Best Selling Emergency Medicine Systems: Compared
Reviewed by Brian Gill on .
Here are Providian Medical’s current best-selling ultrasound machines for Emergency Medicine, Bedside Ultrasound, and Point-of-Care imaging.
SonoSite M-Turbo
SONOSITE M-TURBO FEATURES
- Under 7 lbs, fast boot and shutdown
- Extremely durable
- Simple, non-cluttered interface
- SonoHD imaging adds Speckle Reduction Imaging
- Flash memory
- Shared Services (with Cardiac CW Doppler) available
- SonoMBE option for enhanced needle visualization
Sonosite MicroMaxx
SONOSITE MICROMAXX FEATURES
- Lightweight, under 7lbs
- Tissue Harmonics
- Extremely durable
- Fully Digital, save to Compact Flash card
- Quick boot and shutdown
GE Venue 40
GE VENUE 40 FEATURES
- Ease of use
- Portability
- Image quality
- Price
- Touchscreen interface
- CrossXBeam
- SRI Speckle Reduction Imaging
- Available docking station
GE Logiq e
EASE OF USE
MID-RANGEFEATURES
IMAGE QUALITY
GE Logiq e
GE LOGIQ E FEATURES
- Versatile and shared-services with CW Doppler
- CrossXBeam compound imaging
- SRI Speckle Reduction imaging
- Excellent for MSK, orthopedic, vascular, venous, small parts, and needle guided injections
- Newer versions are a good value for cardiac
- Includes full set of applications and calculations
- Stress Echo option
- Coded Harmonic Imaging
GE Vscan
EASE OF USE
LOW-RANGEFEATURES
IMAGE QUALITY
GE Vscan
GE VSCAN FEATURES
- Lightweight, handheld unit, weighing less than 1 pound
- Easy to use
- Fast and efficient
- Pocket-sized
- Up to 90 minutes usage on fully charged unit
- Color Flow
Acuson P10
EASE OF USE
LOW-RANGEFEATURES
IMAGE QUALITY
Acuson P10
ACUSON P10 FEATURES
- Lightweight, handheld unit
- Easy to use
- Fast and efficient
- Pocket-sized
- Color Flow
- Tissue Harmonic Imaging
Chison SonoTouch 30
CHISON SONOTOUCH 30 FEATURES
- Handheld Tablet
- Touchscreen Interface
- Doppler
- Versatility
GE Vivid i
EASE OF USE
MID-RANGEFEATURES
IMAGE QUALITY
GE Vivid i
GE VIVID I FEATURES
- Integrated Stress Echo
- TEE imaging
- Deep penetration
- Excellent image quality
- CrossXBeam
- SRI Speckle Reduction Imaging
- Internal Hard Drive and export to digital media such as DVD, Flash Drive, Hard Drive, Network
- Tissue Harmonic imaging
- Full range of cardiac and linear transducers
GE Vivid q
EASE OF USE
ADVANCEDFEATURES
IMAGE QUALITY
GE Vivid q
GE VIVID Q FEATURES
- Integrated Stress Echo
- TEE imaging
- ICE imaging
- Deep penetration
- Excellent image quality
- CrossXBeam
- SRI Speckle Reduction Imaging
- Internal Hard Drive and export to digital media such as DVD, Flash Drive, Hard Drive, Network
- Tissue Harmonic imaging
- Full range of cardiac and linear transducers
Chison Q9
CHISON Q9 FEATURES
- Excellent Image Quality
- 3-Year System Warranty
- Shared Service
- Compound, Speckle Reduction and Harmonic Imaging
- Elastography
- Needle Visualization Software
- 18MHz linear transducer
- 4D Imaging
Chison SonoBook 9
CHISON SONOBOOK 9 FEATURES
- Very fast with SSD hard disk
- High Frame Rates
- Excellent Image Quality, especially Cardiac
- Price under $30k
- Shared Service
- Durable and highly portable
Sonosite NanoMaxx
SONOSITE NANOMAXX FEATURES
- Lightweight
- Handheld
- Ease-of-use
- Durable
SonoSite Edge
SONOSITE EDGE FEATURES
- Durable aluminum and magnesium body
- Speckle Reduction Imaging
- Needle Guidance Enhancement
- Compound Imaging
- Improved Color
Philips CX50
PHILIPS CX50 FEATURES
- Image Quality
- PureWave transducer technology
- SonoCT
- XRES
- Portable
- One-Touch image optimization
Chison EBit 50
CHISON EBIT 50 FEATURES
- Excellent Image Quality
- Price/Performance
- Equivalent to more expensive machines
- Versatile and easy to use
GE Logiq e BT12
GE LOGIQ E BT12 FEATURES
- Versatile and shared-services with CW Doppler
- CrossXBeam compound imaging
- SRI Speckle Reduction imaging
- Excellent for MSK, orthopedic, vascular, venous, small parts, and needle guided injections
- Newer versions are a good value for cardiac
- Includes full set of applications and calculations
- Stress Echo option
- Coded Harmonic Imaging
Mindray M7
MINDRAY M7 FEATURES
- Needle Guidance
- Vascular penetration for 2D, PW, and Color Doppler
- Wireless option
- Superficial Imaging
- Shared Service
GE VScan with Dual Probe
GE VSCAN WITH DUAL PROBE FEATURES
- Portability, hand-held system
- Image quality
- Speed
- Sector and linear probes