Siemens ACUSON Cypress

Stress Echo
8-26 ACUSON Cypress™ Operator’s Manual
NOTE: Numerous loops can be assigned to each view. If you are having dif-
ficulty deciding which loop displays the most useful diagnostic infor-
mation, the same label can be assigned to additional loops for
display in the quad-screen format. A view counter is displayed on the
bottom left corner of the screen indicating the number of loops
assigned to each view.
10. Press the 2D mode key to return to real-time scanning.
11. Turn the PROTOCOL knob to display the Stage and View label of the next
loop you want to capture.
12. Repeat steps 5 through 10 until all views have been assigned a loop.
13. Press the VIEW function key at any time to display the saved loops in a full-
screen format. Press
VIEW a second time to display the loops in a Quad-
screen format. Press
2D to exit View mode.
14. To start the timer, press the TOOLS key, then click the [TIMER] button.
15. Press •SAVE to capture loops for two consecutive minutes during the Impost
or Peak stages.
Save and Label the Loop Simultaneously
To save and label the loop at the same time, follow these steps:
1. Press the PATIENT function key.
2. Click [NEW PATIENT].
 Select the stress protocol from the drop-down menu.
3. Press the 2D mode key to save the information and exit the Setup screen.
4. Press the TOOLS function key and click [ROI] to display the region of interest
box.
5. Turn the PROTOCOL knob to display the View and Stage label of the first
image you want to capture (RestLAX). The view label appears in yellow text
in the lower left corner of the screen.
6. Scan the patient, and when the best image is displayed, position the ROI box
and then press
Q SAVE. One cardiac cycle is saved and labeled. The View
label automatically advances. The View label can be manually changed at
any time by turning the
PROTOCOL knob and displaying the desired View
label. Continue until all the views have been assigned to a loop.
7. To activate the timer, press TOOLS then click the [TIMER] button.
Note: The timer will start automatically and continue for two minutes, when
the •
SAVE or Q SAVE key is pressed during a 2-Stage Protocol immediate
post exercise stage. The timer can also be started manually by clicking
[
TIMER] and selecting Start.