GE LOGIQ 7, Basic User Manual

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Stress Echo
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Controlling the capture process
When entering a stress level with Continuous Capture enabled,
the system is automatically set in Pause mode.
1. Press B Pause on the Control Panel to start image capture.
“Capture” is displayed in the buffer bar, the gage starts filling
and the percentage of filled memory buffer increases.
2. Press B Pause again to stop capture.
“Pause” is displayed in the buffer bar.
When 90% of the memory buffer is filled up, the text display in
the buffer bar turns red.
The system enters Freeze mode automatically once the buffer is
full and the captured loops display in the Continuous Capture
selection screen.
Activating Continuous Capture
1. Do all your pre-stress acquisitions in the Cardiac
application.
2. Press the Protocol tab to enter the Stress Echo mode. The
Protocol screen displays.
3. Press Template . The template list is displays.
4. Select the template Exercise 2x4 from the list.
5. Press Begin/Cont. .
6. Acquire the resting loops in all four views.
NOTE: Use the P1 key to store the images.
7. Once the fourth loop is acquired, the system enters into a
waiting mode where Continuous Capture is in a pause state
awaiting the patient to exercise.
8. When the patient is back on the bed, press B Pause . The
Continuous Capture acquisition starts.
9. Acquire all your views.
The memory buffer gage increases. When memory exceeds
90%, the percent number turns red.
10. Press Freeze to finish.