Esaote MyLab XPro75, Начало работы

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A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N O N S A F E T Y
MyLab
- G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 2 - 12
General Imaging
Contrast Enhanced US
Contrast Agents increase risk of capillary hemorrhaging in soft tissues
through mechanical effect of ultrasound.
The ALARA principle should be observed when adjusting controls that affect
the acoustic output and transducer dwell times should be considered.
Although anaphylactoid reactions are rare, echocardiographic laboratories
that routinely use contrast agent should have policies in place for emergent
resuscitation of patients who may experience serious side effects.
Contrast Media are medicinal products for diagnostic use whose intended
purpose is to enhance the echogenicity of the blood, or of fluids which results
in an improved signal to noise ratio. Those medical products are made
available on the market with an appropriate product labeling including
specific information related to product's indications, contraindication,
posology and precaution for use.
Multifunctional ultrasound scanners are indicated for the use in conjunction
with such kind of medicinal products in order to assist them in achieving their
own specific intended purpose. Esaote does not support or encourage the
off-label use of contrast media.
Our Medical devices do not integrate or control the way how these medicinal
products are administered to the patients.
Usually, they are administered via an intravenous injection performed directly
by a medical doctor or by a qualified healthcare professional.
Esaote invites the ultrasound practitioners to read carefully the contrast
media IFU provided by the manufacturer before administering it to the
patient and to follow the appropriate professional guidelines
Shear Wave Elastography
When acoustic radiation force impulses are used, significant temperature rises
may occur, especially, if bones lie in the beam.
Transducer self-heating increases with high number of pulse sequences and
scan duration.
It may not be appropriate or valid to apply the current TI models in the SWE,
since TI is a steady state estimates while the SWE is generated by the ultra-
fast repetitive of short-duration focused acoustic pulses. So far, no specific
risk indicator has been developed, thus the duration of the SWE should be
kept as less as possible to reduce the thermal stress to the targeted tissue.