Qisda UH100I, UH100N User Manual

No. Function No. Function

End Exam button

ROI (region of interest) area Use the zoom function to zoom

in and pan across the current image.

Close the current exam for the current patient, and start a new exam for the next patient. All the value settings adjusted during this exam will be stored automatically.

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(High) Resolution: Move the cursor to the right for a clearer yet superficial image.

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(Deep) Penetration: Move the

PW Update button

Start/stop the PW trace.

cursor to the left for a deeper yet less clear image.

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TGC (Time Gain Compensation) Slide any of the 8 TGC sliders

to adjust the gain for the desired section of the 2D image.

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M Update button

Tuning button

Optimize the image quality during a real-time scan.

Start/stop the M trace.

Function key

Assign this button as a shortcut to perform a function.

Thumbnail list Thumbnails of the scanned

images/clips that are saved

Touch the left/right arrow to toggle through different sets of image control settings when

Freeze button

Freeze the current scan.

using duplex or triple modes. Open the next page of the image

control settings (See page 56).

Image control settings

(See page 70)

Mode selection buttons

Basic operations

Identify the main screen layout

Imaging screen (Frozen)

During an exam, touch Freeze to review all the ultrasound images stored in the cine buffer frame by frame, or play back these frames in a continuous loop. The operator can also measure, calculate and add annotations to the frozen images or clips.

Control panel

Distance Ellipse

Trace Calc

Measure Del

Annot Label

Arrow Annot Del

BDMK Probe Pos

Rotate Erase BDMK

B Function

Freeze Save Image

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Figure 7 Frozen imaging screen (example)

No. Function No. Function

This image is added to a report.

Cine clip

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The progress bar

Set the end point of the cine clip.

Save Image button

Save a frozen image or a clip to the system hard drive.

Open the next page of the image control settings. (See page 56)

Add annotations, including arrows, texts and body marks, to the current image using the

virtual keyboard .

Play back the recent image frame sequence.

Set the start point of the cine clip.

Freeze button (Enabled)

Touch this button again to return to the real-time scan.

Print out the image from the thermal printer connected to the system via the USB connector.

Perform measurements and calculations on the current image.

Basic operations

Identify the main screen layout

System tools

Touch anywhere on the system toolbar to open the system tools widget. Touch an item to adjust its setting.

System

toolbar

No. Function No. Function

Manually set current date and time.

Cast the system screen to an external display.

14:56

Freeze Save Image

Figure 8 System tool widget

2015. 08. 07 Tuesday

LAN on

Cast display off

Used 85%

Connecting

Enable/Disable the Bluetooth function.

Check and manage outgoing queues.

Adjust the brightness.

Adjust the volume.

Display the percentage of the system storage used. Follow the pop-up message to free up storage space by deleting exams

Manage the Ethernet settings

done in the appointed number of weeks.

Enable/Disable the WLAN function.

Virtual keyboard

Whenever the operator needs to enter text in a text field, simply touch the field, and a virtual keyboard appears on the lower part of the screen.

Touch a letter to enter text; when finishing inputs, touch Done.

Figure 9 Virtual keyboard

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Identify the main screen layout

Scan properties display

The imaging window includes a text display information about the current scan.

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Figure 10 Scan properties display (example)

No. Function No. Function

Thermal index/Mechanical index 2D image control settings:

Gain/Depth/FPS/QBeam/PWR Color wedge

Transducer type Color image control settings:

Gain/PWR/PRF/Wall Filter/ Persistence

Grayscale wedge

Switch the control panel pages

The functions available on the control panel vary, depending on the scan mode and the transducer connected.

Page 1

Touch to open the next page

(page 2).

Touch to display more functions

Page 2

(page 3).

Page 3

Touch to return to

the first page (page 1).

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the previous page

(page 2).

Identify the main screen layout

Add a new patient

The system allows skipping entering patient information if the operator needs to start the ultrasound exam immediately. However, the images and cine loops cannot be saved. We recommend that the operator defines the patient within the system before scanning to avoid mix-ups and to generate reports.

1. On the imaging screen, touch Menu > Patient.

Menu Patient

Edit Patient

New Patient

Pause Exam

Current Exam History

Save

Scan Previous

Patient Information

First name Middle Name Last Name

ID Gender DOB Age:

Exam History

Cardiology GY OB Abdomen Small Part Urology Vascular

Height cm Weight kg BSA: m2HR bpm

Blood Press

Accession Institution Operator

Referring physician Interpreting Physician

Description

Comment

mmHg RA Press mmHg

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Figure 11 Patient screen

2. Touch New Patient. Enter the patient information as much detail as possible:

» Touch in a text entry field, and use the virtual keyboard below to

input contents. » Touch Next on the keyboard to go to the next field. » Touch Done on the keyboard.

