Ultrasound

Global Ultrasound Scanner Market

• Ultrasound devices (world market)

2024: What breast ultrasound can reveal

Unfortunately, some breast diseases are detected quite late when the disease is already progressing. To avoid this, it is necessary to regularly examine the doctor and do an ultrasound. This procedure helps to identify the problem in the early stages. This study is completely painless. It is carried out as prescribed by a doctor. It may be planned, but mainly ultrasound of the mammary glands in Moscow is carried out in the presence of complaints from the patient. Read more here.

2023

Portable full-body ultrasound scanner for ambulance presented

On October 10, 2023, Clarius Mobile Health announced a universal portable ultrasound scanner called the Clarius PAL HD3. This compact wireless device is suitable for a wide variety of application scenarios, including ambulances. Read more here.

GE HealthCare Releases Ultrasound Heart Scanner That Any Doctor Can Control

On 6 October 2023, GE HealthCare announced the launch of Venue ultrasound systems with Caption Guidance technology, through which any doctor can receive diagnostic quality images of the heart. Thus, scanning can be carried out in a variety of conditions, in particular, in emergency departments, intensive care, anesthesiology, etc. Read more here.

Mindray introduced the world's first portable ultrasound scanner that can be connected to both a smartphone and a medmonitor

On September 7, 2023, Mindray announced the TE Air Wireless Handheld Ultrasound device - the world's first portable wireless ultrasound scanner that can be connected to both a smartphone and a medical monitor. Read more here.

Presented a device that contactlessly takes pictures of internal organs, vessels and tissues

On August 24, 2023, US researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced the development of a new medical imaging system, the Laser Ultrasound Device (NCLUS). The device is capable of taking pictures of blood vessels, internal organs, muscle tissues and tendons in a non-contact way. Read more here.

A real-time ultrasound patch for monitoring the functioning of internal organs is presented

On May 22, 2023, US researchers at the University of California, San Diego, announced the development of the first fully integrated wearable ultrasound device for deep tissue monitoring. Read more here.

Ultrasound devices in Russia: an overview of modern models

The potential of ultrasound in the field of medical diagnostics was recognized back in the 1930s and 40s, and today it continues to grow continuously. The importance of ultrasound diagnostics is difficult to overestimate, this is one of the most accessible and informative methods for studying various states of the body and detecting pathology. Ultrasound diagnostics have become indispensable in modern medicine.

We want to introduce you closer to the top-3 of the most popular ultrasound devices on the market today. Read more in the article.

A portable ultrasound system has been released that can work around the clock

On January 17, 2023, the Canadian company Clarius Mobile Health introduced an accessory called Power Fan, which allows the use of portable ultrasound systems of the Clarius HD3 family around the clock. Read more here.

2022

A portable device for ultrasound of the liver has been released with the display of a smartphone

On August 23, 2022, the Canadian company Oncoustics announced the launch of the OnX Liver Assessment Solution ultrasonic diagnostic system, which uses artificial intelligence to detect liver diseases. In the operation of the device, a smartphone can be used to display the image. Read more here.

Smart patch for continuous ultrasound of internal organs released

On August 11, 2022, it became known that engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a smart ultrasound patch that allows you to visualize internal organs and structures for a long time. It is reported that the technology has already begun to be used in clinical practice. Read more here.

Rostec and FMBA of Russia presented medical developments based on ultrasound

Rostec State Corporation and the Federal Biomedical Agency of Russia (FMBA) on August 15, 2022 presented an experimental sample of a robotic ultrasound complex for remote examination of patients.

Another joint development, which Rostec and FMBA of Russia became a therapeutic and diagnostic device based on ultrasound (HIFU). Read more here.

The first wearable ultrasound scanner for 3D imaging of the mammary glands has been released

In mid-May 2022, iSono Health launched the first automated and wearable ultrasound system in the form of a scanner for 3D imaging of the mammary glands. Read more here.

Create a platform for remote viewing of ultrasound by different doctors in real time

In mid-March 2022, Philips Healthcare announced that it had launched the Collaboration Live product for remote viewing of ultrasound by different doctors in real time. The app is available on Philips EPIQ and Affiniti ultrasound systems. Read more here.

Creation of a robot for ultrasound in the Russian Federation

At the end of March 2022, it became known about the creation of Russia medicalrobot a ultrasound. We are talking about a software and hardware complex RoboScan created. Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) It is noted that both electronics and everything for the software device was developed by the staff of the institute. More. here

2021

In the SEZ "Dubna" began the production of ultrasound devices worth ₽4 million

In December 2021, the production of ultrasound devices worth more than ₽4 million began in the Dubna SEZ. We are talking about the devices of the ELS-Med company, which since 2019 has been a resident of the mentioned special economic zone. Read more here.

New technique for ultrasound examination of the placenta reveals problems of fetal circulation

In late May 2021, a team of researchers funded by the National Institute health care USA developed a new ultrasound technique to monitor the placenta for impaired fetal blood flow early on. pregnancies The authors argue that their technique makes it possible to diagnose circulatory problems that could harm the fetus and otherwise go unnoticed until late in pregnancy.

