Cost-Effective Ultrasound System Developed for Clinics, Hospitals, and Practices on a Budget

A new ultrasound system provides gray scale and color Doppler imaging with simple one-button optimization, as well as tissue harmonic imaging. Moreover, it features a wide array of transducers, an adjustable flat panel monitor, effective system architecture and software, and sophisticated imaging, measurement, and quantification technologies.

Philips Medical Systems (Best, The Netherlands) announced the latest addition to its HD ultrasound family of products at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria in March 2008. The Philips HD7 ultrasound system draws upon a range of features and capabilities available on high-end Philips systems and puts them into an affordable, mobile unit well suited for a wide variety of clinical settings.

"Now, it no longer requires a major investment for a medical office, clinic, or small hospital to get the same kind of key capabilities, performance features, and high-definition imaging found in higher priced ultrasound systems,” said Anne LeGrand, senior vice president, Ultrasound, for Philips Healthcare.

The Philips HD7 system addresses basic scanning needs while adding new technology and design advances that help improve image quality. Developed with clinicians in mind, the ergonomic, easy-to-use system can meet the demands for high-volume use in cardiovascular, ob/gyn, anesthesiology, oncology, electrophysiology, stress echo, pediatric, orthopedic, urologic, emergency, and other applications.

Similar to all Philips ultrasound systems, the HD7 has a broadband digital beamformer to capture and preserve more tissue information than traditional narrowband systems and its wide dynamic range and digital focal tuning provide excellent sensitivity and detail resolution. Other features include iSCAN one button image optimization, multiple transducer ports, Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) connectivity, and easy data recording to CD or universal serial bus (USB). Furthermore, optional off-line QLAB quantification software capability allows clinicians to perform post-examination image review and analysis on a personal computer (PC). Further enhancing the system's usability is a Study Guide on disk that quickly equips clinicians to use the advanced features of the HD7.

The HD range of ultrasound systems now includes the small, utilitarian HD3, the new HD7, and the popular, feature-rich HD11.


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