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ACUSON Sequoia™ Ultrasound System Overview Quick Reference Guide | 2.5 (VA50) Software Release

ACUSON Sequoia™ Ultrasound System Overview Quick Reference Guide | 2.5 (VA50) Software Release

This quick reference guide provides an overview of the ACUSON Sequoia system control panel and general operation with the 2.5 (VA50) software.

Quick Reference Card General System Overview ACUSON Sequoia™ Ultrasound System (VA50) siemens-healthineers.com/sequoia HOOD05162003311073 · Effective date 10-Apr-2023 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 7 10 6 2D 11 Update 12 18 23 x ... X 17 17 15 Caliper clip 20 13 14 24 19 25 Delete Dual 16 Image 21 ABC 22 Freeze 1. Power 10. 2D Mode 19. Trackball 2. Soft Key Rotary Controls 11. User Defined 20. Clip 3. DGC Controls 12. Pointer 21. Image 4. Contrast 13. Forward / Backward 22. Freeze 5. Virtual Touch (Elastography) 14. Delete 23. Zoom 6. 3D/ 4D (future use) 15. Caliper 24. Depth 7. M-mode 16. Text, Body Marker, Arrow 25. Dual 8. PW Doppler/ CW Doppler 17. Left/ Right Set 9. Color Doppler 18. Update SIEMENS Healthineers 1 2 3 17 5C1 10L4 18L6 10V4 Abdomen O Workflow 5 Patient 2D 4 6 Imaging L/R Flip U/D Flip Biopsy Timer 7 Review Off 8 Report 9 End Exam 10 Live Dual 15 11 16 Harmonics Compounding Auto TEQ 12 Clarify Frequency Line Density DR InFocus 13 Off On 14 H Mid 2 5 dB 18 1. User Manual 10. Print 2. System Configuration 11. Full Screen 3. Transducers 12. Pointer 4. Imaging Modes 13. Additional Selections 5. Patient Registration 14. Rotary Soft Keys 6. Imaging Menu 15. Orange Lighting = Active Selection 7. Review 16. White Lighting = Available Selection 8. Report 17. Workflow Applications 9. End Exam 18. Page Navigation 2 siemens-healthineers.com/ultrasound General Operation Getting Started Measurement • Press Patient to enter patient registration page Press x .. . x • Caliper to enter measurement package • Select patient name from worklist or manually enter • patient information Select the measurement label or type from the Touch Screen • Select transducer and exam from Touch Screen • Position calipers • Press Set key to complete the measurement 2D Imaging 2D • Press to enter B-mode imaging Text /Body Markers /Arrows • Rotate 2D to increase / decrease gain • Press ABC to activate text menu • Additional optimization selections are available on the • Touch Screen Select annotations from the Touch Screen • Select to activate digital keyboard Color /Power Doppler • Select Body Marker to activate Body Markers • Select Arrow to activate Arrows • Press C to enter Color Doppler • Select Power to enter Power Doppler • Rotate C to increase / decrease gain Image Management • Use the trackball controls to change the position / size • Press Image to store an image of the Region of Interest (ROI) • Press Clip to store a clip M-mode • Select Report to view and edit the report • Select Review to view stored images / clips on • Press M to enter M-mode active exam • Use the trackball controls to set the position / size • of the sample line Select End Exam to end the exam PW/CW Doppler Restart a Study (within 24 hours) • Select Patient and then Patient Browser PW • Press to enter PW / CW Doppler CW • Move the trackball to position the PW cursor Select Local Database • • • Use the soft key options to change the gate size, Select the patient and select Append Study scale, baseline and filter PW • Rotate to increase / decrease gain CW siemens-healthineers.com/ultrasound 3 For the proper use of the software or hardware, please always use At Siemens Healthineers, we pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. the Operator Manual or Instructions for Use (hereinafter collectively For everyone. Everywhere. By constantly bringing breakthrough “Operator Manual”) issued by Siemens Healthineers. This material is innovations to market, we enable healthcare professionals to deliver to be used as training material only and shall by no means substitute high-quality care, leading to the best possible outcome for patients. the Operator Manual. Any material used in this training will not be updated on a regular basis and does not necessarily reflect the latest Our portfolio, spanning from in-vitro and in-vivo diagnostics to version of the software and hardware available at the time of the image-guided therapy and innovative cancer care, is crucial for training. The Operator Manual shall be used as your main reference, clinical decision-making and treatment pathways. With our strengths in particular for relevant safety information like warnings and in patient twinning, precision therapy, as well as digital, data, and cautions. artificial intelligence (AI), we are well positioned to take on the biggest challenges in healthcare. We will continue to build on Note: Some functions shown in this material are optional and might these strengths to help fight the world’s most threatening diseases, not be part of your system. improving the quality of outcomes, and enabling access to care. Certain products, product related claims or functionalities described We are a team of 66,000 highly dedicated employees across more in the material (hereinafter collectively “Functionality”) may not than 70 countries passionately pushing the boundaries of what’s (yet) be commercially available in your country. Due to regulatory possible in healthcare to help improve people’s lives around the requirements, the future availability of said functionalities in world. any specific country is not guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens Healthineers sales representative for the most current information. The reproduction, transmission or distribution of this training or its contents is not permitted without express written authority. Offenders will be liable for damages. All names and data of patients, parameters and configuration dependent designations are fictional and examples only. All rights, including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or design, are reserved. ACUSON Sequoia and Virtual Touch are trademarks of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Siemens Healthineers Ultrasound owns the rights to all images. Siemens Healthineers Headquarters Manufacturer Siemens Healthcare GmbH Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Henkestr. 127 Ultrasound 91052 Erlangen, Germany 22010 S.E. 51st Street Phone: +49 9131 84-0 Issaquah, WA 98029, USA siemens-healthineers.com Phone: 1-888-826-9702 siemens-healthineers.com/ultrasound Published by Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · HOOD05162003311073 · 13608 0423 online · Effective date 10-Apr-2023 ©Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., 2023

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