The technique, which uses conventional ultrasound equipment, takes into account subtle differences in fetal blood pulsation through arteries at the fetal and placental ends of the umbilical cord, allowing doctors to detect placental abnormalities that impair fetal blood flow and, if necessary, initiate early delivery. Like other current ultrasound techniques, the new technique also allows the detection of placental blood flow disorders by the mother.

Researchers develop new technique for ultrasound examination of placenta to detect fetal circulation problems

The researchers tested the effectiveness of the new technique by ultrasonography of women at 26 to 32 weeks gestation to assess possible circulatory problems in the maternal or embryonic part of the placenta. After delivery, ultrasound diagnoses were compared with placental examination results. In 40 women, placental circulation was not impaired, 16 had fetal circulatory problems, and 30 had maternal placental circulatory problems. The new technique made it possible to accurately identify all violations.

The study was conducted by Dr. John G. Sled and colleagues at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The results of the study were published in the journal eBioMedicine. Funding was provided in part by the National Institute for Child Health and Embryofetal Development named after Eunice Kennedy Shriver of the National Institutes of Health.^[1]

Introduction of voice filling systems for ultrasound protocols in Moscow hospitals

In mid-April 2021, it became known about the appearance in Moscow polyclinics and hospitals of a system for voice filling of ultrasound protocols (ultrasound). The technology allows you to dictate the description of the study and not waste time entering information manually. Read more here.

2020

The Ministry of Health has published new rules for ultrasound. There is telemedicine and EDO

In mid-September 2020, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation registered an order of the Ministry of Health to approve new rules for conducting ultrasound examinations. The document will enter into force on January 1, 2021.

The rules stipulate the possibility, with the consent of the patient or his legal representative, to draw up a referral for ultrasound examinations in the form of an electronic document signed using an enhanced qualified electronic signature of the attending physician (paramedic, midwife).

It is noted that in diagnostically difficult cases, an ultrasound diagnostic doctor, in order to make an opinion on the results of ultrasound, can involve other specialists of the organization where the study is carried out, or who referred the patient, as well as doctors of other medical organizations, including using telemedicine technologies, for consultations.

The Ministry of Health presented new rules for ultrasound, there is telemedicine and EDO

The organization and conduct of consultations remotely is carried out in accordance with the procedure for organizing and providing medical care using telemedicine technologies, the document explains.

When sent in electronic form, a copy of the study protocol is sent to this medical institution also in electronic form.

The document contains standard standards and standards for equipping the office and ultrasound department, including an automated doctor's workplace with a personal computer, an application package (standard) DICOM and a laser printer. The rules stipulate the need to maintain electronic document management and provide data for health information systems.

According to the new rules, if it is impossible to carry out the prescribed ultrasound procedure, the doctor in writing justifies the refusal to carry out it.^[2]

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation presented the rules for ultrasound

On May 26, 2020, a draft was published on the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts, in which the Ministry of Health of Russia presented the rules for ultrasonic examinations (ultrasound). They will take effect on July 1.

  It follows from the explanatory note to the document that the adoption of the project is aimed at organizing the activities of medical and other organizations that conduct ultrasound examinations, establishing standard standards, as well as approving the standards for equipping structural units.

The Ministry of Health has developed rules for ultrasonic examinations

According to the rules listed by the Ministry of Health, the timing of ultrasound in the provision of primary health care should not exceed 14 working days from the date of appointment of research. The exception is the suspicion of cancer. If oncology is suspected, an ultrasound should be done within 7 days, and when providing emergency medical care, the waiting time for this study should not exceed 2 hours.

In case of impossibility or inexpediency of the prescribed ultrasound examination, the ultrasound diagnostic doctor shall justify the refusal to perform it in writing, indicating in the patient's medical documentation of the reasons that served as the basis for refusing to conduct the study, the document says.

There, the Ministry of Health listed the updated standards for equipping the ultrasound diagnostic cabinet. One of the rules is that a medical worker is appointed to the post of doctor of ultrasound diagnostics of the Cabinet, who meets the Qualification requirements for medical and pharmaceutical workers with higher education in the field of training "Health care and medical sciences," in the specialty "ultrasound diagnostics," as well as the requirements of the professional standard "Doctor of ultrasound diagnostics."^[3]

2019: Doctors use cheap and safe alternative to X-ray and ultrasound

In late December 2019, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology presented the first images obtained using a new laser ultrasound imaging technique. Unlike conventional ultrasound, the new technique does not require any contact with the patient's body, which significantly expands the range of its application.

The team of researchers found that a laser pulsating at 1550 nm could generate sound waves when it hits human skin. The second laser detects reflected sound waves and generates an image similar to the result of a conventional ultrasound. They demonstrated the new method first on artificial simulations of skin and animal tissues, and then on healthy volunteers, presenting the first non-contact laser US images of the human forearm.

MIT researchers unveil first images from new laser ultrasound imaging technique

So far, the method does not allow obtaining images with a resolution comparable to conventional ultrasound devices, but the researchers suggest that this is only the first milestone in the development of the technique. Potentially, the system can be improved and capable of providing the accurate, non-contact imaging doctors need. Nevertheless, by December 23, 2019, the technology is used by doctors at MIT Medical in clinical practice in addition to other research methods.

