Ultrasound developer SuperSonic Imagine has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the addition of a real-time, adjustable numerical scale in meters per second for ShearWave elastography on its Aixplorer ultrasound system.
Aixplorer can acquire images up to 20,000 Hz, the company said. SuperSonic ShearWave elastography uses shear-wave velocity measurements to assess tissue stiffness in real-time on a color-coded map.
Clinicians can adjust the scale to optimize visualization of tissue elasticity according to the organ of interest. The scale will also allow users to repeat examinations with the same imaging display parameters.
