Ultrasonix Medical of Burnaby, British Columbia, will cross the border and bring three new ultrasound systems -- Sonix SP, Sonix RP, and Sonix OP -- to Chicago.
Ultrasonix's Simplicit user interface, 3D and 4D imaging capabilities, and harmonic imaging are a few of the key features on Sonix SP. The company considers the system most applicable for the ob/gyn market, as well as breast surgery and vascular and abdominal imaging.
Sonix RP was designed for investigational use at research institutions and academic centers. It lists tissue harmonic imaging, real-time spatial compounding, panoramic imaging, harmonic imaging, and Ultrasonix's Clarity adaptive image adjustment technology among its features. Sonix RP is 3D- and 4D-capable and DICOM 3.0-compliant, with an integrated CD/DVD-R drive and two USB ports.
Sonix OP is intended for abdominal, ob/gyn, small parts, prostate, and breast imaging. Along with tissue harmonic imaging, panoramic imaging, and Clarity, Sonix OP offers a Q Sonix quick exam wizard and 3D capability. Ultrasonix is marketing the system for private practices.
By Wayne Forrest
AuntMinnie.com contributing writer
November 9, 2005
Copyright © 2005 AuntMinnie.com
![Examples of ultrasound findings and techniques. (A) Images in a 39-year-old male patient with a mass in the left thigh. The mass is heterogeneous on the B-mode US image (compared with the patient in D) and showed increased microvascularity (superb microvascular imaging [SMI]) and shear-wave elastography (SWE) values. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy (with pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in surgical specimen). (B) Images in an 18-year-old male patient with a mass in the left leg. The mass is hypoechoic on the B-mode image, with no other findings suggestive of malignancy. The lesion is in contact with the cortex of the tibia, which is slightly irregular. CT revealed a doubtful anteromedial tibial erosion. The microvascular study demonstrated high vascularization, suggestive of malignancy. Periosteal Ewing sarcoma was diagnosed with both histologic and immunohistochemical confirmation. (C) Images in a 69-year-old female patient with a lump growing on the outside of the left leg. Multiple SWE examinations were performed (please note the high values obtained in the measurements, whereas the color map highlights the stiffness relative to adjacent tissues). SMI showed areas of increased vascularization to target for sampling. Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with residual leiomyosarcoma in the surgical specimen after neoadjuvant therapy. (D) Images in a 56-year-old female patient with a mass in the right thigh. The mass is heterogeneous at both B-mode ultrasound (similar to patient A) and MRI (coronal T2-weighted spectral attenuated inversion recovery [SPAIR]; T1-weighted pre-contrast and postcontrast imaging), which even shows uptake after the administration of paramagnetic contrast material, which is traditionally suggestive of malignancy. Low values at SMI and elastography are suggestive of benignity. Spindle cell lipoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with atypical spindle cell lipomatous tumor in the surgical specimen.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/images-radiol250278fig2.APCFLSvX6p.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
