Handheld Ultrasound Advances Diagnosis

• 作者: Sean O'Neill
• 来源期刊: 工程（英文）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（11）
• 所属期刊栏目: News & Highlights
• 页码范围: 1505-1507
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

In March 2021,Chicago,IL,USA-based medical imaging giant GE Healthcare launched the Vscan Air[1],a self-contained,hand-held ultrasound probe,its latest and first wireless version of the increasingly sophisticated"pocket"ultrasound systems now mar-keted by multiple vendors.Like with advances in other medical technology[2,3],the devices are smaller,smarter,and leverage smartphone capabilities.