Siemens Acuson X300pe Ultrasound Machine

Advanced technologies provide superior image quality, application versatility and confident diagnosis.

Key Technologies include:

• Dynamic TCE™ tissue contrast enhancement technology
• Clarify™ vascular enhancement (VE) technology
• SieClear™ multi-view spatial compounding
• TGO™ Tissue Grayscale Optimization technology
• QuikStart rapid boot
• fourSight™ 4D transducer technology
• Advanced fourSight™ technology
• syngo® Auto OB measurements
• Advanced cardiology quantification applications
• One button LVO contrast
• TEE and 3D TEE using syngo® fourSight™ TEE View
• ACUSON AcuNav™ catheter for Intracardiac Echocardiography
• syngo® Arterial Health Package*
• CartoSound Communications for use with the ACUSON AcuNav catheter
• Cadence™ contrast agent imaging technology**
• Live bi-plane prostate imaging
• Customizable physician summary report package
• Specialized reporting packages for Endocrinology, Follicle Assessment, OB/GYN, Vascular, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine and more
• Live dual Bi-Plane
• P4-2 Litho transducer & Lithoskop interface SW
• Battery operation
• Barcode reader

System Features:

• Fully-adjustable, 17-inch high resolution, flat panel display reduces eye strain
• Integrated handle on monitor for improved ergonomics
• Height-adjustable control panel increases user comfort across multiple users
• Lightweight, compact system architecture facilitates mobility in any care environment
• Small, lightweight transducers for optimal user comfort
• Hanafy lens technology and SynAps™ synthetic aperture technology provide exceptional penetration and image uniformity at depth, reducing the amount of pressure needed to examine technically difficult-to-image patients
• Single crystal transducer technology provides broad bandwidth, increased image quality and a single probe solution for adult cardiology

Streamlined Workflow:

• Knowledge-based workflow increases consistency and decreases interoperator variability
• User-customizable control panel is fast to learn and easy to use
• Flexible archiving options to CD/DVD, USB or to DICOM-enabled networks
• Barcode reader, patient search function or DICOM worklist for easy and accurate data entry
• User-definable physician summary utility supports on-system report generation including customizable letterhead, patient data, images, comments, recommendations and signature line
• Battery

Optional Technologies Include:

• Plus Option: Beamforming hardware option improves image quality, penetration and sensitivity for high density transducers on the ACUSON X300 PE.
• The following transducers deliver enhanced performance with installation of the Plus Option: BP9-4, C7F2, EV9F4, C6-2, CH5-2, VF8-3, VF10-5, C8-5, VF13-5 and VF13-5SP.

Other Options

• Integrated Gel Warmer
• QuikStart
• Cotrol Panel Cover
• External Battery
• Dynamic TCE Technology
• Tissue Gray Scale Optimization (TGO)
• SieClear Multi-View Spatial Compounding
• Clarify Vascular Enhancement (VE) Technology
• SieScape Panoramic Imaging
• 3D/4D
• Advanced Cardiovascular
• Spectral and Color Doppler Tissue Imaging (DTI)
• Advnced Physio Module
• CartoSound Communication 
• syngo Auto OB Measurements
• Stress Echo Imaging
• syngo fourSight TEE View
• syngo Mitral Valve Assessment (MVA)
• syngo Arterial Health Package (AHP)
• syngo Velocity Vector Imaging (VVI) Technology
• syngo Auto Left Heart (Auto LH)
• Axius Edge Assisted Ejection Fraction
• Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) Imaging
• Live Bi-Plane Endorectal Transducer
• Cadence Contrast Agent Imaging*
• Barcode Reader
• Veterinary Imaging
• LITHOSKOP Localization
• Modularis SW Interface
• DICOM 3.0 Connectivity
• DICOM Modality Worklist
• DICOM MPPS – Modality Performed Procedure Step 
• DICOM OB Structured Reporting
• DICOM Vascular Structured Reporting
• DICOM Cardiac Structured Reporting

* This feature should be utilized according to the ASE Consensus Statement "Use of Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical Vascular Disease and Evaluate Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Consensus Statement from the American Society of Echocardiography Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Task Force, Endorsed by the Society for Vascular Medicine."

**At the time of publication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared ultrasound contrast agents only for use in LVO. Check current regulations for the country in which you are using this system for contrast agent clearance.

System specifications

• Weight: 225 lbs (102 kg)/98 kg without OEM's
• Dimensions: 54.43-65.3" H x 20.4" W x 34.6" D (137.9-166 cm H x 51.8 cm W x 87.9 cm D)
• Architecture: All-digital signal processing and multibeam formation technology
• Dynamic range >199 dB
• 2-D mode line density up to 512 lines
• Up to 22,560 processing channels
• DIMAQ Integrated workstation

User Interface

• On-screen text, control panel overlay and operating instructions are available in the following languages:
  • Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
• Russian keyboard and operating instructions supported
• Operating instructions are available in 17 additional languages
• Thumbnail menu provides on-screen thumbnail images and dynamic clips during exams
• On-screen acoustic power indicator (AIUM/NEMA output display standard)

Operating / Display Modes

• 2D-mode imaging in fundamental and harmonic modes (both phase inversion and filtered)
• DTI™ Doppler tissue imaging capability
• Color M-mode
• M-mode
• Anatomical M-mode live, cine loop and DIMAQ image review
• Color Doppler velocity mode
• Power Doppler mode
• Directional power Doppler
• Pulsed Wave spectral Doppler mode (PW)
• Continuous Wave spectral Doppler mode (CW)

