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System 

Overview

Getting  

Started

2D Mode  

and M-mode

Color and  

Spectral Doppler

Measurements 

and Calculations 

Text, Arrows 

and Pictograms 

Data and Image 

Management

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Summary of Contents for ACUSON NX3 series

Page 1: ...Quick Reference Guide ACUSON NX3 Series siemens com nx3 ...

Page 2: ...Contents System Overview 3 Getting Started 8 2D Mode and M mode 12 Color and Spectral Doppler 24 Measurements and Calculations 38 Text Arrows and Pictograms 48 Data and Image Management 54 2 ...

Page 3: ...ograms 7 Major Modes 8 Angle Steer Select 9 TGO Image Optimization 10 DCG Controls 11 Depth Zoom Focus 12 UD User defined Key Dual 13 Print Store and Clip 14 Freeze 15 Home Base Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 7 1 System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management 3 ...

Page 4: ...System Overview 1 Left Set 2 Right Set 3 Update View 4 Escape 5 Caliper 6 Trackball CINE review 7 Wrist Support Home Base Area 1 3 6 7 2 4 5 4 ...

Page 5: ... Key 5 Caps Lock 6 Wireless Connection 7 Insert Overwrite Status Icons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management System Overview 5 ...

Page 6: ...Connecting Transducer In the unlocked position insert the transducer into the port located on the front of the system Turn the lock clockwise until it locks into place System Overview 6 ...

Page 7: ...eels can swivel and roll Locked wheels cannot swivel and roll Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management System Overview 7 ...

Page 8: ...ient 2 Enter patient information 3 Select the Transducer and Exam type and select OK Transducer can also be selected from the Touch Screen if 3 or more transducers are connected to the system after patient registration or by selecting Exam on the Control Panel TIP 8 ...

Page 9: ...klist at the upper left side of the form Select US Ultrasound Search Select the study and press Select Select OK to begin the study System must be connected to a HIS RIS server to access patient worklist Edit Study System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management 9 ...

Page 10: ...upper left menu on the image screen 3 To change transducers during an exam press Exam or the user defined key assigned to the transducer 4 Select the transducer on the Touch Screen Selection of transducers via the Touch Screen is available once three or more transducers are connected TIP Getting Started 10 ...

Page 11: ...to move between images 5 Press END on the keyboard to end the study Starting a new patient also ends a current exam A compatible printer must be connected and assigned to the print function in the Presets menu before the print function becomes active Print Store 1 and 2 are customized in the Presets menu TIP Review Select System Overview 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements a...

Page 12: ...ge optimization Press to optimize the overall image displayed Press twice to deactivate Note Available on live image only DGC Manually adjusts gain brightness at depth Default all slide controls in the center Note Available on live image only Focus Adjusts the focal zone Rotate to move up down and press to activate multiple focal zones Note Only available with certain transducers 2D Mode and M mod...

Page 13: ...n live or frozen images HD Zoom Displays a high density zoom Press to activate Rotate the Depth Zoom to increase decrease ROI Press Depth Zoom or HD Zoom to activate Dual Displays two separately acquired images side by side Press Dual to activate and toggle between images Press the 2D key to exit System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calcula...

Page 14: ... to SieClear 2 upon activation 4B Displays four separately acquired images Select to activate and add each image Note Available on live image only in 2D and Color Doppler Image Presets Image optimization presets Select to view available image presets Note Available on live image only Customizable in a user defined exam only THI Tissue Harmonic Imaging Increases contrast and lateral resolution Redu...

Page 15: ... Available on live image only RS Resolution Speed Balances line density spatial resolution and frame rate Increase to improve image detail Decrease to improve frame rate Note Available on live image only DTCE Dynamic TCE Tissue Contrast Enhancement Technology Reduces speckle and enhances tissue contrast Settings are Low Medium and High Note Available on live or frozen images Configurable for the s...

Page 16: ...ncement VE Technology Decreases artifacts increases contrast resolution and boundary detection in structures with flow Press to activate deactivate Note Available on live imaging only ClarifyVE Levels Adjusts levels of sensitivity when using ClarifyVE Rotate clockwise to increase sensitivity Rotate counterclockwise to decrease sensitivity Select a higher level to increase Select a lower level to d...

