The Acuson P50 Ultrasound Machine from Siemens is a portable and compact machine that resembles a laptop and comes with advanced diagnostic capabilities and technological features which make it an excellent diagnostic utility for any medical practitioner. It comes with integrated echocardiography software that is specifically formulated for mobile cardiological and vascular applications and also has significant applications within the OR and in the anesthesia departments.

It looks similar to a laptop and has similar connectivity features which enable it to be used as a standard enabled PC that also incorporates standard office features and software adaptability.

The flexible architecture enables display of excellent high quality ultrasound images and has multiple built in tools for image processing and enhancement. In addition to performing basic operations like surfing the internet and sending emails and making presentations, it is also suited for a variety of complex applications. The compact and lightweight design makes it portable and lends a great deal of attractiveness. It works on batteries that run for a continuous two hours, making it ideal for emergency situations.

The P50 as its looks would suggest, is based on the apple Mac book laptop and comes with a 2GB RAM and a has a hard disk storage capacity of 160GB. It runs on a 2GHZ Intel dual core Pentium M processor.

The main advantage of the P50 is that it combines flexibility of usage and versatility with power packed performance delivery suited to any workflow demands. The portability that is affords gives you the option to move it around as easily as you would a laptop computer. The console and general appearance is stylish making it a very presentable system for small clinics, operating rooms and mobile imaging applications.

It doubles up as a fully functional notebook which is capable of running windows based applications on the Apple MacBook Pro platform. The control panel which can be used to perform ultrasound exams and run programs for processing and generating the data slides in and out of the compact design.

The bulky looking ATL Philips IE33 Ultrasound Machine incorporates advanced diagnostic capabilities and interpretive features as well as high resolution and detailed image rendering. Until recently it was considered the most advanced ultrasound system available in the market due to the depth of its functionality and unmatched features.  Its features include, color Doppler CW/PW Doppler and tissue Doppler imaging. Additional harmonic tissue imaging feature with M-mode, angia, Live 3D and stress echo are also incorporated in addition to general cardiac and vascular imaging.

The machine comes with a 17 inch LCD color monitor that displays live Xplane imaging with two live imaging planes on the screen simultaneously. It comes with a range of unique probes for specialized and general application and a heart pulse contact sensor. The purewave crystal technology that has been adapted results in unmatched image clarity and the 3D rendering and xMatrix technology ensures that this machine is one of the top of the line ECG machines around. The adjustable arm lets you manipulate the screen positioning. The user interface is intuitive and easy to understand and combines single push buttons with function calling capabilities and alphanumeric keyboard for information entry and management.

The machine provides for cardiac and vascular clinical diagnostic options and features contrast imaging with improved LVO tissue specific application. The carotid intima medial thickness analysis functionality enables early detection of atherosclerosis risk. It also provides panoramic imaging capability. The machine offers connectivity via Netlink and DICOM and has an integrated DVD RW /CDRW drive.

Its application areas span adult, pediatric, fetal and stress echocardiography along with Vascular, transesophageal and contrast echocardiography applications. It is also used in epicardial echocardiography and perioperative monitoring and diagnostics. Though bulky it is easy to move around and offers portability. The machine addresses volumetric imaging needs on both 2D and 3D fronts.

This GE product delivers what is expected of any standard GE medical equipment by using advanced technology to maximize the diagnostic capability of the medical professional in determining cardiovascular anomaly and LV functions. The image quality is superb and as the name suggests is very vivid. Along with a compact design, the GE Vivid Q Portable Ultrasound Machine provides great accuracy and increased diagnostic capability while maintaining high productivity.

The bunch of technologically advanced features that have been incorporated on various fronts include Parametric imagining and quantification support of clinical decisions, Auto Ejection Fraction to describe LV function, automated function imaging, Tissue velocity imaging and tissue tracking, tissue synchronization imaging and Intra cardiac Echo Imaging.

These features equip it with optimal performance capability, advanced quantitative analysis tools and increase the spectrum of its applications to provide common parameters and reduced dependency on image magnification by analyzing and tracking tissue structures and endocardial borders.

Automatic functionalities for locating systolic and diastolic frames and analysis of LV functions and clinical decision support enable differentiating disease from non disease segments and offers streamlined workflow. Advanced cardiac imaging capability translates into exceptional detail in information with regard to advanced interventional cardiography using ultrasound ICE imaging technology.

The compact design makes it portable and easy to move around. The comprehensive set of linear and convex transducers enable conduction of more vascular and abdominal exams. The quick and accurate measurement of carotid arterial intima media thickness helps provide early information on atherosclerosis risk.

The wide aperture improves signal to noise ration and spatial resolution for better penetration. Its functionalities extend its scope of application to within the operating room and in anesthesia by addressing perioperative needs and operative monitoring. The use of intra operative probe supports specific diagnoses within the OR and immediately after surgery. The acquired images can be shared on remote PC using eVue option. It also has significant applications in Pediatric echocardiography.