Ultrasound technology has evolved rapidly over recent decades and top-tier machines, offering impressively high-resolution images, can easily sell for well over US$100,000. Even at the other end of the spectrum, a second-hand, basic system will set a small medical clinic back $10 to $20,00...
An example is the Vscan, a pocket-sized ultrasound tool developed by GE Healthcare which can assess major vessels and organs and can be easily transported to different medical settings. It also explains how the Vscan was used at the Whistler athlete's village during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic ...
Pocket-Sized Ultrasound as an Aid to Physical Diagnosis for Internal Medicine Residents: A Randomized Trial BACKGROUND Proficiency and self-confidence in the physical examination is poor among internal medicine residents and interest in ultrasound technology has ... JC Ojeda,FACP,JA Colbert,... - ...
For instance, carrying a pocket ultrasound may lead zealous practitioners to look for thyroid nodules, pancreatic or ovarian masses, or carotid artery stenosis in asymptomatic patients-all of which are "D" recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force-meaning that harms outweigh benefits. ...
creates ultrasound devices that are smaller, more powerful and many times less expensive than today's models. Devices today can weigh 30 pounds and cost $20,000; his is pocket-sized and built with $100. He envisions a world where therapeutic ultrasound machines are found in every hospital an...
brings the power of ultrasound into your assessment, diagnosis and treatment process. Powerful processing in a pocket-sized device. Knowing can make all the difference for your patients. You shouldn’t have to compromise on image quality with handheld ultrasound- and with SonoMaxx you won’t. ...
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MP-01.05 Vscan: A Pocket-Sized Ultrasound Device in Examination of the Genitourinary Tract Author links open overlay panelJ.Neymeyer*H.CashC.RollerKontidouT.F.FullerShow more Share Cite https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2011.07.007Get rights and contentPrevious article in issue Next article in...
Focused cardiac ultrasound (FCU) has emerged in recent years and has created new possibilities in the clinical assessment of patients both in and out of hospital. The increasing portability of echocardiographic devices, with some now only the size of a smartphone, has widened the spectrum of poten...
An extensive, 11-view echocardiogram was performed by a trained physician using a pocket-sized ultrasound device, in contrast to the simplified 4-view POCUS exam used in the current study. Left atrial enlargement, plethora of the inferior vena cava, pleural effusions, or B-lines can each be ...