The ability to easily and safely create cheap detailed images without physical contact turns laser ultrasound technology into a potential hit. The non-contact method will allow you to examine many patients who cannot undergo a traditional ultrasound - for example, babies affected by burns, or patients after surgery. Such a system does not need a specially trained operator and expands the possibilities for automating the process. Thus, the new technology hides the potential for home screening and even self-examination in combination with telemedicine capabilities, the developers note.^[4]

2016

Indian medical imaging specialists strike

At the end of August 2016, it became known about the plans of Indian medical imaging specialists to strike in protest against the law aimed at reducing the number of sex revolutions. This is stated in the publication of the publication Hindu Business Line.

On September 1, 2016, medical imaging specialists staged an indefinite strike and will suspend the operation of ultrasound systems used, in particular, for the examination of pregnant women. Doctors intend to strike until the Indian authorities solve the problems discussed in the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA). We are talking about the "oppression" of doctors who do not even have a "remote relationship to the definition of gender." These are not the first such protests.

In June 2016, radiologists from the Indian city of Pune staged a strike in support of colleague Ashutosh Jape, accused of illegal abortion. With the help of an X-ray study, he found an abnormal deviation in the development of the fetus in one of the pregnant patients and sent the girl for an abortion. However, authorities saw it as a deliberate killing of a viable fetus and a violation of the PCPNDT law.^[5]

Indian doctors strike against sex abortion law

Historically, the desire not to give birth to girls is common in India, as boys, being more resilient, can bring more money to the family. Since 1994, sex-based abortions have been banned in India, doctors are prohibited from announcing the sex of a child before birth, but the practice of selective abortions continues. About half a million Indian girls cannot even be born each year. The fight against this problem is actively underway. In 2015, the country launched a federal program to prevent sex-based abortions, protect girls, improve their education and engage in society.

The Pre-Birth and Pre-Birth Diagnostic Methods Act also came into force, which prohibits doctors from reporting the sex of the unborn child using ultrasound or other methods. IRIA President O P Bansal said that a minor clerical error made in the text of the law could lead to the confiscation of equipment used by doctors, its deregistration, filing lawsuits against medical imaging specialists and their arrest.

Given the fact that IRIA members help authorities monitor doctors engaged in illegal practices, the government needs to take a differentiated approach to punishing lawbreakers, Bansal said.

Ambulance workers and medical imaging specialists in hospitals will not take part in the strike announced in India.^[6]

In June 2016, it became known that in one of the Indian states they are going to install tracking devices in ultrasound equipment (ultrasound) in order to prevent abortions among women pregnant girls.

In Himachal Pradesh, they decided to equip all ultrasound devices with special devices that will recognize illegal attempts by doctors to use this equipment to determine the sex of the unborn child, followed by the disclosure of this information. The introduction of beacons will take place in stages in public and private clinics.

Himachal Pradesh authorities will personally monitor the implementation of this initiative, and local health officials will conduct regular inspections, said health care state minister Singh Thakur. All violators of the Family Planning and Antenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act (PCPNDT) will be subject to strict penalties, he said.

In the fight against electoral abortion, the Himachal Pradesh government also increased to 10 thousand rupees ($147) monetary rewards for providing information about attempts to kill the fetus on the basis of sex.

Indian authorities to monitor ultrasound machines to prevent abortion

In addition, it is planned to launch a mass campaign aimed at improving literacy in terms of such abortions. Non-governmental organizations and social workers will be involved in this work.

Ultrasonic device brought a person out of a coma

In August 2016, scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles reported the first-ever medical case of a person being eliminated from a coma by a non-invasive method. Doctors used ultrasound to return the patient to consciousness.

The technique involves ultrasound stimulation by a thalamus neuron - a small area of ​ ​ the brain that is responsible for processing information. Brain stimulation of patients in a vegetative state or those recovering from a coma usually involves implanting electrodes into the thalamus surgically. UCLA has achieved noninvasive brain stimulation.

The patient was taken out of a coma using ultrasound stimulation by a thalamus neuron, a small area of ​ ​ the brain that is responsible for processing information

The new technology has been tested on a 25-year-old man who suffered a complex brain injury. He was in a coma for a long time, but a few minutes after the start of the experiment, the patient came to his senses. At first, he practically did not understand speech and reacted to appeals almost unconsciously. But after three days of therapy, the patient fully regained consciousness and began to communicate with doctors using facial expressions and gestures, perfectly understanding the speech addressed to him.

Until now, the only way to stimulate neurons has been risky surgery - deep brain stimulation, during which electrodes are installed directly in the thalamus region, says the author of the study, professor of psychology and neurosurgery Martin Monti. - The method proposed by us acts purposefully and avoids surgical intervention.

An experiment related to focusing ultrasound on a small site in the center of the brain is planned to continue and move to larger clinical trials of the device. If successful, the new ultrasonic generator may be approved for use by all medical institutions.^[7]

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