Esaote MyLabGamma Quick Reference Manual

Quick reference guide

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Manufactured by:

Esaote S.p.A.
Via di Caciolle, 15, 50127 Florence, Italy
Tel. [phone], Fax [phone]
Internet: www.esaote.com
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Introduction

This Quick Guide describes only the
basic operating procedures to use
the MyLabGamma model, named
in the following chapters as MyLab.

The precautions and detailed operating
procedures as well as the installation procedures are described in the
operator’s manuals (Getting Started, Safety and Standards, Probes and
Consumables and Advanced Operations) provided with the system.

Carefully read the operator’s manuals provided with the system before
operating with the system.

In this manual system the Control panel keys are indicated by BLUE

CAPITAL LETTERS. Multifunction keys (for example LINE UPDATE) are

indicated with the mention of one of the functions only (for example

LINE in this example).

The enter and context menu keys are respectively indicated as ENTER
and UNDO keys in this manual.

In this operation guide a WARNING pertains to possible
injury to a patient and/or the operator.

A CAUTION describes the precautions which are neces­sary to protect the equipment.

Carefully read and understand all the warnings and cautions in the man­uals before operating with the system.

The user should observe each of the cautions and warnings.

Quick reference guide

WARNING

CAUTION

Index

General Information

1. Touchscreen
Exam Panel Layout
Multipurpose Panel Layout
Alphanumeric Keyboard Layout

2. eKnob

3. eTouch
Configuration Menu
Customized Touchscreen Configuration
Association to Real Time Preset

4. Starting an Exam

5. Ending an Exam

Image Optimization

6. Tips in B-Mode
Tips to Optimize Superficial Imaging
Tips to Optimize Deep Imaging
Tips to Optimize Spatial Resolution
Tips to Optimize Contrast Resolution
Tips to Optimize Temporal Resolution

7. Tips in M-Mode
Tips to Optimize Contrast Resolution

8. Tips in Color Flow Mapping (CFM)
Tips to Optimize Fast Flows
Tips to Optimize Slow Flows
Tips to Optimize Deep Flows

9. Tips in Doppler
Tips to Optimize Fast Flows
Tips to Optimize Slow Flows
Tips to Optimize Deep Flows

Measurements, Worksheet and Report

10. Measurements
How to Take Measurements

11. MyLab Worksheet

12. MyLab Report

MyLab Archive

General Information

General

Information

Touchscreen

The touchscreen works in different modalities:

• as Exam panel, providing control keys to perform the exam.

• as Multipurpose panel, providing software buttons to use advanced

exam controls.

• as Alphanumeric keyboard to enter data.

The touchscreen layout depends on the working modality.

Exam Panel Layout

The touchscreen is organized in three main areas, as shown in the figure
below

General Information

Area Function

Guide Graphical
Convention

Scrolling Button

Navigation Area

Navigation tabs
to select the
desired features
for the relevant
controls

BROWN
CAPITAL
LETTERS

-

Exam
Management

Buttons for
the exam
management (to
start the exam, to
change the probe
or the preset…)

GREY CAPITAL
LETTERS

ADV>>/BASIC<<

Image Parameters
Area

Control and
functions to
perform the exam

BLACK CAPITAL
LETTERS

ADV>>/BASIC<<

Buttons

Image Parameters Area – Layout

The buttons have different colors depending on the active status:

Disabled Button Active Button

Selected/Pressed

Button

Dark gray Dark blue Light blue

Button with sub-menus

Touchscreen buttons showing a frame have a dedicated
sub-menu: press the button to display the sub-menu
allowing to optimize the function.

Toggles

On the bottom of the touchscreen there are six levers (or toggles) which
act on the functions displayed just above.

Each lever can control two functions which depend on
the active modality. The lever acts on the active control,
displayed in the upper position.

To switch to the other displayed function press the
corresponding button on the touchscreen: the lever
will act now on the other control.

General Information

Multipurpose Panel Layout

This layout is used for advanced exam functions, for example body marks
or annotations.

The touchscreen is organized in three main areas.

Area Function

Guide Graphical
Convention

Scrolling Button

Navigation Area

Navigation tabs
of the selected
functions

BROWN CAPITAL
LETTERS

-

Management
Area

General controls
of the active
modality

GREY CAPITAL
LETTERS

ADV>>/BASIC<<

Parameters Area

More specific
controls of the
selected function

BLACK CAPITAL
LETTERS

ADV>>/BASIC<<

Alphanumeric Keyboard Layout

A dedicated button displayed on the upper right side activates/deactivates
the emulation of the alphanumeric keyboard.

General Information

eKnob

Each toggle can be associated to the EKNOB key of the control panel:
in this case the knob around this key acts as the associated toggle on the
active function.

The EKNOB key can be associated to more touchscreen buttons: to
change the associated toggle press the EKNOB key.

eTouch

The ETOUCH key allows to record sequences of keys both of the
touchscreen and of the control panel. Each recorded sequence (Macro)
can be named and saved to be available as a customized button in
customized touchscreens.

This key switches between factory and customized touchscreen. Whenever
the customized button will be pressed, MyLab will automatically launch
the keys sequence.

Once the Customized touchscreen has been configured, it has to be
associated to a real time preset.

This symbol is displayed in bright orange on the touchscreen
button that is correlated to the EKNOB key.

This symbol is displayed in grey on the touchscreen button that
can be correlated to the EKNOB key.