Ultrasound Series

Understanding Musculoskeletal and Intraoperative Ultrasound Applications
Understanding Musculoskeletal and Intraoperative Ultrasound Applications
Musculoskeletal ultrasound is using high frequency ultrasound waves to diagnose and examine muscle tissue for sprains, tears and other potential damage. Intraoperative ultrasound application is the employment of ultrasound technology during... Read more...
Understanding Women’s Health Ultrasound Applications
Understanding Women’s Health Ultrasound Applications
There is no actual application called “Women’s Health”, like there is a “Cardiac” or “Abdominal” application. Rather, the term is used to describe a variety of applications that all fall... Read more...
Understanding Ultrasounds: Cardiac and Vascular Applications
Understanding Ultrasounds: Cardiac and Vascular Applications
Cardiac ultrasound application is used to examine patients’ heart, heart structure, blood flow, and more. Vascular ultrasound applications are used to examine veins, blood flow and arteries in any part of... Read more...
Ultimate Ultrasound Machine Guide Part III: Samsung HS50, WS80A
Ultimate Ultrasound Machine Guide Part III: Samsung HS50, WS80A
Our previous two blog posts focused in on Philips and GE used ultrasound machines, and keeping up with our theme of examining some of the most popular and advanced ultrasound... Read more...
Ultimate Ultrasound Guide Part II: GE Voluson i, Vivid i
Ultimate Ultrasound Guide Part II: GE Voluson i, Vivid i
This article, part two in this series, will elaborate on two of GE’s popular used portable ultrasound machines; the Voluson i and the Vivid i. We look forward to providing... Read more...
The Ultimate Ultrasound Guide: Part I: Philips HD15, iE33, iU22
The Ultimate Ultrasound Guide: Part I: Philips HD15, iE33, iU22
Philips has been committed to healthcare for the last century. One of the top ultrasound manufacturers in the world, Philips has continued along the path of quality, affordable, cutting-edge and... Read more...
Understanding “Small Parts” Ultrasound Application
Understanding “Small Parts” Ultrasound Application
Many times, when trying to figure out how ultrasound applications work and what they mean, we tend to get a little confused. Is abdominal ultrasound under the same catagory as... Read more...
Ultrasounds Made Easy Part V: Probe Toggle Button
Ultrasounds Made Easy Part V: Probe Toggle Button
A feature and function as necessary, fundamental and integral as the “Freeze” button on an ultrasound machine is the Toggle Probe / Transducer button on every ultrasound system that has... Read more...
Understanding Abdominal Ultrasounds
Understanding Abdominal Ultrasounds
One could receive an ultrasound during pregnancy to check on the baby’s health and development. Another may desire to examine one’s liver or kidneys. This blog article will begin to... Read more...
How It Works: Ultrasound Probe and Transducer Connectors
How It Works: Ultrasound Probe and Transducer Connectors
The ultrasound connector fits into the ultrasound port on the system being employed. Each ultrasound system only has a limited amount of ports (most range between 1 -4 ports) –... Read more...
A Brief History of Ultrasound Transducer Development
A Brief History of Ultrasound Transducer Development
The first modern ultrasound transducers that were utilized were single-element probes. These probes had a fixed depth that they were able to reach, which varied based on the engineering of... Read more...
Understand Sonosite Portable Ultrasounds: Part II
Understand Sonosite Portable Ultrasounds: Part II
Our last blog entry began to discuss and expand on three extremely popular Sonosite portable ultrasound systems: The Titan, the MicroMaxx and the M-Turbo. This entry will serve as a... Read more...