Contents
Introduction .............................................................1
About DICOM ........................................................1
Preparation ..............................................................2
Introduction
This DICOM for M-Turbo or S Series Ultrasound
System User Guide provides instructions for using
DICOM with the M-Turbo
ultrasound system. For information on the
ultrasound system, see the system user guide.
This user guide is for a reader familiar with
ultrasound techniques. It does not provide
training in sonography or clinical practices.
Before using the system, you must have training.
Conventions
The user guide follows these conventions:
• A WARNING describes precautions necessary
to prevent injury or loss of life.
• A Caution describes precautions necessary
to protect the products.
• Numbered steps in procedures must be
performed in order.
• Single-step procedures begin with .
• Items in bulleted lists do not require
a sequence.
Symbols and terms are defined in the ultrasound
system user guide.
™
or S Series
™
Customer assistance and comments
Questions and comments are encouraged.
SonoSite is interested in your feedback regarding
the system and the user guide. Please call
SonoSite at 888-482-9449 or e-mail at
For technical support, contact SonoSite as follows:
SonoSite Technical Support
Phone (US or
877-657-8118
Canada):
Phone (Outside
425-951-1330
US and Canada):
Or call your local
representative.
Fax:
425-951-6700
E-mail:
Web site:
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& Service
Europe
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Center:
About DICOM
The Digital Imaging and Communications in
Medicine (DICOM) standard lets you import
patient data and transfer images and other data
from the ultrasound system. The system connects
over a local area network (LAN), either wirelessly
or by Ethernet, to the following:
• Picture Archive and Communication Systems
(PACS) archivers
• DICOM printers
• Worklist servers
• Modality Performed Procedure Step (MPPS)
servers
• Storage commitment servers
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