When it comes to vascular imaging, Zonare ultrasounds are one of the most popular on the market. There are a few fundamental reasons: Price, image quality, and compatible probes. The Zonare Z One is the original ultrasound in their ultrasound line, followed by the Z One Pro and the ZS3.
The Z One is designed for versatility. The actual ultrasound unit is a tiny, four pound laptop, that has an ultrasound connecter port. This allows the system to be taken safely from place to place, without the burden of moving a several hundred pound system.
The scan cart is also compatible with a “skeleton”; or the full-sized system that we’re used to using. Below the monitor and keyboard is a little port for the laptop system to plug into, and the image from the laptop gets projected on the larger ultrasound monitor.
This design makes the unit tremendously popular for a wide variety of clinicians.
The Z One is also compatible with some very valuable transducers that are compatible with all generations of Zonare ultrasound units.
L8-3: The Zonare L8-3 ultrasound probe, aside from being enormously popular for vascular studies; peripheral vascular, small parts (breast, thyroid, fingers, feet), and larger patients that require a lower frequency emission to see veins, muscles, and nerve blocks.
L10-5: The L10-5 probe is similar to the L8-3, but has a slightly higher frequency and frequency range. The biggest difference is that the probe can be used to needle-guided injections, pain management, and other operations.
L14-5w: This probe is particularly popular for a few reasons: Firstly, is has a very high frequency range. Fourteen MHz is higher than most standard transducers, and allows for extremely superficial imaging. The “w” stands for “wide-band” and the lens is much wider than most other probes on the market.
L20-5: The L20-5 linear probe is a highly specialized and rare probe. It is almost exclusively used for superficial vascular, MSK, injections, and other forms of high-frequency ultrasound imaging. Very few manufacturers make transducers that have a frequency range that high, making it highly desirable.
L14-5sp: This probe, although having the same frequency range as the wide-band probe, is a hockey-stick probe. This is the opposite of the wide-band in terms of design, and has a tiny sliver of a lens. The benefit, however, is the ability to capture an ultrasound image of hard to reach spots; fingers, palms, noses, crevices in the shoulder or hip, and other locations that’re ordinarily difficult to access.
There is always the concern, particularly when it comes to medical equipment, regarding the safety of the devices and the potential side effects that occur as a result of employing these machines.
It is important to know that ultrasound machines are known to be completely harmless. They function through the utilization of sound waves emitting from the probe or transducer. These sound waves are then translated into images by the ultrasound machine or system. There is no need to fear when using ultrasound machines – it is a quick, easy and efficient way to diagnose and help determine a patient’s ails.
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