ACUSON Sequoia™ 3.5 VB30 Auto IMT Quick Card

Quick Card Auto Intima Media Thickness (IMT) with preview function ACUSON Sequoia Ultrasound System 3.5 (VB30) siemens-healthineers.com/sequoia MARANI Using Auto IMT with preview function will help to establish risk profiles and to classify patients with intermediate vascular disease. SIEMENS Healthineers . Step 1 – Per Label Configuration System Settings • Go to System Configuration Workflow Enhancement > Measurement & Report > Measurement Imaging Settings > Per Label Configuration Tab Measurement & Report > Select Carotid exam type > Select Label to edit Measurement > Select default Tool and Method > Select Output values to Show Touch Screen Measurement Config > Select Display Units & Precision Custom Measurement Label Report OB Tables Carotid Dist CCA IMT Max Min Max Last Average Output Show Unit Precision C10 mm 0.00 Max mm V 0.00 Mean mm V 0.00 Min mm V 0.00 Step 2 10L4 Select a compatible transducer1 and the Carotid Carotid • exam preset2 Step 3 – Acquire Images • Acquire an image3 of the distal carotid artery and bulb • Ensure the vessel image is perpendicular to the ultrasound beam and that it clearly shows the Freeze intimal lining • Press Freeze 1 Auto IMT with preview function is compatible with all linear transducers and the carotid preset. 2 If using the 18L6 transducer, be sure to add it to the Carotid preset: System Configurations > Workflow Enhancements > Image Preset > Image Preset Editor tab > Select Carotid preset > Select Add transducer > Select 18L6. 3 Imaging protocols may vary between institutions. 2 siemens-healthineers.com/ultrasound Step 4 – Measurement • Select Caliper on the control panel • Select an IMT measurement from the touch screen x ... x Caliper Dist CCA IMT Step 5 – ROI • Roll the trackball to position the dotted reference line and the ROI (region of interest) • Ensure the ROI is over a section of the posterior wall of the CCA Step 6 – Preview Mode • Press the Update (Preview) key on the control panel Update to enter the Preview mode • Note the on-screen home base reference guide • The anterior trace is teal, and the posterior trace will appear yellow showing the tracings • Use the trackball to readjust the ROI position as needed, Preview and the prior tracings will disappear Press Update (Preview) to enter the Preview mode again Set Set • • Press either Set key to enter Edit mode Cal 1 siemens-healthineers.com/ultrasound 3 Step 7 – Edit Mode • The more anterior trace will now remain teal, indicating the trace to be edited • The non-editable trace will be yellow • Move the tiny cursor and use either Set key to adjust the tracing of the line • Move the cursor towards the posterior tracing; that line will turn teal • Use either Set key to adjust the tracing of the line End Set Set Edit Step 8 – Save Measurements To enter the measurement into the report: Update • Press Image to store the image and enter the measurement into the report Clip or • Press Update (End) to enter the measurement into the report PO Image 4 siemens-healthineers.com/ultrasound Step 9 – Reports Report • Press Report on the touch screen • The values seen will be the method Intima Media Thickness (IMT) chosen under the per measurement configuration tab Value Rt Dist CCA IMT Mean 0.96 mm Max 1.25 mm Step 10 – Edit Report Intima Media Thickness (IMT) • Once in Report, users can delete individual measurements or change the displayed Mean Max Method method in the Report4 Rt Dist CCA IMT 0.96 mm 1.25 mm Max • To delete a measurement, select the X next to the measurement 0.96 1.25 X 2 0.62 0.74 X • The drop-down method choices include: Last, Avg, Min, Max, and the option to choose any of the prior individual Method measurements • Select Summary on the touch screen or monitor to display the measurement Max summary page Last • Select Edit Report to return to report Avg editing features Min • Pressing Store Report will automatically save images of all report pages to the Max hard drive 1 12 W Summary Edit Report 4 When the method chosen is Avg, only the Mean measurement is displayed in the report summary. 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