ZS3 Service Manual Page 184 of 295
Blackout Area
Test Steps:
1. Cover the scan surface of the phantom with water or ultrasound gel. Gently
contact the probe lense with the scan surface.Scan the phantom and adjust the
depth at a lower value.
3. Decrease the value of parameters like acoustic power and gain until the background
noise just can be seen.
4. Record the lowest depth of the target that can be seen clearly as the blackout area
value.
When using a linear probe, completely contact the probe with the
scan surface. No side clearance is allowed.
For convex probe, the targets in the blackout area should be
positioned in the midline of the scanning plane.
As shown in figure below.