User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- S Series Ultrasound System User Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Chapter 2: System Setup
- Chapter 3: Imaging
- Chapter 4: Measurements
- Chapter 5: Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Chapter 6: Safety
- Ergonomic safety
- Electrical safety classification
- Electrical safety
- Equipment safety
- Battery safety
- Clinical safety
- Electromagnetic compatibility
- ALARA principle
- Acoustic artifacts
- Guidelines for reducing MI and TI
- Output display
- Transducer surface temperature rise
- Acoustic output measurement
- Acoustic output tables
- Labeling symbols
- Chapter 7: Specifications
- Glossary
- Index
Introduction vii
Introduction
Introduction
ThisSSeriesUltrasoundSystemUserGuideprovidesinformationonpreparingandusingthe
SSeriesultrasoundsystemandoncleaninganddisinfectingthesystemandtransducers.Italso
providessystemspecifications,andsafetyandacousticoutputinformation.
Theuserguideisforareaderfamiliarwithultrasoundtechniques.Itdoesnotprovide
training
insonographyorclinicalpractices.Beforeusingthesystem,youmusthaveultrasound
training.
SeetheapplicableSonoSiteaccessoryuserguideforinformationonusingaccessoriesand
peripherals.Seethemanufacturer’sinstructionsforspecificinformationaboutperipherals.
Conventions
Theuserguidefollowstheseconventions:
•AWARNINGdescribesprecautionsnecessarytopreventinjuryorlossoflife.
•ACautiondescribesprecautionsnecessarytoprotecttheproducts.
•Numberedstepsmustbeperformedinaspecificorder.
•Bulletedlistspresentinformationinlistformatbutdonotimplyasequence.
Symbolsandtermsused
onthesystemandtransducerareexplainedinChapter 1,Chapter 6,
andGlossary.
Customer comments
Questionsandcommentsareencouraged.SonoSiteisinterestedinyourfeedbackregardingthe
systemandtheuserguide.PleasecallSonoSiteat888‐482‐9449intheUS.Outside theUS,call
thenearestSonoSiterepresentative.Youcanalsoe‐mailSonoSiteat comments@sonosite.com.