Esaote O-scan eXP, Руководство пользователя

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Elbow exa
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Patient Positioning Procedure
DPA Hand/Wrist Coil 2 is recommended for examinations of the elbow on
small size patients.
The DPA Foot/Ankle Coil is recommended for examinations of the elbow
on standard or large size patients.
1
Check that there are no obstacles in the patient seat movement area.
2 Ensure that there is no coil in the gantry and that the cavity is totally
free.
3
After releasing the brakes, place the patient's seat in the position
parallel to the magnetic unit. Lock the seat by pressing the rear brake
and at least one of the two front brakes (refer to chapter 6).
4
Place the lumbar support cushion on the seat (refer to chapter 9).
5 Help the patient on to the seat, taking care to instruct the patient to
use exclusively the front part of the seat without attempting to get off
the side.
Place the patient's legs on the padded leg rest.
6
The front and rear shielding collars (optional) must be fixed to the
gantry and opened to the maximum limit, to avoid any type of
interference with insertion of the limb. Always leave the covers fitted
on the gantry.
If using the DPA Hand/Wrist Coil 2:
7
Insert the coil in the gantry: it clicks into place to confirm correct
positioning.
8
Release the brakes and move the seat up to the magnetic unit. Insert
the hand in the coil, in a vertical position and with the thumb pointing
upwards centering the elbow with respect to the coil.
9
Insert an adequate number of standard cushions
of different thicknesses ( P1 - P3 ) between the coil and limb. This very
important step enables:
- avoidance of undesirable movements;
- facilitated and correct centering of the limb in the coil;
- increased patient's comfort;
- no direct contact between the patient’s skin and the coil, which could
lead to areas of excessive brightness in the images and difficulties with
diagnosis.
N o t e
The humeroulnar joint or humeroradial joint plane must be positioned
at the center of the DPA Hand/Wrist Coil 2.