Page 17: ...switch between orientations up U or down D and right R or left L Note Available on live or frozen image Clip Capture Selects type of clip capture Chronology Prospective Retrospective Acquisition Rate Normal High Trigger Type Time Capture Beat Capture Rwave Capture Note Available on live image only Configurable for the soft key rotary controls and or touch screen user interface System Overview Gett...

Page 18: ...Thermal TIS TIB Indices DR Dynamic Range Adjusts number of gray shades displayed Rotate clockwise for a softer grayer image Rotate counterclockwise to increase contrast Note Available on live or frozen images MultiHertz MultiHertz Multiple Frequency Imaging Balances between resolution and penetration Use higher frequency to increase resolution Use lower frequency to increase penetration Note Avail...

Page 19: ...age Press and rotate for tints from 0 15 Note Available on live or frozen images Rotate Adjusts image orientation in 90 degree increments Rotate to adjust Note Available on live image only Configurable for the touch screen controls and or soft rotary keys System Overview Getting Started Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management 2D...

Page 20: ... Rotate to adjust overall M mode gain Note Available on live image only Update View Alternates between 2D M mode formats on the Touch Screen Press to move between modes Note Available on live image only Color M mode Enters exits color M mode With Color Doppler activated press M M mode Place cursor and Press M Press M to exit Note Only available with cardiac transducers 2D Mode and M mode 20 ...

Page 21: ...splay more cardiac cycles Note Available on live or frozen image Edge Sharpens the contours of a structure in the M mode sweep Increase for more sharpness Decrease for less sharpness To deactivate select 0 Note Available on live image only Configurable for the soft key rotary controls and or touch screen user interface System Overview Getting Started Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Cal...

Page 22: ...he M mode sweep Map choice is displayed from low to high contrast Note Available on live or frozen image Tint Colorizes the M mode sweep Press and rotate for tints from 0 15 Note Available on live or frozen image DR Dynamic Range Adjusts number of gray shades displayed in the M mode sweep Rotate clockwise for a softer grayer sweep Rotate counterclockwise for increased contrast Note Available on li...

Page 23: ...System Overview Getting Started Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler 23 ...

Page 24: ...ect Power to activate deactivate Rotate to increase decrease power Doppler gain Note Available on live image only Color Box Size Position Adjusts the color ROI Increase frame rate by decreasing the color ROI width or depth Press Set to alternate between Size Position Roll the trackball to resize or reposition color ROI Note Available on live image only Steer Steers the Color ROI Toggle the Steer k...

Page 25: ...color bar Select to activate deactivate Note Available on live or frozen image RS Resolution Speed Balances line density spatial resolution and frame rate Increase for image detail Decrease to increase frame rate Note Available on live image only Configurable for the soft key rotary controls and or touch screen user interface System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Measurements and Calc...

Page 26: ...time that the color flow data remains in the ROI before being replaced by another color Increase for greater vessel color fill Decrease to increase temporal resolution Note Available on live image only Filter Adjusts the color wall filter Increase to reduce motion artifacts Decrease to increase sensitivity to low flow states Note Available on live image only Color and Spectral Doppler Color Dopple...

Page 27: ... live image only Display Turns color display off image when in Color Doppler Select to activate deactivate Note Color ROI remains on image Configurable for the soft key rotary controls and or touch screen user interface System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management Color and Spectral Doppler 27 ...

Page 28: ...igns the velocity velocity variance for Color or flow amplitudes for Power to a range of colors Maps choices are A I Note Available on live or frozen image P Transmit Power Acoustic energy delivered to the patient in color Doppler mode Increase decrease to adjust the transmit power Note Available on live image only Changes Mechanical and Thermal Indices displayed Color and Spectral Doppler Color D...

Page 29: ... Adjusts the range of flow velocities displayed above and below the baseline Move up down to adjust the baseline of the active mode Note Available on live image only System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management Color and Spectral Doppler 29 ...

