Chapter 1: Getting Started 9
Getting Started
6 Inspectthesheathtoensurethatthereareno
holesortears.
Training videos
TheSonoSite
®
EducationKey™trainingvideos
areanoptionalfeature.
Note: Trainingvideosareunavailablewhilethe
systemisarchivingorexportingdata.
To display the list of videos
1 InserttheEducationKeyUSBdeviceintoa
USBport.(See“ToinsertaUSBstorage
device.”)
2 PressPatient.
3 PressReview.Ifthereisanactiveexam,press
List.
4 ClicktheVideostab.
5 Ifthelistdoesnotappear,selectthecorrect
USBdevice:
a PressSelect USB.
b In
theSelect USB device for media playback
dialogbox,selecttheEducationKeyUSB
device(“Training”appearsunderType),
andthenclickSelect.
Note: ImageGalleryisanunsupportedfeature.
To view a video
1 Displaythelistofvideos.
2 Selectthevideo.
3 PressView.
Thevideobeginsplaying.
4 Pressanyofthefollowing,asneeded:
• Adjuststhevolume.Thehigherthe
number,thelouderthesound.Zeroismute.
• BackRewindsthevideo10seconds.
• Pause Pausesthevideo.
• PlayResumesplayingofa
pausedvideo.
• ForwardAdvancesthevideo10seconds.
To exit a video
Pressoneofthefollowing:
• Listtoreturntothevideolist.
• Donetoreturnto2Dimaging.
Intended uses
Thesystemtransmitsultrasoundenergyinto
variouspartsofthepatient’sbodyusing2D,color
Doppler(Color),andcolor powerDoppler(CPD)
toobtainultrasoundimagesasfollows.
Fortheintendedtransducerforeachexamtype,
see“Imagingmodesandexamsavailableby
transducer”onpage 24.
Abdominal Imaging ApplicationsYoucanassess
theliver,
kidneys,pancreas,spleen,gallbladder,
bileducts,transplantedorgans,abdominal
vessels,andsurroundinganatomicalstructures
forthepresenceorabsenceofpathology
transabdominally.
Cardiac Imaging ApplicationsYoucanassessthe
heart,cardiacvalves,greatvessels,surrounding
anatomicalstructures,overallcardiac
performance,andheartsizeforthepresenceor
absenceofpathology.
CPDimagingis
notavailableincardiacimaging
Gynecology and Infertility Imaging Applications
Youcanassesstheuterus,ovaries,adnexa,and
surroundinganatomicalstructuresforthe
presenceorabsenceofpathology
transabdominallyortransvaginally.
Interventional Imaging ApplicationsYoucanuse
thesystemtoprovideultrasoundguidancefor
biopsyanddrainageprocedures,vascularline
placement,peripheralnerveblocks,spinalnerve
blocksand
taps,amniocentesis,andother