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ACUSON
Freestyle User Manual
Safety and Care
Pediatric
Pediatric studies are performed in pediatric patients to obtain images that can be used to:
detect presence or absence of organ abnormalities, detect abnormalities in superficial and
bony structures, determine size, contour, and patency of vessels, and determine blood flow
patterns and velocities.
Small Organs
Small Organ studies are performed to obtain images of targets such as the breast, thyroid,
testicles, and lymph nodes that can be used to: detect presence or absence of organ
abnormalities, determine size, contour, and patency of vessels, and determine blood flow
patterns and velocities.
Neonatal Cephalic
Neonatal cephalic studies are performed in neonatal patients to obtain images that can be
used to: detect presence or absence of abnormalities, such as abnormal ventricle size or a shift
in the midline, or flow abnormalities.
Cardiac
Cardiac studies are performed to obtain images of the heart and associated vessels that can
be used to: detect presence or absence of abnormalities in heart anatomy, determine the blood
flow patterns and velocities, and image and measure anatomic and physiologic parameters of
the heart.
Peripheral Vessel (Vascular)
Peripheral vessel (vascular) studies are performed to obtain images that can be used to: detect
size, contour, and vessel patency, characterize obstructions, determine blood flow patterns and
velocities, and image and measure anatomic and physiologic parameters of vessels.
Musculoskeletal
Musculoskeletal studies are performed to obtain images of superficial and deeper targets such
as tendons, ligaments, muscles, and bony structures that can be used to: detect presence of
absence of anatomical abnormalities, and determine blood flow patterns and velocities.