Performing an Exam
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User Guide
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Scan Assistant
Introduction
Scan Assistant provides an automated exam script that moves
you through an exam step-by-step. This allows you to focus on
performing the exam rather than on controlling the system and
can help you to increase consistency while reducing keystrokes.
The system automatically invokes the correct mode and imaging
parameters, advances to the next step in an exam, annotates
the image, initiates measurements, and assigns the
measurements to the report.
Availability
The following additional imaging parameters and preferences
are available for use in a Scan Assistant program: CW Doppler,
Dual on Freeze, Depth, Color Scale, PW Doppler Scale, PW
Sample Volume size, and Flow Model Selection.
You can initiate one or more manual Doppler measurements/
calculations.
Body Patterns are available for use during a Scan Assistant
program. You can turn a Body Pattern on/off, select a particular
Body Pattern graphic, and specify the position of the probe mark
on the Body Pattern graphic.
The footswitch can be used with Scan Assistant. You can map
Pause/Resume, Previous Step, and Next Step to the footswitch.
The “Always Use Doppler Cursor” preset, available on the
Utility --> System --> General page, allows all PW Doppler steps
to start with full screen 2D image plus mode cursor. You can
specify the Store Order in Scan Assistant to set the Reading
Order for the radiologist. The Learn Probe attribute can be set to
learn and change the probe for the user in the middle of the
exam.