GE Healthcare
Senographe DS Acquisition System
Revision 1
Operator Manual 5307907-3-S-1EN
Introduction
2-intro.fm
Page no. 21
Chapter 2
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Indications for use
The Senographe DS system generates digital mammographic images which can be used for screening
and diagnosis of breast cancer.
The Senographe DS system is intended to be used in the same clinical applications as traditional mam-
mographic film/screen systems.
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Contraindications
There are no known contraindications.
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Training program
Users must ensure that they receive training on the Senographe DS with GE Medical Systems training
programs prior to use on patients. For systems subject to Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA)
rules, the Radiologic Technician, Interpreting Physician, and the Medical Physicist are each required to
obtain eight hours of new-modality training for full-field digital mammography. Additional information can
be found on the FDA's mammography website:
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mammography/index.html
.
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How to use the manual
Because of the ergonomic graphical interface, you will find the Senographe DS easy to use.
You should take time to study the manual to become fully familiar with all features, and to learn how to
use the more complex functions to their full extent.
•
For important safety and regulatory information
, study the
Regulatory Requirements on page 3
of this manual and the chapter on Safety Recommendations (Chapter
).
These sections are extremely important, describing safety and regulatory issues that you
must
thor-
oughly understand
before
attempting to use the
Senographe DS
system.
•
To learn about system components and features
, refer to the general description of system features
in section
2 System components on page 19
of this chapter, and to Chapter
•
To become familiar with the use of windows, menus, and controls
on the Senographe DS worksta-
tion, refer to Chapter
.
•
For information on system startup and shutdown and user account management
, refer to Chapter
User Session and Account Management
•
To learn about the features of the Browser window
, which is the main window used to select images
for review, for transfer to other workstations or to a mass archiver, and to start Senographe DS appli-
cations, refer to Chapter
.
•
For information on the powerful task management and image review functions
, refer to Chapter
•
For a guide to standard procedures when performing an image acquisition, refer to
.
•
To print images and to save images on recordable CD
, refer to Chapter
•
To assure continued high level operation of the
Senographe DS, follow the quality control procedures
specified in Chapter
.
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