To create a valid patient profile, at least the patient’s First name and ID number should be filled in.

3. Touch Save. To start scanning the patient, touch Scan.

To update patient information

1. On the patient screen, touch Edit Patient.

2. Enter the new information in the appropriate fields.

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Add a new patient

3. Touch anywhere on the screen, the following system message

appears. Touch Save to save changes.

Load a work list

The system conforms with the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard, which is the industrial standard for the communication and management of patient data between devices in the hospital. The operator can load patient information in a work list via the DICOM server.

1. On the imaging screen, touch Menu > Work list.

Menu Worklist

Start exam

Scan Previous

Query Worklist

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Name ID Accession# Gender DOB

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Details

Accession#

Figure 12 Work list screen

2. Enter the query criteria in any of the Name/ID/Accession# fields, and touch

to start the query. Patients matching the query will be

listed on the screen.

3. Select the number of patients to scan on the worklist from the dropdown menu.

To start scanning, select a patient, and then touch Start exam.

Basic operations

Load a work list

Select a preset

The system provides predefined presets for all supported transducers. Choosing an exam loads optimized presets for image control settings, based on the anatomy to be scanned, the transducer used, and the scanning mode. The presets also specify the measurements appropriate for the exams. The operator can directly use the optimized presets, or adjust any of the image control settings as necessary for the specific patient and the specific exam.

1. On the imaging screen, touch Menu > Preset. All the available presets compatible with the connected transducer displays on the preset screen.

Menu Preset Select Preset

Save current used preset as

Management

Export

Import

Preset Setup

Liver Obstetric

Currently used preset

Scan Previous

Figure 13 Preset screen

2. Touch the exam/preset to scan, and the operator will be redirected automatically to the real-time imaging screen.

To modify current presets

1. On the preset screen, touch Movement.

2. Touch Move, and drag to re-arrange the order of the presets. To hide an unwanted preset, touch Hide & Show Preset, and touch Off on the preset.

3. Touch anywhere on the screen, the following system message appears. Touch Save to save changes.

Basic operations

Select a preset

Set the transducer orientation

Upon entering all imaging modes, the orientation marker ( ) displays at the default location (usually at the top left side of the image), and

suggests the operator the direction of holding the transducer. The orientation marker on the screen corresponds to the position of the orientation marking on the side of the transducer.

Orientation marker

Figure 14 Transducer orientation (Example transducer-C52A)

The operator can change the left/right orientation of the image (realtime or frozen) in various imaging (single or dual) without rotating the transducer head itself.

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To reverse left and right On the imaging screen (real-time or frozen), touch

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To reverse up and down On the imaging screen (real-time or frozen), touch

> L/R.

> U/D.

Adjust the displayed image

On the real-time imaging screen, touch the corresponding mode selection button to select a scan mode. Use the image control settings to further optimize the image. For explanations and usage of these settings on specific modes, please refer to their respective chapters.

The operator can also perform the following operations to adjust the contents of the imaging window.

Basic operations

Set the transducer orientation

Enlarge an area of the image

To further examine the anatomy by enlarging a region of the image (realtime or frozen), use the zoom function.

1. On the imaging screen, touch

> > Zoom. The ROI (Region of

Interest) box appears on the center of the image.

Chroma Map 0 Sector Width 26

GSC 0 Sector Pos

Acoustic 1540 TX Power 80.0

Image

Zoom

Reverse

Annot Label Arrow

Probe

BDMK

Pos

B Function

Freeze Save Image

Erase

Needle

BDMK

Annot

Rotate Close

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Figure 15 Enlarge a ROI (normal image)

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Touch and drag inside of the ROI box to move it to the area to enlarge. Touch on any of the box’s four corners and drag to resize the ROI box.

2. Touch anywhere outside the ROI box to enlarge selected area.

Chroma Map 0 Sector Width 26

GSC 0 Sector Pos

Acoustic 1540 TX Power 80.0

Image

Zoom

Reverse

Annot Label Arrow

Probe

BDMK

Pos

B Function

Freeze Save Image

Erase

Needle

BDMK

Annot

Rotate Close

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Figure 16 Enlarge a ROI (zoomed image)

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The operator can still move the enlarged area by touching and dragging anywhere on the image.

Basic operations

Adjust the displayed image

Split the imaging screen

The system allows splitting the imaging screen into two sections to view two current scans for a patient. The operator can acquire one scan for the patient, enable split screen, and then acquire another scan from a different angle, location or with a different scan mode.

On the imaging screen, touch

> Dual. The ultrasound software immediately freezes the current scan, and copies the current settings for the image to the second screen.

