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Ergonomic Design Considerations for Ultrasound Real-Time Scanners

Diagnostic Radiology Department, Building 10, Room 1C660, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20205.

Mary Ann Russell, RDMS

Diagnostic Radiology Department and the Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

The existing design of ultrasound real-time scanners is not satisfactory from the standpoint of operator comfort or efficient use. As currently configured, these units are cumbersome and fatiguing to use and require unnecessarily complex and time-consuming movements on the part of the operator. Redesigning ultrasound scanners so that they conform to accepted principles of ergonomics or human-factor engineering should make it possible to achieve increased efficiency and improved study quality.

Key Words: ultrasonic diagnosis • ultrasonics • human engineering • biomedical engineering • equipment design • man-machine systems

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 1, No. 6, 251-254 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/875647938500100603


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