ClearVue 350/550

Quick Guide

Use this Quick Guide to help you perform an ultrasound exam step by step. For
additional information, see the Help or the User Manual.
Starting an Exam—Begin with the buttons on the upper left of the 4. Press Transducer to cycle through the connected
control panel.
transducers.
1. Press . • The active transducer and current exam Preset are
2. Press Patient and enter the patient’s name. shown in the upper left of the display.
a. Click New. 5. Press Preset and select an exam type.
b. Use the trackball (TB) to move the cursor. Notes: Presets are exam specific—select the correct exam
c. Press the Tab key or move the cursor and click to move preset.
from field to field. To save the study data and exit the exam, press End
Exam at any time.
3. Enter additional exam information to be included in the
TIP: During an exam, you may switch transducers and presets as
report: needed.
a. Click the Additional tab and enter report information.
b. Click OK.

Quick keys

Start here

TGC slide controls

Image
optimization
controls

Measure, Calc,
ABC Label, and
Erase controls

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Image Controls and Optimization TIP: For technically difficult patients, use Pen, move Focus to
1. Press Freeze (right of TB). deepest depth, turn off harmonics, and move the lower TGC
slide controls to the right to brighten the deeper part of the
2. Roll the TB left or right to review frame by frame.
image.
3. Press Acquire to save the image to the hard drive or to a
PACS. Measurements—Choices are determined by the exam preset
selected.
Notes: To save a loop while in live imaging, press Acquire or
press Freeze, press quick key 8, and then press Acquire. 1. Press Freeze.
An audible beep confirms that the loop is acquired. 2. Press Measure.
3. Place caliper #1.
Image Brightness—Use automatic or manual Gain controls for 4. Click and place caliper #2.
2D, PW, and Color Doppler.
5. Press the middle trackball button to set the calipers.
1. Press iSCAN (right of TB) to automatically adjust overall
6. Press Enter to annotate, or press Erase or Freeze to remove
brightness while scanning the area of interest.
calipers from image.
2. Turn the Gain knob (right of TB) to manually control overall
Note: Repeat for up to eight unique sets of calipers per image.
brightness.
3. Move TGC slide controls (right of keyboard) to fine-tune Calculations—Are specific to exams and presets, and utilize
image brightness at various depths. various measurement tools.
Note: Press the Gain knob to switch among 2D, PW, or Color 1. Press Freeze.
Doppler brightness. Active mode is amber. 2. Press Calc. See calculations menu on the right of the display.
3. Select a calculation; the measurement tool appears.
Image Depth—Adjusting display Depth helps visualize deep and 4. Place caliper #1 and click for caliper #2.
shallow areas of interest.
5. Place caliper #2.
Press the Depth switch (right of TB) up or down to change the
6. Press the middle trackball button. The calculation is
depth.
performed and entered into the report.
Note: To display the depth in centimeters on the side of the
image, enable Show Depth Values in the setups: Press TIP: To remove measurements from the image, press Erase.
Setup, click the System tab, and select Show Depth Note: Calculations are entered into the Report and can be edited
Values. during or after the exam.

Focus—Helps improve image detail at an area of interest. Label the Image—Use one of three methods to add labels to
images.
Push the Focus switch (right of TB) up or down while scanning.
A. To enter labels in the home position, begin typing.
Note: The Focus symbols ( ) show the focal area.
B. To enter labels directly on the image:
TIP: For best results, focus on the area of interest. 1. Press ABC Label.
2. Click the right trackball button, place the cursor on the
Tissue Harmonic Imaging—Helps improve border definition and
reduce artifacts and clutter. image, and begin typing.
Press quick key 5 to turn harmonics on or off. C. To select from the label menu:
Note: Tissue Harmonic Imaging is specific to the transducer and 1. Press ABC Label.
the optimization setting, and may not be available at all 2. Click the right trackball button, position the cursor, and
times. click the right trackball button again.
3. Move the trackball to select the label of your choice and
Optimization settings—Designed to optimize the image for
press the middle trackball button to place it on the image.
shallow (Res), medium (Gen), and deeper penetration (Pen)
needs. Note: For more labeling options, press Help (button above
Turn quick key 5 to switch among Res, Gen, and Pen keyboard).
optimization settings. TIPS: Move the annotation cursor with the arrow keys.
• Res optimizes for “resolution”; useful for areas of interest To delete labels, press Erase.
at shallower depths. To reposition a label or text:
• Gen optimizes the balance between Res and Pen settings 1. Press ABC Label.
for general imaging needs. 2. Click the right trackball button.
• Pen optimizes for areas of interest requiring better 3. Place the cursor on a label or text and press the middle
penetration at deeper depths. trackball button (highlights text).
Note: HRes, HGen, and HPen indicate that Tissue Harmonic 4. Use the trackball to move the label or text to the new location
Imaging is activated with that optimization setting. and press the middle trackball button.
5. Press ABC Label to exit.

