FUJIFILM VisualSonics, part of FUJIFILM SonoSite won the CE Mark and is unveiling the Vevo MD, what the company calls “the world’s first Ultra High Frequency (UHF) clinical ultrasound system.” The big deal is that the Vevo MD comes with transducers that run at frequencies up to 70 MHz. Typically, clinical ultrasound gets up to about 15 MHz.
With the higher frequencies comes a higher spatial resolution, but a substantial decrease in the penetration depth. This should allow for spotting and visualizing small objects within the body such as nerves, vasculature just below the skin, the skin itself, and perhaps intraoperatively to help avoid damaging fragile tissues. The UHF ultrasound produces images at up to 30 micrometer resolution, which may open up a whole new set of things for docs to look at that were previously ignored due to a lack of appropriate imaging.
Check out this promo video from FUJIFILM VisualSonics introducing the Vevo MD:
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