Non-continuous stages:
To save acquired images for the selected view, press <Store> on the control panel. The
system goes to the next view for acquisition by default, saved views are marked with a
green “√.”
Rotate <Stages XXX> or <Views XXX> to select the stage and view for image acquisition
(or reacquisition). Press <Save> key to start acquisition.
Tip: Views can be re-acquired until you click [End Acquisition].
If the protocol contains continuous stages (for alternative workflows), then proceed through
each continuous stage according to the following instructions:
To begin saving acquired images for the selected stage, press <Store> on the control
panel.
The system displays a time marker below the selected stage indicating the progress of the
continuous capture.
To halt saving acquired images for the selected stage, press <Freeze> directly. The time
stops increasing.
Press <Freeze> again to continue.
To end the current acquisition, press <Store> on the control panel.
To select another continuous stage, press <Stage XXX> key.
Suspending is not allowed under continuous exam.
When acquisition is complete for each stage, the system advances to the next stage. If the
stage is non-continuous, the system displays the stage views. When image acquisition is
completed for all views and continuous stages, the system switches to Select Mode.
6. To start or restart the timer, press <Stage Timer>/<Exam Timer> on the soft menu to turn it on.
The Stage time is displayed to the right side of each stage in the protocol list, while the Exam
time is displayed in the left side of the screen.
Each saved image will be marked with two times T1 and T2. T1 refers to the total time of the
whole acquisition, while T2 indicates the time the acquisition lasted for a certain stage.
7. To end the acquisition and review the acquired images, click [End Acquisition].
NOTE: When the acquisition is ended, no additional stress echo image acquisition can be
performed for the same exam.
The following stages and controls are available while Stress Echo is active.