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6. On the Scan screen, press the Male/Female button in order to select the desired gender.
DONE SCAN
READY TO SCAN
7. Place the dome section of the probe onto the phantom scan membrane, and then press it gently against
the top surface of the phantom.
8. On the probe, press the Scan button. The probe begins to scan the phantom.
9. Hold the probe steady throughout the scan. The console clicks once at each of the twelve scan planes.
When the console beeps, the scan is complete, and the Aiming screen is displayed.
DONE SCAN X
READY TO SCAN
CURRENT = 132ml
10. Using a clean, soft cloth, dry the probe dome.
VERIFY AIM
11. On the Aiming screen, verify that the aim was accurate by comparing the Aiming icon to the results in
the following table.
Table 2. Aiming Icons
RESULT AIMING ICON DESCRIPTION
Accurate
The bladder image is centered on the crosshairs of the Aiming icon. This
indicates that the probe was properly aimed, and the bladder volume
measurement is accurate.
Off‑center
The bladder image is not centered on the crosshairs and overlaps one
side of the Aiming icon. This indicates that the bladder was outside
the probe’s field of vision. In such cases, the measured volume is lower
than the true bladder volume. The BVI3000 recognizes this condition
and displays a greater than (>) symbol before the bladder volume
measurement. To achieve an accurate measurement, re‑aim the probe
toward the bladder image, and then repeat the scan.
Volume
too high
The bladder overlaps two sides of the Aiming icon. This indicates that
the bladder is too large to be fully contained within the probe’s field of
vision. The instrument recognizes this condition and displays a greater
than (>) symbol before the bladder volume measurement. In such cases,
repositioning or re‑aiming the probe will do little to improve accuracy;
however, this situation arises almost exclusively in patients with very
large bladder volumes. At these high volumes, measurements are
clinically useful even if they underestimate the true bladder volume.