GE Senographe 2000 D Operator's Manual page 56

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6-3 Manual View Name Selection (Standing or Sitting Patients)
D If a special view is being used which does not correspond to one of the view names selected
automatically, use the Special Views Selection key (key
name. Press the key as often as required until the correct modified name is displayed. There
are two types of modifier:
Modifiers which are added as a suffix:
ID, TAN, RL, RM, S (e.g., RCC becomes RCCRM).
Modifiers which replace the standard view names:
XCCL, XCCM, or CV replace CC or FB.
AT replaces MLO.
When the patient is positioned for a Cleavage view (CV), external markers must
NOTICE
be used to assist in determining laterality when viewing the image. Place a Right
(R) or Left (L) marker in the lateral aspect of the breast of interest, or place
markers on the lateral side of each breast. Markers must be placed outside of
the 140 mm x 160 mm ROI used by AOP (see Chapter 10, section 4-1).
6-4 View Names for Recumbent Patients
For patients unable to stand or sit for mammograms, the change of view imposed by the recumbent
position means that the automatically selected view name is not correct.
Follow the instructions below to change the view name
1. Position the tube to the desired angle.
2. Select the laterality, L or R.
3. Press the control console SET UP key (key
4. Press VIEW to select the RECUMBENT PATIENT menu, overriding the automatically selected
view name.
5. Press the + or – key as often as required until the correct view name is displayed.
6. Press VALID to select and save the displayed name.
7. Press SET UP twice to return to the main menu and acquire the patient image.
D Repeat these steps for each view acquired on the recumbent patient.
D The table given on the following page is intended as an aid in selecting appropriate view names for
use with recumbent patients
Each row of the table starts with a sketch showing the tube position for one of the main tube
angulations. It then gives, first for the Left breast, then for the Right breast:
– The view name corresponding to that angulation for a standing patient. This is the view name
which is automatically selected and displayed by the system.
– A sketch showing the path of X-rays through the breast of a recumbent patient with her head to
the left, with the corresponding view name. In the RECUMBENT PATIENT menu, press the –
key as often as required until this view name is displayed.
– A sketch showing the path of X-rays through the breast of a recumbent patient with her head to
the right, with the corresponding view name. In the RECUMBENT PATIENT menu, press the +
key as often as required until this view name is displayed.
In each sketch the patient is shown from the rear.
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in section 3) to modify the view
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