GE Senographe DS Operator's Manual

GE Healthcare Senographe DS Acquisition System
Revision 1 Operator Manual 5307907-3-S-1EN
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4 View Name selection
• View names (Projection Position Codes) used by the Senographe DS system are described below in
section 4-1 .View names on page 39
• View names are normally selected automatically, according to the selected laterality, the presence or
absence of a magnification stand, and the gantry angle, as described in section 4-2 Automatic view
name selection on page 40.
• For views which do not correspond to the automatic selection, the operator must select additional
information manually, as described below in sections 4-4 Manual view name selection (standing or
sitting patients) on page 41 and 4-5 View names for recumbent patients on page 41.
4-1 .View names
View names used by the Senographe DS system are shown here. They are based on the ACR (Ameri-
can College of Radiology) standardized abbreviations for mammography projection position codes.
Prefixes and suffixes are used with the main view names; for example, RMMLO equals Right Magnified
MedioLateral Oblique, and LCCRL equals Left CranioCaudal with upper breast tissue Rolled Laterally.
Description Code Comment
Prefixes selected by operator (laterality):
Right R Laterality selected by operator
Left L Laterality selected by operator
Prefix selected automatically (magnification):
Magnification M Selected automatically if a Mag. stand is present
View Names selected automatically (applicable only to standing or sitting patients):
CranioCaudal CC Inferior side of breast against receptor
MedioLateral Oblique MLO Inferior lateral side of breast against receptor
MedioLateral (90°) ML Lateral side of breast against receptor
LateroMedial (90°) LM Medial side of breast against receptor
LateroMedial Oblique LMO Superior medial side of breast against receptor
CaudoCranial (from below) FB Superior side of breast against receptor
Superolateral to Inferiormedial Oblique SIO Inferior medial side of breast against receptor
View Names selected manually:
Exaggerated CranioCaudal XCCM As CC with patient rotated medially
Exaggerated CranioCaudal XCCL As CC with patient rotated laterally
Cleavage CV As CC but inferior side of both breasts against receptor
Axillary Tail AT As MLO; axillary breast medially and anteriorly onto receptor
Suffixes selected manually:
Implant Displaced ID Implant pushed back and flattened against chest wall
Tangential TAN Area of interest projected close to skin surface
Spot Compression S Spot compression with or without magnification
Roll Lateral RL Roll the breast slightly in lateral direction
Roll Medial RM Roll the breast slightly in medial direction
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GE Senographe DS Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	Senographe DS
Category	Medical Equipment
Language	English