Control Panel

    Control Panel Control Panel 1. Power on / off 2. Rocker Soft Key buttons 3. DGC 4. Depth / Zoom 5. Measure 6. Clip Store 7. Print Store 1 8. Print Store 2 9. Freeze 10. TEQ 11. Touch pad keys 12.
  • Page 17 16. Pulsed wave push / rotary gain 17. Invert 18. Baseline 19. Scale 20. User Defined 1 21. User Defined 2 22. Angle push / rotary 23. Workflow Controls 24. Arrow 25. Alternate keyboard 26. End Exam 27. Clear Screen 28.
  • Page 18 Control Panel Control Panel Workflow Controls Control Function Patient Opens the ‘New Patient’ and ‘Edit Patient Data’ page. Exam Opens and closes the ‘Exam Selection’ page. Review Opens the page to review an exam, create a slide show or teaching file. Report Opens the report screen to view the results and close the study.
  • Page 19 Touch Pad Action Result Activates functions assigned to the surrounding keys. Activates selected button on a form i.e., reports page. Anchors caliper when measuring. Moves or changes on-screen functions such as a caliper or color box. Slide Scrolls through a list i.e., thumbnails. Pinch and spread Changes the size of an on-screen function i.e., Doppler gate.

  • Page 20: Touch Screen

    Touch Screen 1. Mode indicators xxxxxxxxxxx xxxx 2. Patient banner ACUSON xx_xx_xxxx_xx_xx_xx xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx VF13-5 Small Parts 3. System status bar Tx Power 100% Physio MA 0,59 Settings ASC 2 DTCE Low 4. Thumbnail panel Dyn R 75 dB THI 8.9 MHz 26 dB 45 tps 5.
  • Page 21 Smart Annotation System Control Touch Patient Export / Cart Doppler / Body Analysis Review Reports Overview Panel Screen Exam Import Overview Marker...

  • Page 22: Patient Exam

    Patient Exam Patient Browser Press Browser 1. Show Files 2. Source Media 3. Search Criteria 4. Search 5. Clear Search 6. Study List 7. Send 8. Output Device 9. Delete 10. Export, Import 11. Navigation menu...
  • Page 23 Patient Data New Patient Use ‘Tab’ to move to the next text box. ◾ Press Patient You may start the exam without registering a patient and then update ◾ Click New Patient the patient information at any time before ending the exam. ◾...
  • Page 24 Patient Exam Patient Data Cont. To change the patient data entry Edit Patient Data fields, select short or long form on the General 2 Configuration page. ◾ Press Patient ◾ Click Edit Patient Data You can start an new exam or restart an exam from the Patient Browser ◾...
  • Page 25 Smart Annotation System Control Touch Patient Export / Cart Doppler / Body Analysis Review Reports Overview Panel Screen Exam Import Overview Marker...
  • Page 26 Real-time / Post Processing Image Controls Feature Function Dynamic TCE™ Tissue Contrast Enhancement Reduces speckle and increases image contrast. Technology – Soft Key Dyn R – Soft Key Adjust the range (minimum to maximum) of displayed gray shades. Map – Soft Key Changes gray-scale image based on the intensity of the signal.
  • Page 27 Real-time Image Controls Feature Function Narrows or enlarges the image area. 2D Image Width – Touch Note: Available with curvilinear and phased-array transducers. Advanced SieClear™ Spatial Compounding – Spatial compounding. Soft Key Biopsy – Soft Key Activates biopsy angles. Depth / Zoom – push Distance of the image into the body.
  • Page 28 Real-time Image Controls Cont. Feature Function Edge – Soft Key Enhances structure edges and boundaries. Focus Position – Moves the depth of the focal zone anterior or posterior. Soft Key Focal zones – Changes the number of focal zones. Soft Key Image Presets –...
  • Page 29 Feature Function Allows adjustment of the balance between the image line density R / S (resolution) and the frame rate (speed). Steer – Soft Key Allows steering of a linear image. Image optimization method that uses returning high frequencies to create THI –...

  • Page 30: Doppler

    Doppler Color Doppler Controls Pulsed wave Doppler controls that can be adjusted during real-time imaging or on the frozen image. Feature Function Allows automatic measurement of user defined measurements. Auto Stat – Soft Key Note: These do not enter into the patient report. Invert –...
  • Page 31 Color Doppler Controls Controls shared by Color Doppler Energy (CDE), and Color Doppler Velocity (CDV) modes. Feature Function Color Display – Removes the color box. Soft Key Flow – Soft Key Optimizes flow settings using ‘Low’, ‘Med’, and ‘High’ settings. MultiHertz Imaging Allows user selection of the frequency.
  • Page 32 Doppler Color Doppler Controls Feature Function C – Press / Rotary Button: Enters / Exits Color Doppler. button Rotary: Increases / Decreases the Color gain. CDE – Soft Key Enters / Exits Color Doppler Energy (Power) Doppler mode. CDV – Soft Key Enters / Exits Color Velocity (Directional) Doppler.
  • Page 33 Spectral Doppler Controls Controls used during pulsed wave (PW) Doppler real-time imaging. Feature Function Angle – Push / Rotary Button: Adjusts the angle in 60° increments. Button Rotary: Adjust the angle in 1° increments. Dyn R – Soft Key Adjust the range (minimum to maximum) of displayed gray shades of gray. Full D –...
  • Page 34 Doppler Spectral Doppler Shared Image Controls Controls that can be adjusted during real-time imaging or on the frozen image on the pulsed or continuous wave tracing. Feature Function Allows automatic measurement of user defined measurements. Auto Stat – Soft Key Note: These do not enter into the patient report Invert –...
  • Page 35 Adjusts the pulse repetition period (PRF) of the active mode. Steer – Soft Key Angles the D-line or color box to the left or right. You can customize the ACUSON P500 System Doppler behavior on the ‘Exam’ tab of the Configuration menus. Smart...