Page 30: ...on Doppler gate Press D or CW to activate the strip Rotate to adjust overall spectral Doppler gain Note Available on live image only TGO TGO Technology One button optimization of spectral Doppler gain baseline and scale With Doppler spectrum active press to activate Press twice to exit TGO Note Available on live image only Update View Alternates between the Doppler spectrum and the 2D image Press ...

Page 31: ...near transducers Angle Adjusts angle correction Press to cycle through 60 0 60 angle selections Rotate to adjust values in 1 increments Note Available on live or frozen image System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management Color and Spectral Doppler 31 ...

Page 32: ...justs sample volume size Increase decrease to adjust size Note Available on live image only Invert Reverses the Doppler spectrum negative values display above the baseline Select to activate deactivate Note Available on live or frozen image Sweep Adjusts the scrolling speed of the Doppler spectrum Increase to display less cardiac cycles Decrease to display more cardiac cycles Note Available on liv...

Page 33: ... the sensitivity of the Trace tool when in Auto Stats Increase for higher sensitivity Choices are 1 5 Note Available on live image only Update Rate Defines the interval for refreshing the 2D mode image Select Off 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec or EOS End Of Sweep Note Available on live image only Configurable for the soft key rotary controls and or touch screen user interface System Overview Getting Star...

Page 34: ... DTI DTI Doppler Tissue Imaging Capability Activates the Doppler Tissue imaging feature for cardiac exams Press to activate deactivate Note Available on live image only T F Res Time Frequency resolution Adjusts the balance between the temporal and frequency resolution of the Doppler spectrum Increase to increase temporal resolution Decrease to increase frequency resolution Note Available on live i...

Page 35: ...System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management Color and Spectral Doppler 35 ...

Page 36: ...on frequency PRF Increase decrease to adjust the PRF Note Available on live image only DR Dynamic Range Adjusts number of gray shades displayed Rotate clockwise for a softer grayer spectrum Rotate counterclockwise for a greater contrast spectrum Note Available on live or frozen image MultiHertz frequency Adjusts spectral Doppler frequency independent of the 2D or color frequency Increase decrease ...

Page 37: ...or frozen image Tint Colorizes the Doppler spectrum Select desired Tint from 0 11 Note Available on live or frozen image Configurable for the touch screen controls and or soft rotary keys System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management Color and Spectral Doppler 37 ...

Page 38: ...ment type and Press Caliper 3 Roll the trackball to position the first caliper 4 Press to anchor Measurements can be performed on frozen CINE and stored images TIP 5 Roll the trackball to position the second caliper 6 Press to complete the measurement Unlabeled measurements do not enter into the exam report 38 ...

Page 39: ...s to anchor 5 Roll the trackball to position the second caliper 6 Press to complete and send the labeled value s to the patient report The measurement label can be selected before or after calipers are placed TIP System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management 39 ...

Page 40: ...lipers 2 Press 6HOHFW 1H W on the Touch Screen to cycle between calipers sets 3 Press HOHWH on the Touch Screen or press the Select key to remove active measurement 4 Push HOHWH OO on the Touch Screen to delete all measurements 5 Rotate Undo Redo or the Select key to edit a trace measurement Measurements and Calculations 40 ...

Page 41: ...Rotate 0 3RVLWLRQ and 0 6L H to cycle through the available size and positions System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management Measurements and Calculations 41 ...

Page 42: ...s Next to review additional measurements 4 Select Send Report to send to connected external printer 5 Press to store report as a thumbnail 6 Select Return to exit the Report 7 To edit the report roll the trackball to the desired measurement and edit 8 Press Summary to generate a revised Summary Only labeled measurements appear on the report An appears for any edited measurement 42 ...

Page 43: ... 2 3 4 6 3 6 Touch Screen Image Screen System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management Measurements and Calculations 43 ...

Page 44: ...ctivate the measurement package 2 Press Report to enter exit report page 3 Select 6XPPDU on the Touch or Imaging Screen 4 Select Export to USB to send to USB as a pdf file 5 Select Print to print to a connected printer 6 Select Exit to exit the Report Summary 44 ...

Page 45: ...3 6 4 5 Touch Screen Image Screen System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management Measurements and Calculations 45 ...

