Terason t3000 - Preface

Terason t3000 / Echo Ultrasound System User Guide 10
Preface Before You Begin
Before you start using the Terason Ultrasound System, you should review this preface,
which includes the following topics:
• About this Guide on page 10
• Terason Online Help on page 12
• Prerequisites on page 12
• Safety Cautions and Warnings on page 13
• Labels on page 18
• Shipping Label Icons on page 19
• Getting Help on page 20
For an introduction to the Terason Ultrasound System, see Chapter 1, About the Terason
Ultrasound System, on page 22.
About this Guide
This guide describes how to use the Terason software to conduct an ultrasound exam using
a Terason transducer, and defines how to use the software to control and capture the
ultrasound image. This guide does not:
• Teach how to perform an ultrasound exam or any other medical procedures
• Present medical protocols for ultrasound exams or medical procedures
• Discuss interpretation of acquired scans
You must follow the required clinical procedure for the specific exam you need to
conduct.
The figures in this guide that show scanned images were captured using a variety of
transducers. Depending on the transducer you use, the images on your computer may
differ from the ones in this book.
This guide applies to both the Terason t3000 and Terason Echo families of ultrasound
systems and accessories. Where a section refers to the t3000, the feature discussed does
not apply to Echo systems. Where a section refers to the Echo, the feature discussed does
not apply to t3000 systems.
The Terason software runs on both the Windows 2000 and the Windows XP operating
systems. In this book, “Windows” refers to both of these operating systems.
In this manual, the name for two-dimensional imaging is 2D; the term “B-Mode” is not
used.