SonoSite S-Cath - Printing, Exporting, and Deleting Images and Clips

Chapter 3: Imaging 31
Imaging
Printing, exporting, and deleting images
and clips
To print an image
1 Verifythataprinterisselected.See“To
configurethesystemforaprinter”on
page 15.
2 Dooneofthefollowing:
•Inthepatientlist,reviewthepatient
exam’simages.Press Printwhenthe
imageappears.
• Freezetheimage,andpress Print.
To print multiple images
1 Verifythataprinterisselected.See“To
configurethesystemforaprinter”on
page 15.
2 Dooneofthefollowing:
•Printallimagesformultiplepatient
exams:Selectoneormorepatientexams
inthepatientlist.Thenpress Print.
•Printallimagesforonepatientexam:
Highlightthepatient
examinthepatient
list,andpress Print.
Eachimageappearsbrieflyon‐screen
whileprinting.
To export patient exams to a USB storage
device
Youcanexportpatientexamsiftheyareended.
(See“Toendtheexam”onpage 28.)
AUSBstoragedeviceisfortemporarystorageof
imagesandclips.Patientexamsshouldbe
archivedregularly.Tospecifyfileformat,see
“USBDevicessetup”onpage 16.
Exportinglargeamountsofdatacantake
aslong
asafewhoursdependingoncompression,file
type,filesize,andnumberoffiles.Toavoidthis
issue,exportdatafrequently—forexample,after
eachpatientexamorattheendofeachday.
1 InserttheUSBstoragedevice.(See“Inserting
andremovingUSBstoragedevices”on
page 4.)
2 In
thepatientlist,selectthe patientexamsyou
wanttoexport.
3 PresstheExp. USBknob.AlistofUSBdevices
appears.
4 ClicktheUSBstoragedevice.Ifyouwantto
hidepatientinformation,deselectInclude
patient information on images and clips.
OnlyavailableUSBdevicesareselectable.
5 ClickExport.
Thefilesarefinishedexporting
approximatelyfive
secondsaftertheUSB
animationstops.RemovingtheUSBstorage
deviceorturningoffthesystemwhile
exportingmaycauseexportedfilestobe
corruptedorincomplete.Tostopin‐progress
exporting,clickCancel Export.
To delete images and clips
1 Selectoneormorepatientexamsinthepatient
list.
2 Press Deletetodeletetheselectedexams.
Aconfirmationscreenappears.
WARNING:
To avoid damaging the USB storage
device and losing patient data from
it, observe the following:
• Do not remove the USB storage
device or turn off the ultrasound
system while the system is
exporting.
• Do not bump or otherwise apply
pressure to the USB storage
device while it is in a USB port on
the ultrasound system. The
connector could break.