B Color PW

M Power

Color Gain 45

PRF 1.0

Steering 0

WF 20.0

Color Function

Freeze Save Image

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To select a screen, touch Toggle. Only one screen can be active at a time. The operator can then apply any image control settings and use scan modes independently to either screen. For example, the operator can acquire a 2D scan, activate dual screen, and then acquire a Color Doppler scan in the second screen.

To leave the dual screen, touch Dual again.

Freeze an image

During a real-time scan, touch Freeze to freeze live ultrasound images recorded by frame and stored temporarily in the cine buffer. Depending on the mode selected, a certain number of frames are recorded.

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To view the saved images frame by frame, touch / .

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To play back saved images in a continuous cine loop, touch .

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To re-start a new live scan, touch Freeze again.

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If no frozen image or cine loop are saved, restart live scanning erases the frame data. Make sure any needed images are saved or printed before acquiring new scan data.

Basic operations

Freeze an image

Add annotations and measurements

On the frozen imaging screen, the operator can add annotations and measurements to the ultrasound images in order to explain the anatomy.

If you return to the real-time imaging screen without saving the image, all the annotations and measurements added will be cleared.

Annotations

Left Right

Upper Lower

Medial Lateral

Anterior Posterior

SAG TRANS

PROX MID

LT Kidney RT Kidney

LT Lobe RT Lobe

Aorta Liver

CBD IVC

Duodenum Fluid

Appendix Pancreas

Gallbladder Spleen

Caudate Bowel

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Figure 18 Add annotations

Arrow

Touch Arrow. An arrow appears at the text home position. Drag the arrow to place it to the desired location

Text

1. Touch Annot. A virtual keyboard and a text cursor (I-beam) appear at

the text home position.

2. Type the texts directly. Touch Done on the keyboard to finish inputs.

3. Drag the text cursor to where you want the new texts to be, and

release it to place the texts

Set the text home position

The operator can choose a specified position in the image display as the starting location, which is the text home position.

1. Touch Annot.

2. Drag the text cursor to the desired text home position.

3. Touch Set Home.

Basic operations

Add annotations and measurements

Label

1. Touch Label. A predefined text menu and a text cursor (I-beam)

appears at the text home position

2. Select a text label to place it at the current cursor position, and touch

Close.

3. Drag the cursor/label to where you want the texts to be.

The text labels are still editable. Touch the label to display the virtual keyboard, and start editing the texts. Touch Done on the keyboard to finish editing.

BDMK

1. Touch BDMK to display the body marker menu.

Body Mark (12)

Distance

Trace

Annot

Arrow

BDMK

Rotate

Freeze Save Image

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Figure 19 Add a body mark

2. Select a body mark. A pictogram of the body mark with a transducer

indicator displays on the image.

Figure 20 Pictogram of the body mark (example)

3. Touch Probe Pos, Touch anywhere on the image and move to place

the body marker to the desired location on the body mark.

4. Touch Rotate. Touch anywhere on the image and move to rotate the

transducer indicator.

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Add annotations and measurements

5. Touch and hold the pictogram, and drag to move it to the desired

location on the image.

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To delete annotations added, including texts and arrows, touch

Annot Del to delete the last added annotations.

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To delete the body mark added, touch Erase BDMK.

Measurements

Measurements accompanying ultrasound images supplement other clinical procedures available to the attending physician. The operator can perform as many measurements as needed.

Distance Ellipse

Trace Calc

Annot Label

Arrow Annot Del

BDMK Probe Pos

Rotate Erase BDMK

Freeze Save Image

To delete measurements added, touch Measure Del to delete the last added measurements.

Distance

Measure Del

B Function

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Figure 21 Perform measurements

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Used to measure a distance.

1. Touch Distance. A “cross” cursor

appears on the image. Move the

target cursor to where you want to start measuring and release it.

2. Drag the target cursor to where you want to finish measuring, and

then release it

The measured results (values) appear on the top left corner of the ultrasound image.

Trace

Used to trace an irregular shape.

1. Touch Trace. A “cross” cursor

cursor to where you want to start measuring and release it.

Basic operations

appears on the image. Move the

Add annotations and measurements

2. Drag the cursor along the outline of the object to trace.

Figure 22 Trace an outline

3. When the tracing is nearly done, release your finger and the system

completes the loop by drawing a line from the current cursor position to the starting point

The measured results (values) appear on the top left corner of the ultrasound image.

Ellipse

Used to measure a circumference.

1. Touch Ellipse. A “cross” cursor

target cursor to one end of the area you want to measure and release it to set the start point of measurement.

2. Drag the target cursor to the other end of the desired area, and

release it to set the end point of measurement. An oval area is then measured

The measured results (values) appear on the top left corner of the ultrasound image.

appears on the image. Move the

Save and print the image

After adding needed annotations/measurements to the image, the operator can save or print the image.

