Verathon BLADDERSCAN PRIME Operation & Maintenance Manual page 48

4. Gently press the probe onto the lower abdomen through the gel. The probe cable should be oriented at
90 degrees to the sagittal plane of the patient.
5. If you are scanning an obese patient, lift as much abdominal adipose tissue out of the way of the
instrument as possible. Apply more pressure to the probe in order to reduce the amount of adipose
tissue through which the ultrasound must pass.
6. Ensure that there are no air gaps between the probe and the patient's skin and that you are applying
enough pressure to maintain adequate skin contact until the scan is complete.
7. Press and release the probe Scan button or tap Aim on the Before You Scan screen. A real‑time
B‑mode ultrasound image appears on the console screen.
8. Target the bladder by manipulating the probe. If enabled, the BladderTraq™ setting highlights the
detected bladder area with a green outline.
• Angle the probe slowly side to side. Center the dark (bladder) area relative to the vertical green line
on the aiming screen.
• Point the probe slightly downward toward the tail bone (coccyx) and angle the probe along the
patient's midline to obtain the largest possible dark (echo free) area.
9. Press and release the probe Scan button again, or tap Scan on the Scanning Preview screen. The
scanning process begins.
10. Hold the probe steady while the scan is in process. When you hear the end‑scan tone, the scan is
complete.
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90°
Probe cable
Sagittal plane