General Information; Introduction - GE Venue R1 Service Manual

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Section 5-2

General Information

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Introduction

The Venue™ system is a compact ultrasound scanner that can be used with both phased array and
linear array ultrasound probes.
Weighing less than 70 kg (154.3 lb), the Venue™ ultrasound scanner is extremely versatile and -
depending upon the installed software - can be used for various imaging modes. These include:
• 2D Gray Scale and 2D Color Flow imaging
• M-Mode Gray Scale imaging
• Color M-Mode
• Doppler
• Different combinations of the above modes
The Venue™ system main hardware components are configured as illustrated in
Figure 5-1 Venue™ System - Configuration of Main Hardware Components
NOTE: For a detailed description of Venue™ system operating modes, refer to the Venue™ User Manual.
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Section 5-2 - General Information
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Figure 5-1.
Cockpit (monitor)
eTower
(Front End and Back End)
System Power Distribution
(PSU, MPB, Batteries)
Base
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