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M-Mode—Used for imaging tissue motion over time and for Reports—May include patient history, calculations, trending data,
calculating heart rate. findings, comments, and images.
To calculate fetal heart rate: To review the report to edit, to add comments, to add
1. Obtain 2D image of fetal heart. findings, and to import images:
2. Press M Mode (middle of control panel). 1. Press Report (above keyboard).
3. Position M-line with dot over area of interest. 2. Press Review (next to Report).
4. Press the middle trackball button to start the M-Mode sweep. a. Click the images to be imported into report (yellow frame
5. Press Freeze and then press Calc. appears).
6. Select 2 Beat Pk-to-Pk.
7. Place cursor #1 on first cardiac cycle. b. Click (at top of page).
8. Click and place cursor #2 on the second cycle. c. Press Report again to upload images.
9. Press the middle trackball button to save heart rate in the 3. Press Acquire to transfer report to hard drive.
report. 4. Press End Exam (above keyboard).
Notes: The OB/1st Trimester or the OB/2nd – 3rd Trimester
preset must be selected to access Fetal HR and other OB Export exams—Reports and images can be exported to an
calcs. external digital media storage device.
Two complete cardiac cycles are measured to calculate To export all exams to media:
Fetal HR. 1. Press End Exam before exporting exams.
2. Insert media (CD, DVD, or USB).
Doppler (PW “spectral” and Color)—Used to detect and
analyze blood flow. Measurements and calculations are obtained 3. Press Review (above keyboard).
from the PW spectral display. Color Doppler can help detect the
presence of flow, and displays a color representation of direction
4. Click (at top of page).
and velocities.
5. Click Export Studies (at bottom of page); the Export page
To obtain heart rate by using PW Doppler:
appears.
1. Obtain 2D image of the heart or area of interest.
6. Select the Export Destination and Content Selection.
2. Press PW (middle of control panel).
7. Click Start Export.
3. Position the sample volume over blood flow area.
To export to a PC (as JPEG file):
4. Press the middle trackball button to start the Doppler sweep.
1. Verify PC connection.
5. Press Freeze and then press Calc.
2. Press End Exam before exporting exams.
6. Select 2 Beat Pk-to-Pk.
3. Click Configure This Export tab.
7. Place cursor #1 on first cardiac cycle.
4. Select PC.
8. Click and place cursor #2 on the second cycle.
5. Click OK.
9. Press the middle trackball button to save heart rate in the
To export selected images:
report.
1. Press End Exam before exporting exams.
Notes: The OB/1st Trimester or the OB/2nd – 3rd Trimester
preset must be selected to access Fetal HR and other OB 2. Insert media (CD, DVD, or USB).
calcs. 3. Press Review (above keyboard).
Two complete cardiac cycles are measured to calculate
Fetal HR.
4. Click (at top of page).
High Q Automatic Doppler Analysis—Used to automatically 5. Select study.
measure, calculate, and display Doppler results. 6. Click Open Study (at bottom of page).
1. Press quick key 2 to turn High Q Doppler on or off during a
7. Select images to export (yellow frame appears).
live Doppler sweep.
8. Right-click and select Export Selected Images.
2. Press Freeze–the results are displayed.
9. Select the Export Destination and Content Selection.
10. Click Start Export. Export status appears.
Image Management—Images and loops can be acquired, printed,
or included in the report.
1. Press Acquire to save the image to the hard drive or to a
PACS.
2. Press Print for thermal or page prints.
3. Press Review (above keyboard) to view or edit acquired
images.

Review and Report functions. Hover over icon to see name of button.

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