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Beam Profile & Slice
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Model ATS 538NH
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Page 3: ...IONS FOR USE 1 HANDLING AND CARE 1 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS 2 ESTABLISHING A BASELINE 3 3 TESTING PROCEDURES 4 BEAM PROFILE FOCAL ZONE LATERAL RESPONSE WIDTH 4 ELEVATIONAL RESOLUTION 6 4 SPECIFICATIONS 1 0 5 WARRANTY 1 1 ...
Page 4: ...lice thickness or elevational resolution the third component of spatial resolution displays reflections produced by structures in front of or behind the beam s main axis The effect of changes in the slice thickness is identical to those seen with axial and lateral resolution The thinner the slice thickness the better the resolution as the slice thickness increases the degree of spatial resolu tion...
Page 5: ...s the speed of sound and ultimately the perceived measurements The phantom should be stored at room temperature for at least 24 hours before use to ensure its core temperature is correct Most diagnostic imaging systems and tissue mimicking phantoms are calibrated at room temperature commonly referred to as 23 C To ensure measurement accuracy a thermometer strip is affixed to the outside surface of ...
Page 6: ...is each facility s responsibility to establish the magnitude of drift allowed before corrective action is warranted 3 Allowable deviation from baseline measurements The difference between the original baseline measurements and subsequent measurement should be calculated and recorded At some point the difference will be large enough that some action is required call service replace system etc Each ...
Page 7: ...sus the almost homogeniticity of the amplitude in the far field The beam profile is affected by the performance of the transducer and the pulser receiver section of the imaging system 1 Place the phantom on a clean flat surface with 1 scanning surface positioned for use 2 Apply a liberal amount of acoustic coupling gel to the scanning surface It is suggested when evaluating array systems a low vis...
Page 8: ... the individual transducer the frame rate must be decreased until the individual beam profile is displayed Depending upon the system it may be necessary to reduce the frame rate to zero 5 Freeze the image and obtain a hard copy 6 Examine the display The image should be hour glass in shape Note the presence or absence of any grating lobes which will be displayed as two horns on either side of the m...
Page 9: ...erface which is perpendicular to the axis of the sound beam creating a two dimensional image The image resolution is depedent upon the degree of axial and lateral resolu tion of the diagnostic system Elevational resolution displays reflections produced by structures in front of or behind the beam s main axis The effect of changes in the slice thickness measurements are identical to those seen with ...
Page 10: ...ize a snowplowing affect on the surface of the phantom However transducer faces with a high degree of curvature the use of a high viscosity gel is recommended to maintain good coupling 3 Adjust the instrument settings TGC output etc to establish baseline values for normal liver scanning If the penetration is such that the bottom of the phantom is seen the gain settings should be reduced such that ...
Page 11: ...he frame rate must be decreased permitting a single slice thickness to be displayed De pending upon the system it may be necessary to reduce the frame rate to zero 6 Freeze image 7 Using the electronic calipers measure the distance from the scan surface to the center of the displayed slice thickness image 8 Again using the electronic calipers measure the thickness of the image This is the slice th...
Page 12: ...e slice thickness and depth at which it occurred this area is the focal zone NOTE A correction factor of 0 94 adjusts for the speed of sound in ATS urethane 1450 m s Results The slice thickness of the beam should remain consistent from week to week when using the same instrument settings transducer and the Model 538NH phantom Compare the test results obtained with a baseline or previous test If th...
Page 13: ...7 0 cm 12 0 x 7 0 cm 22 0 x 7 0 cm 19 0 x 7 0 cm URETHANEPROPERTIES Freezing point 40 C Melting point Above 100 C Speed of Sound 1450 m s at 23 Attenuation Coefficient 0 5 dB cm MHz measured at 3 5 MHz TARGETS Scattering plane oriented at 45 to the scan planes used to measure slice thickness and 90 to the beam profile scan plane Size 26 x 7 cm Depth 0 to 22 cm ...
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