7 Performing an Exam
This section guides you through procedures commonly used in performing
patient exams with the system. These procedures include entering patient
data; acquiring, annotating, and reviewing images; and making measurements
and calculations.
New Patient Exams
You start an exam by entering patient data into the system. There are three
ways to enter patient data.
• If the worklist feature is not enabled or used on your system, you enter
patient data into the Patient Data form.
• If your system is connected to a DICOM network with the modality
worklist feature enabled, you can select an exam to load patient data
instead of entering that information manually. See "Selecting in the
Worklist" on page 181.
• If you want to start an exam without first entering patient data, you can
use the Temporary ID feature.
The system uses a unique ID to identify each patient. You can enter an ID, or
you can have the system create one automatically. Stored images, fetal growth
graphs, and reports are stored based on the patient ID.
An accession number is an optional entry assigned to each patient file by an
institution for internal information-management purposes.
The exam date is set by the system when you first acquire an image during the
exam.
A study description is a definition providing the characteristics or representation
of the study. If the worklist feature is enabled and contains a study description,
when the Patient Data is downloaded, the Study Description is included in the
information sent to the ultrasound system. If a worklist is not used, you can
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