User's Manual

CARESONO PadScan HD 5 Plus User’s Manual

POSITIONING THE PROBE AND OBTAINING OPTIMAL IMAGES

Locating the position of the bladder is the first and the most important step in obtaining correct volume

measurements. The bladder is located in the lower abdomen, below the navel while approximately 3 cm

above the pubic bone. Place an ample quantity of ultrasound gel on the patient’s abdomen and the probe

before each scan. Press the probe as below onto the lower abdomen through the gel.

NOTE: the probe button should always be pointed toward the patient’s head.

In order to correctly measure the volume of the bladder, grasp the probe shown as below:

A green guideline visible on screen helps center the bladder. ((You can enable/disable this function from

SETUP menu>Display>Central guide line ON/OFF)