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Chapter 1 Safety
Avoiding Electromagnetic Interference
Typical interference on Ultrasound Imaging Systems varies depending on Electromagnetic
phenomena. Please refer to following table:
Imaging Mode ESD
1
RF
2
Power Line
3
2D or 3D
Change of operating mode,
system settings, or system
reset.
Brief ashes in the displayed
or recorded image.
For sector imaging probes,
white radial bands or
ashes in the centerlines of
the image.
For linear imaging
probes, white vertical
bands, sometimes more
pronounced on the sides of
the image.
White dots, dashes,
diagonal lines, or diagonal
lines near the center of the
image.
M
Increase in the image
background noise or white
M mode lines.
White dots, dashes,
diagonal lines, or increase in
image background noise
Color
Color ashes, radial or
vertical bands, increase
in background noise, or
changes in color image.
Color ashes, dots, dashes,
or changes in the color
noise level.
Doppler
Horizontal lines in the
spectral display or tones,
abnormal noise in the
audio, or both.
Vertical lines in the spectral
display, popping type noise
in the audio, or both.
1.
ESD caused by discharging of electric charge build-up on insulated surfaces or persons.
2.
RF energy from RF transmitting equipment such as portable phones, hand-held radios, wireless
devices, commercial radio and TV, and so on.
3.
Conducted interference on powerlines or connected cables caused by other equipment, such as
switching power supplies, electrical controls, and natural phenomena such as lightning.
A medical device can either generate or receive electromagnetic interference. The EMC standards
describe tests for both emitted and received interference.
Samsung Medison Ultrasound System do not generate interference in excess of the referenced
standards.
An Ultrasound System is designed to receive signals at radio frequency and is therefore susceptible
to interference generated by RF energy sources. Examples of other source of interference are medical
device, information technology products, and radio and television transmission towers. Tracing the
source of radiated interference can be a dicult task. Customers should consider the following in an
attempt to locate the source:
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