Hologic Affirm, User Manual

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Affirm User Guide
Chapter 4: How to Use the System
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7. Move Z-Target Down moves the final position of the needle toward the Breast
Platform and the graphic of the lesion upward. The values for the safety margins
change accordingly.
8. Show/Hide Targets shows/hides all targets in the list of targets in the Biopsy Staging
area.
9. Device shows the name of the attached biopsy device that was selected from the
related drop-down list.
Warning:
Patient injury can occur if the device you select in the
Biopsy tab is not the device that is installed on the
system.
Note If your biopsy device does not show in the drop-down
menu, contact Technical Support. A Service Engineer must
enter the device specifications.
10. Targets shows the current target selected from the list of created targets in the
drop-down menu. The active target is the last one created. This target is at the top of
the list and displays with an arrow before the coordinates.
When multiple targets are created on an image, a target set is created. All targets in
the current target set show with an arrow before the coordinates. When you send the
target set to the Biopsy Control Module, only the active targets (those with the
arrows) transfer and can be selected at the Biopsy Control Module.
11. Status shows the distance between the biopsy paddle and the top of the aperture, the
distance of the target from the center of the aperture, and the distance from the needle
tip (post fire) to the breast platform. The distance indicator fields change colors with
movement of the needle.
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Purple indicates that is safe to proceed.
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Red indicates that the current coordinates exceed the safety margin.
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Yellow warns of being near the safety limit.
Note When you select another image and create a target on this
image, the new target moves to the top of the target list,
becomes the active target and displays with an arrow. The
targets created on the previous image move to the bottom of
the list and display without an arrow.
Note To make a target set the active target set, select one of the
targets in the set and select the Resend button.