Save an image

On the frozen imaging screen, touch Save Image to save the current frame as an image. The saved image will be displayed in the thumbnail list.

Save a cine clip

To save the frames as a cine clip, touch and hold Save Image.

Print an image

To print out the image, touch Print.

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Save and print the image

Review the image

On the frozen screen, scroll up and down on the thumbnail list to view the thumbnails of all the saved images/clips. To further examine one or a set of images/clips, touch the thumbnail(s) of the needed image or cine clip to display the review screen.

Add to Report Gen Report

Export study Delete

Multi-Select 1*1

Multi-Image 1*1

Print Study List

B Function

Freeze Save Image

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Figure 23 Review the image

Perform multiple selections

The operator can perform actions to more than one image/clip at a time.

Add to

Gen Report

Report

Export study

Delete

Multi-Select 3*3

Multi-Image 1*1

Print Study List

B Function

Freeze Save Image

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Figure 24 Perform multiple selections

1. Touch the + button under Multi-Select. Scroll up and down on the

thumbnail window and touch to select up to 9 images/clips.

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To quickly select all images, touch Select All.

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To cancel all selections, touch Deselect All.

Basic operations

Review the image

2. Touch an action button. For example, touch Delete to delete all

selected images/clips.

Compare images

To compare the scanned images/clips, touch the + button under Multi-

Image.

Add to

Gen Report

Report

Export study Delete

Multi-Select 1*1

Multi-Image 2*2

Print Study List

B Function

Freeze Save Image

Please touch thumbnail to add to review list. Please touch thumbnail to add to review list.

Fun.Key

Please touch thumbnail to add to review list.

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Figure 25 Compare images

Scroll up and down the thumbnail list, and touch to select up to 4 images/clips to display for comparison.

Generate a report

1. On the review screen, touch the thumbnails of the desired images

and touch Add to Report.

2. Touch Gen Report to display the following screen.

Menu Report

Print Print Preview

Image Layout 1 column

Add Image Rem Image

Exam History Export

Save as Save

Scan Previous

Signature: / Study date: 2015/09/03 / Exam type: Cardiology

Institution: / Referring: / Interpreting:

Template template_1

Patient information

Name DOB Age

Study Specific Information

Height cm

Blood Press

Prompts Findings

Comments

Ultrasound Image

Weight

kg BSA: m

mmHg

RA Press

Figure 26 Report screen

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mmHg

Review the image

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3. Fill in information about the patient and the study, if not complete, and

add comments using the virtual keyboard.

4. Scroll down to review the images added, and add comments to

individual images, if needed.

The operator can still add/remove images to/from the report without going back to the review screen. Touch Add Image/Rem Image to display the image editing screen. Check the desired images and touch Add to Report or Remove from report.

5. Touch the + button under Image Layout to select the numbers of

columns for placing the images on a report.

6. Touch Print Preview to preview the report.

7. To print out the report, touch Print; to save the report, touch Save as,

select the file format and directory, and then touch Save.

Export the exam

The operator can export exams and images to an external storage or the DICOM server. When exporting an exam, an image or a cine loop, the system creates a uniquely named subdirectory for each exam, image or loop.

The system provides three ways of exporting the exam:

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On the review screen, touch Export study > Export to DICOM or

Export to external storage.

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On the exam history screen, check the completed exams, and touch

Export Exam > Export to DICOM or Export to external storage.

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On the report screen, touch Export > Export to DICOM or Export to

external storage.

To set the default export directory, exporting to DICOM automatically after ending the exam and more, please go to Menu > Setting.

End the exam

An exam is not complete if the operator proceeds with a new exam without ending the previous one.

To end the exam, touch End exam on the imaging screen. To check the exam status, please go to Menu > Exam history.

Basic operations

Export the exam

Scan modes overview

All of the information in this chapter pertains to real-time imaging. Many of the controls and functions change when the operator freeze the scan. For information on using functions when the scan is frozen, please refer to “Annotations” and “Measurements”.

On the real-time imaging window:

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Touch the mode selection buttons to select a scan mode (See

“Imaging screen (Real-time)”).

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Touch > to switch the control panel pages to go through the available functions (See “Switch the control panel pages”).

B mode overview

The system delivers 2-dimensional digital imaging using 256 digital beam-forming channels. This imaging mode delivers excellent image uniformity, tissue contrast resolution, and steering flexibility in frequencies from 2 MHz to 15 MHz.

B Color PW

M Power

B Gain 58

Depth 15.0

Focus 8.0

DYN Range 60

B Function

Freeze Save Image

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Scan modes overview

B mode overview

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