Ultrasound vendor Ultrasonix Medical has released new high-frequency imaging technology, which it demonstrated on its SonixTablet and SonixTouch Research ultrasound systems at last week's American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting in New York City.
The company now offers a system and transducer bandwidth of 1 to 40 MHz to enable small animal imaging for research in cancer detection and drug development, it said.
With the ability to better visualize small parts on small animals, high-frequency ultrasound imaging is designed to enable testing of new treatment methods and various pharmaceuticals that may affect the biology and physiology of normal and mutated cells.
Ultrasonix also introduced SonixCam, an accessory for its Sonix ultrasound series designed to integrate a high-definition camera and capture both ultrasound images and a video feed in one synchronized file.
SonixCam records videos in MPEG-1 movie format and eliminates the need for postproduction editing to distinguish videos, according to the firm.
