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17 Probes and Biopsy
Perform the following procedure:
1. Install the needle-guided bracket:
a. Put on the probe cover.
b. Hold the probe by one hand, select proper needle-guided bracket, and hold it with the
other hand, and align the grooves of the needle-guided bracket with the tabs of the probe,
then push the needle-guided bracket forward, making the grooves of the needle-guided
bracket to match with the tabs of the probe. Set the needle-guided bracket at the desired
position, turn tightly the knob of fixing needle-guided bracket to fix the needle-guided
bracket.
c. Check manually to confirm the needle-guided bracket is securely installed on the probe.
d. Select a proper guiding block and push it into the groove above the support of needle-
guided bracket, then turn tightly the knob of fixing the guiding block to fix the guiding
block on the support of needle-guided bracket.
e. Insert a biopsy needle with the same specification as that of the guiding block into the
hole of the guiding block.
2. Remove the needle-guided bracket:
a. Remove the guiding block slightly along the direction of the needle's tail, and separate the
residual part of the needle-guide bracket and the probe from the needle.
b. Remove the support of needle-guided bracket from the probe.