Laptop Ultrasound System Designed for Excellent Image Quality

A new ultrasound system combines the flexibility, usability, and mobility of a laptop, with the excellent image quality of a full traditional ultrasound system.

Designed to take ultrasound scans anywhere, the Acuson P50 ultrasound system developed by Siemens Healthcare (Erlangen, Germany), can easily be carried to locations within the hospital environment, such as cardiology, vascular, and intensive care units as well as to external locations such as sports fixtures.

The device weighs just 5 Kg, runs as a Microsoft Windows application on an Apple MacBook Pro notebook, and is an advanced portable ultrasound system. A sliding control panel on the laptop enables clinicians to perform ultrasound exams, process images, and generate reports. Workflow can be streamlined due to faster patient setup, quicker image review, immediate access to archived data and simple reporting. The versatility of the system means users will also be able to view e-mail and access the Internet on the same unit.

The Acuson P50 ultrasound system provides high quality imaging through excellent tissue differentiation and high spatial and temporal resolution. A variety of clinical situations can be supported due to exceptional color and Doppler sensitivity, the option of two-dimensional (2D) imaging in harmonic and fundamental modes and M-mode and anatomical M-modes.

"The portability of the P50 makes it suitable for a diverse range of treatment locations, from hospital operating theatres and treatment rooms, to sports injuries at remote locations,” stated Declan Dunphy, manager of product performance at Siemens. "When you consider it's an advanced ultrasound system that can also be used as normal laptop, its versatility is quite astounding. We expect this system to increase productivity in a variety of clinical areas.”

The easy to use, intuitive user interface means that clinicians can focus on the patient. On screen menus, provide easy access to secondary imaging controls, while a full QWERTY keyboard allows instant text entry. The monitor has a high ultrasound resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels True Color, with the ability to display multiple images in split screen.


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