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PadScan HD 5 User’s Manual
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POSITIONING THE PROBE AND OBTAINING OPTIMAL IMAGES
Locating the position of the bladder is the most important step in obtaining correct volume measurements.
The bladder is located in the hypogastrium, below the navel. Coat the hypogastrium of the patient and the
probe with ultrasound gel before the scan. Place the probe as illustrated below.
REMEMBER: the probe button should always face up toward the patient’s head.
In order to correctly measure the volume of the bladder, grasp the probe as shown here:
A green guideline visible on screen helps center the bladder. ((You can enable/disable this function from
SETUP menu>Display>Central guide line ON/OFF)
