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Olga Deshchenko, DOTmed News Reporter | June 10, 2010
The Vscan's global price is $7,900.
Philips Healthcare is also continuing to invest in ultrasound and portability of the systems. The CX50 CompactXtreme Ultrasound System is equipped with SmartExam system-guided protocols and can be hand carried between departments.
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"The portability of this system really fits nicely with a number of our customers," says Kevin Appareti, senior marketing manager of ultrasound at Philips Healthcare. "My experience is mostly in cardiology and I can tell you that an increasing number of exams are being done portably," he says.
According to "Ultrasound: Waves of Change," a new report from KLAS, a research firm specializing in health care performance of vendors, mobility of equipment is a key factor for providers when it comes to choosing an ultrasound unit.
"One of the reasons that it's so incredibly important is because it's being used by so many departments in a hospital and they can't have dedicated machines for each department or each room," says Emily Crane, KLAS research director and author of the report. "For the most part, [units] are being moved around a lot."
KLAS found that "no vendor has delivered the ultimate solution in ultrasound - a highly mobile unit packaged with deep image penetration and picture clarity." The firm interviewed more than 200 health care providers for the report.
"As you get smaller to be more mobile, you leave some of the image penetration," says Kirk Ising, KLAS research director and author of the report. "There's some new technology, but there are some issues that are being worked out that providers are dealing with."
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Elastography Stretches Ultrasound Possibilities
Elastography, a technique that employs tissue elasticity to detect malignant masses, is one of the emerging trends in ultrasound technology. Developed in the U.S. in the early 1990s, commercialized elastography made a splash at the European Congress of Radiology earlier this year.
"Elastography is a technique that we've been working on for many years. We think it's robust, easy to use and sensitive," says Ron Leichner, director of marketing of ultrasound and radiology at Philips Healthcare. "It has great results from clinical trials and I think it offers a key piece of imaging information with breast imaging."