  • Page 36: Annotation / Body Marker

    Annotation / Body Markers Text Soft Keys Feature Function Delete Line Removes a line of text. Delete Word Removes the last word typed. Hide / Show Text Removes or displays text. Home Area selected for the text to begin or cursor to return. Set Home Position Allows selection of home position for the text cursor.
  • Page 37 Smart Annotation System Control Touch Patient Export / Cart Doppler / Body Analysis Review Reports Overview Panel Screen Exam Import Overview Marker...

  • Page 38: Analysis

    Analysis Doppler Auto Trace 1. Acquire a spectral tracing. 2. Press the Auto Stat soft key on the upper left of the monitor. 3. Select Above, Below, or Both. Auto Stat functions on a real-time or frozen image. Auto Stat measurements do not enter into the exam report.
  • Page 39 General Measurements Feature Function Launches calipers for both general and exam-specific measurements. Measure Touch Pad Move, anchor, and edit caliper functions. Delete Removes one measurement starting with the last one performed. Delete all Removes all calipers. Smart Annota- System Control Touch Patient Export /...
  • Page 40 Analysis General Measurements 1. Press the button. 2. The soft keys display on the bottom of the monitor. 3. Swipe the touch pad to position the caliper and press Set or tap the touch pad to anchor. 4. Position the first caliper and press Set. 5.
  • Page 41 Exam-Specific Measurements 1. Press the button. 2. Select the desired measurement from the menu on the left of the monitor. 3. Place the caliper or goalpost at the desired start location. 4. Press Set. 5. Use the Edit button to toggle between calipers. 6.

  • Page 42: Review

    Review Feature Function Opens review on an exam in progress. Review Opens a menu that allows selection of a saved exam. Browser Return to Returns to real-time imaging. Imaging Select | Deselect Review touch pad functions. Cine touch pad functions. Play | Pause...
  • Page 43 CINE Review Cine review functions available during the exam and in Review. 1. Reset 7. Fast forward 2. First frame 8. Current frame 3. Set Start Marker 9. Set End Marker 4. Rate 10. Frame / Frame total 5. Rewind 11.
  • Page 44 Review Creating a Slide Show 1. From an active exam press Review 2. From a saved exam press Browser 3. Tap images for the slide show. 4. Tap Slide Show 5. You can the slide show. Stop Start 6. Tap to return to imaging.
  • Page 45 Creating a Teaching File Adding Images to a Teaching File 1. From an active exam press 1. From an active exam press Review Review 2. From a saved exam press 2. From a saved exam press Browser Browser 3. Tap images for the teaching file. 3.

  • Page 46: Reports

    Reports Only entered, exam-specific measurements appear in the report. Feature Function Enters / Exits Report page. Report Scrolling Touch pad allows scrolling through reports sections.
  • Page 47 Drawing on a Report Diagram 1. Select Report 2. Select Description 3. Select Draw 4. Press Set 5. Use the pointer to draw. 6. Select Delete to erase the last area. 7. Select to erase all drawn areas. Delete All Drawing function is only available in the CV exam.
  • Page 48 Reports Edit a Report 1. Select Results. 2. Select either 2D measurements or 3D measurements. 3. Select the value for editing. 4. Enter new value. Add an Image to the Report 1. Select Summary 2. Add comments in the text box. to add preconfigured comments.
  • Page 49 Deleting an Image in the Report 1. Select image. 2. Press Set Smart Annotation System Control Touch Patient Export / Cart Doppler / Body Analysis Review Reports Overview Panel Screen Exam Import Overview Marker...

  • Page 50: Export / Import

    Export / Import Send a Study 1. Press Browser 2. Select the exam. 3. Select the Output Device. 4. Click Send 5. The study appears in the Queue Import a Study 1. Press Browser 2. Select the Source Media. You can only import a study in DICOM format.
  • Page 51 Image Export 1. Press Check the ‘De-identify’ box to export Browser Review images and studies without patient 2. Select patient exam. information. 3. Select images. 4. Click Export. 5. Select the format type. 6. Select export destination. 7. Click Export Smart Annotation System...
  • Page 52 The products / features mentioned in this document may not be ACUSON P500, MultiHertz, SieClear, TCE and TEQ are trademarks commercially available in all countries. Due to regulatory reasons of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. their future availability cannot be guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens organization for further details.

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