This year marks the tenth anniversary of the launch of the first handheld ultrasound scanner, GE Healthcare’s Vscan, yet the market has largely failed to live up to expectations. In 2018, sales of handheld ultrasound accounted for less than 2% of the $6.9 billion global markets for ultrasound equipment. The relatively high cost and limited performance of early generation handhelds were limiting factors. Steady product improvements over the years, coupled with fresh innovation from new market
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GE Healthcare, DiA Analysis Launches AI-Powered Ejection Fraction App for Mobile Ultrasound
GE Healthcare and DiA Analysis offer first-ever AI-powered ejection fraction app for a mobile ultrasound. DiA Imaging Analysis Ltd. (DiA), a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ultrasound analysis tools, today announced that its LVivo EF cardiac decision-support software is now available for purchase for GE’s new Vscan Extend™ handheld, pocket-sized ultrasound. Ejection fraction (EF) evaluation is a key diagnostic criterion driving various treatment strategies in point-of-care
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Konica Minolta Launches Portable Ultrasound for Optimized Clinical Workflow
, interventional guidance and outpatient centers. SONIMAGE MX1 delivers the power, ease-of-use and portability that physicians need to make a confident and efficient diagnosis at the point-of-care. Designed for MSK, anesthesia and pain management exams, the new ultrasound system provides high-resolution image quality and simplified workflow with an intuitive touchscreen interface. Developed with the MSK practitioner in mind to shorten the system learning curve, the easy-to-use MX1 System
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Qualcomm’s Mobile Ultrasound Project Wins GSMA mHealth Award
This week during Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, the Qualcomm® Wireless Reach™ initiative and Trice Imaging won the GSMA Global Mobile award for Best Innovation in Mobile Health for their Mobile Ultrasound Patrol project in Morocco. The Mobile Ultrasound Patrol project in Morocco demonstrates the power of advanced wireless technology in addressing maternal health. Through this project, Qualcomm Wireless Reach and Trice Imaging, in conjunction with support from the Moroccan Ministère de
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Philips Launches Consortium To Explore Mobile Ultrasound Solutions
During RNSA 2014, Philips has announced the initiation of a Consortium of health care leaders that will drive connected health through mobile ultrasound solutions, highlighted by the demonstration of a new app-based ultrasound proof-of-concept. This Consortium builds on Philips' momentum in the development of connected health technology that opens new opportunities to connect care across the health continuum using app-based ultrasound solutions designed to interface with the Philips
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