CHICAGO - Korean ultrasound developer Medison has introduced two new systems at this year’s meeting. The all-digital Voluson 730 features Real-Time 4D, which can acquire images at up to 16 volume frames per second with no degradation or loss of information, according to the company. With the increased frame rate, Medison claims the system can show real-time movement of the fetus and fetal heart, and also provides clinical advantages in biopsy, aspiration, localization, and evaluation of tumors.
Voluson 730 includes bi-directional harmonic imaging and a multi-beam digital beamformer, and also features the company’s True 3D technology. True 3D includes automatic volume data acquisition to avoid the inconsistencies of manual acquisition, according to the company.
The Voluson three-dimensional technology also offers a method for quantifying 3-D volume with an algorithm called Virtual Organ Computer Aided Analysis (VOCAL). VOCAL traces the contour of anatomical structures such as the prostate or cysts and lesions, and calculates the volume of the structure or mass, according to Medison.
In other introductions, Medison rolled out SonoAce 9900, a digital multi-beam 3-D ultrasound scanner. SonoAce 9900 transmits and receives four pulses simultaneously, resulting in increased clarity and reduction of noise artifacts, according to Medison.
SonoAce 9900 also includes automatic volume data acquisition as part of the firm’s True 3D technology. VOCAL 3-D image volume quantification method and 3-D color and power Doppler imaging are available. Image data management is provided through Medison’s SonoView II image archiving and report printing software.
By Erik L. RidleyAuntMinnie.com staff writer
November 28, 2000
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