Advancing the practice of echocardiography through workflow and innovation

• We see a way to measure coronary flow reserve in up to 78% of patients.

Performance

Four technology cornerstones are the foundation of the Acuson Sequoia platform's unrivaled clinical performance. They work together to deliver a new level of diagnostic confidence in echocardiography. They streamline workflow and improve productivity. Any they enable new clinical capabilities that expand the scope of echocardiography To understand them is to appreciate just how far the practice of echocardiography has advanced through the Acuson Sequoia platform.

The Physics of accurate echocardiography

Vision

Acuson’s patented Coherent Imaging Technologies–Coherent Pulse Formation and Coherent Image Formation–represent a revolutionary breakthrough in the way ultrasound signals are transmitted, received and processed. Characterized by a dramatic improvement in dynamic range, spatial resolution and frame rates, coherent images provide an unprecedented amount of new information in every image—for every patient and every application. Coherent Pulse Formation exploits the Acuson Sequoia® platform’s sophisticated transmitter to precisely control both the phase and amplitude of the transmitted waveform. Through Precision Pulse Shaping, complex waveforms can be generated to optimize imaging performance in many clinical applications. Coherent Image Formation uses the Acuson Sequoia platform’s highly sensitive receiver and sophisticated imageformer to process both the phase and amplitude information in the received echo. Every image contains far more echo information than one derived from a traditional beamformer.

Delivering a new level of productivity and workflow efficiency

Workflow

The DIMAQ workstation is a special purpose workstation that is completely embedded into the Acuson Sequoia® platform’s inherent architecture. At its core are a highly programmable acquisition protocol and a powerful Integrated Compression Engine that digitally capture the complete patient study—including demographics, static images, dynamic clips, measurements and calculations. Each study is stored in the DICOM file format as it is acquired, so all patient data can be instantly accessed, reviewed and analyzed directly on the system— even during the patient exam. The DIMAQ workstation has direct access to all exam data and offers real-time image processing. It also provides:

• Staged protocols for complicated exams, such as contrast agent imaging and stress echo 
• A full suite of DICOM capabilities 
• Advanced calculations 
• On-board digital image and data management 

Imagegate Release Features for the Sequoia Echocardiography System

• Simplified User Interface 
• Image Optimization Scheme With Image Control 
• Contrast-Agent Imaging Capabilities 
• Improved Fundamental Imaging Performance 
• Improved 2D Imaging Performance for 3V2c, 5V2c and 7V3c Transducers 
• Improved Spectral Doppler Audio Performance for 3V2c, 5V2c and Aux CW 
• Improved Vascular Imaging Performance for 6L3c and 8L5c Transducers 
• Transcranial Imaging Capabilities on 3V2c Transducer 
• Several DIMAQ Integrated Ultrasound Workstation Improvements - Teaching File; Exam Restart; Stopwatch; ECG R-Wave Detection Fail Safe for DIMAQ Clips; Outpout Power Display Options; Improved Doppler Calipers; Extended Triggers; Improved Digital Storage Capacity; Improved Disk Utilities; Mobile Networking Support 
• Cadence Contrast-Agent Imaging Option 
• DICOM Patient Modality Worklist Option 

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