Ultrasound Equipment: A Quick Overview

An ultrasound is a helpful medical procedure that can be used for the detection of disease or to visualize an unborn baby in a womb.

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Choosing The Right Ultrasound System

If you’re in the market for an ultrasound system, choosing the one that’s right for your needs is essential. There are many factors to consider, from the type of scanning you’ll be doing to the size of the system. This blog post will give tips on choosing the right ultrasound system for your practice. Keep…

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Great Lakes Imaging – Answering Your Questions About Handheld Ultrasound

Despite all its benefits, ultrasound has been underutilized as a diagnostic tool for medical purposes. Until now. Handheld ultrasound devices have breathed new life into this valuable diagnostic tool. To learn about handheld ultrasound, call Great Lakes Imaging. For now, here are three essential FAQs. What is Handheld Ultrasound? The hand-held ultrasound device is a compact,…

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What Are the Types of Ultrasound Machines Available in the Midwest?

Medical imaging equipment comes in all shapes, sizes, and types — CAT scans, MRI, PET scans, X-rays, and ultrasound among them. But even within a single type of imaging equipment, there can be significant differences. A dental x-ray machine, for instance, is considerably different from a chiropractic X-ray machine, and even ultrasound machines come in…

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Ultrasound Technology Advances into AI

Originally developed to detect flaws and damage in ship hulls, ultrasound was first used as a diagnostic tool by an obstetrician in Glasgow in 1956. That same year, the first artificial intelligence (AI) symposium convened at Dartmouth College. It may have taken some time, but these seemingly unrelated developments are finally converging with the first…

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