Page 46: ...een 4 Select the Display format from the Summary Page 5 Roll the trackball to the thumbnail image and press the Set key to highlight Up to 20 images can be stored to the Summary TIP 6 Roll the trackball to the desired image location in the Image section and press the Set Key to drop the image in report 7 To Delete the image move the cursor over the image and press Delete Image Summary 46 ...

Page 47: ...4 5 System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management Measurements and Calculations 47 ...

Page 48: ...reen menu 6HW RPH 3RVLWLRQ Sets default position for text cursor RPH 3RVLWLRQ Positions the cursor at the home location LGH 7H W Temporarily hides text OHDU 6FUHHQ Deletes all text pictograms or arrows HOHWH LQH Deletes one line of text at the cursor Text Arrows and Pictograms 48 ...

Page 49: ...tes text when text cursor is active Displays the next or previous page when available Caps Lock System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management 49 ...

Page 50: ...urn Select to change arrow direction 5 Rotate Arrow Size to adjust arrow size 6 Press Set to anchor 7 Press New or Select to add another arrow 8 Press Delete to delete the last arrow 9 Press Delete All to delete all arrows 10 Press Select Arrow or Update to cycle through multiple arrows 11 Press Exit to exit Arrow function Unlimited arrows can be added TIP Arrows 50 ...

Page 51: ...6 9 4 3 2 5 3 8 7 9 11 10 System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management 51 ...

Page 52: ...Screen or rotate the Select key to rotate the transducer icon 5 Press to anchor 6 Press Delete on the Touch Screen or OHDU 6FUHHQ on the keyboard to delete the Pictogram Pictograms are customized in the Presets Menu by selecting Presets Pictogram List Pressing Clear Screen also deletes any text or measurements on the image TIP TIP Pictograms Text Arrows and Pictograms 52 ...

Page 53: ...2 4 6 System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calculations Data and Image Management Text Arrows and Pictograms 53 ...

Page 54: ...lect or press RUPDW to change the display format 3 Rotate the Select key to view more images 4 Press or 2D to exit Review Images from a Closed Study 1 Select 2 Select a patient and press the key twice to open 3 Select or press RUPDW to change the display format 4 Rotate the Select key to view more images 5 Press or 2D to exit 54 ...

Page 55: ...uch Screen or HOHWH from the imaging screen 8 Answer the prompt Yes to Delete 1 Select 2 Select exam from Local Disk 3 Select 5HRSHQ located below the list of exams on the right to restart exam 4 Patient data screen will populate press OK to open study Delete Images Restart an Exam Images clips and volumes can be added to a closed study within 24 hours TIP System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode a...

Page 56: ...uch Screen 5 Under Add Teaching File name the file and press Close 6 The teaching file is displayed in the Patient Browser Teaching File Images and Clips stored in teaching file removes all patient data TIP Data and Image Management 7 To add images from multiple studies follow steps 1 4 then select the desired teaching file 8 Press SSHQG to add the additional images 56 ...

Page 57: ... DICOM as the export format and select Export Export Studies Hold CTRL to select more than one patient name A showcase DICOM viewer will be burned onto the CD R or DVD with the patient data if selected in the Presets Menu Presets Archive CD DVD Images automatically send to PACs if the system is configured to send during the exam or at the end of the exam TIP TIP System Overview Getting Started 2D ...

Page 58: ...ient Browser 3 Select USB and the Tiff AVI export format 4 Select Export Import Study from CD R DVD to Local Database 1 Insert CD R DVD 2 Select CD DVD from Export Import in the Patient Browser 3 Select patient name on the CD DVD 4 Select Import Import Export Studies Data and Image Management 58 ...

Page 59: ...ct USB from Export Import in the Patient Browser 3 Select patient name on the USB 4 Select Import System Overview Getting Started 2D Mode and M mode Color and Spectral Doppler Measurements and Calculations Text Arrows and Pictograms Data and Image Management 59 ...

Page 60: ...nd TGO are trademarks of Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc The products features mentioned in this document may not be commercially available in all countries Due to regulatory reasons their future availability cannot be guaranteed Please contact your local Siemens organization for further details Images used in this guide are for educational purposes only They have been modified or compressed and...

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