Product Manual

GE HEALTHCAREDRAFT VOLUSON® P8 / VOLUSON® P6
DIRECTION 5450839-100, REVISION 5 DRAFT (JANUARY 17, 2013) BASIC SERVICE MANUAL
Chapter 5 - Components and Functions (Theory) 5-5
Section 5-2 General Information (cont’d)
The Voluson® P8 / Voluson® P6 used digital beamforming technology which provides high resolution
and high penetration performance. It is a general purpose, mobile, software controlled diagnostic
ultrasound scanner. Its function is to acquire ultrasound data and to display the data of different modes.
gives the operator the ability to measure anatomical structures and offers analysis packages that
provide information that is used to make a diagnosis by competent health care professionals.
The Calculation and Report function supports following application packages:
• Abdomen (ABD)
• Obstetrics (OB)
• Gynecology (GYN)
• Cardiology (CARD)
• Urology (URO)
• Vascular (VAS)
• Neurology (NEURO)
• Small Parts (SMP)
• Pediatrics (PED)
• Musculoskeletal (MSK)
The Voluson® P8 / Voluson® P6 supports a variety of linear- and curved array for various clinical
applications.
Any 3 probes may be connected at the same time.
Medical application fields include:
• Obstetrics
• Gynecology and Fertility
• Radiology
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Urology
• Pediatrics
• Musculoskeletal
The system is designed for follow-up expansion.
In addition to the initial operational settings for each transducer pre-programmed in the system, user-
customized parameter settings for each transducer may be inserted by the operator and stored for recall
as needed via the system control panel. System configuration is stored on the hard drive and all
necessary software is loaded from the hard drive on power up.
Biopsy guidelines are provided on screen to assist in the collection of tissue samples, using biopsy
guide adapters offered as an optional accessory.
The system provides the ability to perform remote viewing of images without
compression, via DICOM
3.0 compatible output. Management of patient history is possible by image-filing function.
High-resolution images are provided by utilizing a technology called digital dynamic receive focusing.
For more detailed explanations of functions and controls refer to the Voluson® P8 / Voluson® P6 Basic
User Manual.