Signostics uscan - Ultrasound Movies; Bladder Scanning; Measuring Bladder Volume

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Ultrasound Movies
Fig 3.7 Saved Movie Clip
Tap the Movie icon to save up to eight seconds of the
ultrasound scan as a movie clip.
 The movie clip is saved with
a movie icon in the
bottom left of the image area.
 Tap the movie icon
on the image to show the movie
controls.
 Scroll through image frames by dragging the progress
marker
.
 Tap
and to pause and play the movie clip.
 Tap the Save Movie ic
on to save the currently displayed image frame.
 Tap anywhere on the image to hide the movie c
ontrols.
Fig 3.8 Apply gel
Bladder Scanning
Measuring Bladder Volume
On the Home
screen, tap Bladder Scan to start an exam. To
measure bladder volume follow the steps below:
 The default patient is displayed as an icon. To change
tap the icon and select the appropriate patient type
(Normal, Pediatri
c, Deep, Pregnant, or Phantom).
 Palpate the pubic bone, and plac
e a generous volume of
gel approximately 1 inch (3 cm) above the pubic bone
(between the pubic bone and umbilicus) (see Fig
3.8).

Fig 3.9 Place transducer and start scan
Place the probe on the patient mid-line 1 inch above the
pubic bone, with the Scan
button directed to the
patients head, and angled so the transducer points
slightly
towards the patient's feet. Tap the Scan
icon
or click the probe Scan butto
n to start the
measurement.
 If the probe is incorrectly positioned, the display will
pro
mpt the user to move the probe (Fig
3.10). If
required, move the probe up or d
own as instructed by
sliding it along the midline of the body with the Scan
button
always towards the patient's head.

Fig 3.10 Transducer Positioning
When the system detects the probe is in the correct
position, the display will prompt the user to fan the
p
robe left and right to acquire the three dimensional
bladder data (Fig
3.11). The fan is started by tilting the
probe left or right by up to 45 degrees from vertical, and
then
tilting back in the other direction to the other side to
approximately 45 degrees from vertical as shown in
Fig
3.11 allowing the ultrasound beam to scan the full
extent of the bladder. When fanning consider the
following:
 Do not allow the transducer to slip across the
patient's skin.