Siemens Highlights Acuson S2000 Ultrasound at RSNA 2011

The Acuson S2000 ultrsound system is built on Siemens’ most advanced next-generation acoustic technologies to offer superior architecture, advanced clinical applications and high-resolution transducers that deliver exceptionally high levels of detail. The Acuson S2000 systems use Siemens’ proprietary micro-pinless transducer connector technology, optimized for high-frequency imaging, to deliver high-end 2-D, [...]

Philips outlines RSNA product plans

In ultrasound, Philips will highlight a new iU22 xMatrix configuration of its iU22 ultrasound platform. The new version is designed to reduce exam time, provide more diagnostic information to the reading room, and address common work-related injuries among sonographers.
In new transducer technologies available on the system, the company’s X6-1 PureWave xMatrix transducer [...]

GE Healthcare Highlights its Latest Ultrasound Technology at RSNA 2011

GE Healthcare is committed to expanding the reach of ultrasound technology. Thus at RSNA 2011, the company will showcase a number of its innovative technologies available globally, including the latest breakthroughs on its Logiq, Voluson and ViewPoint platforms.
Among the Logiq products that GE will feature is the Logiq E9, recognized earlier this [...]

Ultrasonix launches SonixHub software

Ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix Medical plans to introduce its SonixHub Community software platform at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) meeting being held October 15-18 in San Francisco.
SonixHub Community manages credentialing, billing, and ultrasound images on an integrated software platform, according to Ultrasonix. It will be available in mid-November and will [...]

Esaote debuts new MyLabSeven scanner

Ultrasound vendor Esaote North America has introduced its new Productivity-Oriented Platform (POP) with the release of MyLabSeven, an addition to the MyLab portfolio.
MyLabSeven features a wide LCD high-definition screen that displays an enlarged image, as well as Esaote’s e-touch, which allows users to customize personal settings, functions, annotations, and measurements to be [...]

Hitachi Launches HI VISION Ascendus at ECR 2011

Hitachi has launched the new HI VISION Ascendus at the 2011 ECR meeting in Vienna. The HI VISION Ascendus offers high definition imaging, advanced technological functionality and optimised ergonomics in one all-inclusive package.  The Ascendus is the latest addition to the HI VISION series of ultrasound systems, joining the Preirus and HI VISION Avius.
The new [...]

Ultrasonix Introduces a Compact Touch Screen Ultrasound System

Ultrasonix Medical Corporation has introduced a compact touch screen ultrasound system with a large screen and sharp image quality to help clinicians place needles more precisely during interventional procedures.
“Our SonixTablet is unlike any other compact ultrasound system because it has premium image quality and a large touch screen,” said Laurent Pelissier, CEO of Ultrasonix. “It’s [...]

Philips Wins Texas Ultrasound Contract

Philips Healthcare has inked a contract with a Texas hospital for its iE33 xMatrix ultrasound system with real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).Heart Hospital of Austin will use the device to perform valve repair surgery, specifically tricuspid and mitral valve repair procedures. With xMatrix technology, iE33 supports any cardiac ultrasound exam, including 3D, 2D, and color [...]

SonoSite Posts Record Q1 Revenues

Strong performance in its U.S. business contributed to a 27% revenue gain for compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite in its first quarter. Net income was down slightly, however.
For the period (end-March 31), SonoSite had revenue of $71.1 million, up from $56 million in the first quarter of 2010. The firm’s recent acquisition of VisualSonics contributed $8.2 million [...]

ZONARE Provides z.one Ultrasound System For Medical Missions to Guatemala

ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc., a developer of high-end ultrasound solutions, loaned a z.one Ultrasound System to Woodlands Church of Plover, WI, for use on medical missions to Sumpango, Guatemala.   Over the past year, ZONARE has provided six systems to Woodlands Church and other organizations for international relief efforts and medical missions.
Woodlands Church performs annual global [...]

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