Advanced Elastography Features Available On HI VISION™ 900 Premium Ultrasound System

Main Category: MRI / PET / Ultrasound
Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics
Article Date: 26 Nov 2007 - 4:00 PDT

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Hitachi Medical Systems America anticipates a surge of excitement within the ultrasound community, when more than ten live sessions and written posters evaluating the emerging technique of ultrasound elastography are presented at this year's Scientific Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

Elastography is rooted in the practice of palpation, one of the oldest concepts in medicine. When an abnormal mass is discovered in a patient, an important aspect of the initial clinical examination is physically palpating the mass to assess its stiffness. Hitachi's Elastography takes this concept one step further by using ultrasound to perform sophisticated and sensitive measurements of relative stiffness and creating detailed images depicting this information.

Hitachi's Real-time Tissue Elastography (E-mode) is capable of depicting a wide range of tissue stiffness using a conventional color map, either side by side with the B-mode image or superimposed onto it. Its 2nd generation features include a Strain Ratio Measurement allowing clinicians to compare two regions of interest and quantify the relative relationship between their elasticity in the form of a strain ratio.

Hitachi will demonstrate their E-mode capabilities in conjunction with the HI VISION 900 Premium Ultrasound System, Hitachi's newest ultrasound offering. The HI VISION 900 also offers a wide array of features designed to streamline work flow, including programmable protocols, live volumetric (4D) acquisition with available MPR reconstruction, and four interfaces for operator control.

The HI VISION 900's unique E-mode capabilities complement its advanced B-mode imaging techniques that deliver extraordinary penetration, image clarity, and tissue detail through HdTHI dual band harmonics, advanced speckle reduction, and Coded B-mode imaging.

Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT)(TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 384,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2006 (ended March 31, 2007) consolidated revenues totaled 10,247 billion yen ($86.8 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products, and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services.

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