Raising the standard in imaging science
The Acuson Sequoia platform empowers clinicians to optimize image quality in every application, simply and quickly. The subtlest pathology becomes clearer. There is considerably more anatomical detail in every image. Clinicians can make diagnoses simpler, faster and with more confidence than ever before.
TEQ™ Technology is a sophisticated signal-processing technology that automatically equalizes tissue gain and brightness in two dimensions, providing consistent, reproducible image quality in 2-D and M-mode— all at the touch of a button. Tissue Equalization Technology is a pre-processing technology, applied to RF echo data before the image is formed. It produces consistent, high-quality studies, with more time to focus on the patient. Tissue Equalization Technology is easy to use and affords higher productivity and a dramatic reduction in inter-operator variability.
Native® Tissue Harmonic Imaging (NTHI) is a patented method of harmonic imaging that works by detecting subtle harmonic echoes generated within tissue while completely rejecting fundamental frequency echoes used in traditional ultrasound imaging. This essentially eliminates body wall artifacts and acoustic noise, resulting in more definitive diagnoses.
Transmit Compounding combines multiple transmitted images utilizing different ultrasound frequencies into a single, compounded image. This significantly improves contrast and detail resolution and reduces image artifacts such as speckle, noise, edge shadow and clutter. The result is better differentiation of subtle lesions and improved visualization of borders and interfaces.
SST™ Color and Solo™ Spectral Doppler
The unique architecture of the Acuson Sequoia platform sets a new standard for
Doppler sensitivity and resolution. SST Color Doppler utilizes multiple beamformers
to produce images with high spatial resolution, high frame rates and unprecedented
sensitivity to low flow. Solo Spectral Doppler uses a dedicated audio beamformer
to achieve a new degree of sensitivity and clarity with superb low flow detection
and increased penetration for detection of deep flow dynamics.
