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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

GE's New Ultra Small Ultrasound May Become as Ubiquitous as Stethoscope

Filed under: Anesthesiology , Cardiology , Critical Care , Emergency Medicine , Medicine , Ob/Gyn , Pediatrics , Radiology , Surgery , Urology , Vascular Surgery


Yesterday at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, GE showed off their new handheld ultrasound device. The Vscan looks like a cross between an iPod and a cell phone, making it possibly the world's smallest ultrasound. Later today we'll be attending GE's healthymagination technology showcase in New York where further details and specs will hopefully become available.

For critical care clinicians, Vscan can offer an immediate look beyond patient vital signs with the potential to identify critical issues, like fluid around the heart, which could be a sign of congestive heart failure. And for cardiologists, Vscan provides a dependable visual evaluation of how well the heart is pumping at a glance, so they can treat patients more efficiently.

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GREAT WORK- PLEASE REMEMBER ADR ULTRASOUND IN 1975 --SMALLEST REAL TIME SCANNER AVAILABLE THAT MADE ANY REAL SENSE.YES WE AT ADR BROUGHT GOOD THINGS TO LIFE ALTHOUGH YEARS LATER HERE COMES GENERAL ELECTRIC KIND OF LIKE TYPING THE WORD LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAIN-- A WONDERFUL TOOL THAT HAS GRASPED THE ULTRASOUND IMAGING COMMUNITY AND WANNA BE'S--YES NOW THE INTERNAL MEDICINE DOC CAN SPEND 3.5 MINUTES WITH THE PATIENT IF LUCKY. I DO NOT MEAN TO SOUND CONTRARY ALTHOUGH SYSTEM IS SUITED AS G.E. WELL UNDERSTANDS TO MULTI MARKETS. ALL THE BEST FROM THE FOLKS AT ADR ULTRASOUND. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AND BASK IN THE ENJOYMENT OF MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS.
JIM KUTTNAUER
ADR VETERAN


Posted by: jAMES KUTTNAUER
on February 22, 2010 04:51 PM GMT

GREAT WORK- PLEASE REMEMBER ADR ULTRASOUND IN 1975 --SMALLEST REAL TIME SCANNER AVAILABLE THAT MADE ANY REAL SENSE.YES WE AT ADR BROUGHT GOOD THINGS TO LIFE ALTHOUGH YEARS LATER HERE COMES GENERAL ELECTRIC KIND OF LIKE TYPING THE WORD LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAIN-- A WONDERFUL TOOL THAT HAS GRASPED THE ULTRASOUND IMAGING COMMUNITY AND WANNA BE'S--YES NOW THE INTERNAL MEDICINE DOC CAN SPEND 3.5 MINUTES WITH THE PATIENT IF LUCKY. I DO NOT MEAN TO SOUND CONTRARY ALTHOUGH SYSTEM IS SUITED AS G.E. WELL UNDERSTANDS TO MULTI MARKETS. ALL THE BEST FROM THE FOLKS AT ADR ULTRASOUND. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AND BASK IN THE ENJOYMENT OF MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS.
JIM KUTTNAUER
ADR VETERAN


Posted by: jAMES KUTTNAUER
on February 22, 2010 04:51 PM GMT

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