- Auxiliary pencil transducer
- Steerable CW on selected phased array transducers

• ECG trace in all modes
• Duplex mode
• Triplex mode
• Flexible combination of imaging modes in side-by-side Dual and Dual Select in real-time, and digital cine replay
• Selectable split screen display formats in 2D or 2D/color with M-mode and/or spectral Doppler mode: top-bottom or side-by-side in real-time and digital cine replay
• 4B mode
• Virtual Format
• Dual from freeze
• Split/Zoom

Control Panel

• Home base layout
• User-centric control panel
• Backlit key illumination
• Variable key brightness indicates active functions
• Multi-level task light: ON, 1, 2, 3, OFF
• Customizable soft keys for easy and immediate viewing of on-screen menus
• Full-size QWERTY keyboard supports text entry, function keys and system programming
• Wrist support to help reduce operator repetitive stress injuries

System

• Height adjustment of control panel: 100 mm
• Up/down with lock lever
• Multi-directional articulating monitor arm to help improve ergonomics
  •  Arm rotation: -90° to +90°
  •  FPD rotation: -80° to +80°
  •  Tilt: -10 to +65°
  •  Up: 125 mm
  •  Pull: 250 mm
• Wheels
  •  Castor size: 125 mm
  •  Front castor (2 ea): Bi-brake system (direction lock and total lock)
  •  Rear castor (2 ea): Total lock

Monitor

• Flat Panel Display (FPD), 17-inch color, high resolution, and progressive scan (non-interlaced) with In Plane Switching (IPS) technology
• Resolution: 1024 x 768 pixels
• Total screen area: 1280 x 1024 pixels
• Recordable image area clips: 800 x 600 pixels
• Total screen capture: 1280 x 960 pixels
• Monitor tilt: 10° up, 65° down and swivel of ±80°
• Digital on-screen display of brightness and contrast controls
• Energy saving display power management
• (4) illumination controlsincluding menu, increase, decrease and light
• Integrated high performance audio speakers

Hard Drive

• Internal 160 GB hard drive
• Allows storage of patient studies that include images, reports and measurements
• Storage capacity of 150,00 images with compression: color or black/white

Digitial Patient Study Storage and Archiving

Patient Management

Playback of digitally stored images in a selectable 1-up, 4-up, 9-up, 16-up or 25-up screen format. The patient study screen allows search, selection and deleting of studies or export to DVD multi-drive (DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW).

• 100 GB (of the 160 GB internal hard drive) internal hard drive reserved for patient data management
  • Patient database sorting by Name, ID and Study Date
• Hard drive capacity:
  • Approximately 150,000 B/W and color images
• Storage and retrieval of static images
• Storage and retrieval of cine clips
  • Retrospective clip capture during real-time imaging with a selectable duration of 1, 2, or 4 seconds or a selectable duration of 1, 2, 3 or 4
• beat capture; ECG triggerable
  • Prospective clip capture during real-time imaging with a selectable duration of 1 to 120 seconds or a selectable duration of 1 to 120 beat capture; ECG triggerable
• Acoustic clip capture from cine review
• M-mode still frame scroll and store
• PW spectral Doppler still frame scroll and store
• Export of patient studies from hard drive to DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW drive. Studies can be individually selected or batched copied
• Images are exported in PC compatible TIFF format, AVI format or DICOM format
• Compatible with removable 650 MB, 700 MB and 790 MB CD-R and 650 MB or 700 MB CD-RW
• Removable 4.7 GB single layer DVD and 8.5 GB single side double layer DVD
• Supports export to USB Flash Drive

Documentation Devices

Optional On-board Video Devices 

• Up to two (B/W Printer & color printer/DVD Recorder) documentation devices
• Supported devices:
  • Mitsubishi USB P95DW B/W Printer
  • Sony UP-D897 B/W Printer
  • Mitsubishi USB CP30DW Color Printer
  • Sony UP-D25MD Color Printer
  • JVC DVD BD-X201MS Recorder (NTSC/PAL switchable, 115V/230V)
  • Mitsubishi S-VHS VCR NTSC version (MD3000UM)
  • Mitsubishi S-VHS VCR PAL version (MD3000E)

System Input/Output

• Video Standard
  • PAL/CCIR: 625 lines, 50 Hz
  • NTSC/EIA: 525 lines, 60 Hz 
• Video/Audio Input
  • (1) Composite color Video in, BNC-type
  • (1) Y/C Video in, S-terminal (SVHS)
  • (1) 2-Channel Audio in (Right/Left), RCA jack type
•  Video/Audio Output
  • (1) Composite B/W Video out, BNC-type
  • (1) Composite color Video out, BNC-type
  • (1) RGB & Composite Sync out, mini D-SUB (15 pin)
  • (1) Y/C Video out, S-terminal (SVHS)
  • (1) 2-Channel Audio (Right/Left), RCA jack type
  • (1) VGA out, mini D-SUB (15pin)
• Other Input/Output
  • (1) Foot switch connector, phone jack-type
  • (1) Remote control connector, mini jack (stereo)
• System Interface Connections
  • Network
    • (1) Ethernet connector, type RJ45 (10/100 BaseT)
• Peripherals
  • (2) Serial port RS-232C connector, D-SUB (9-pin)
  • (2) USB 2.0 ports
  • (2) AC Main Outlet
• Acoustic Output Management
  • On-screen acoustic power indicator (AIUM/NEMA output display standard)

Power Supply

The X300 ultrasound system is available in one mainframe configuration, suitable for use in 100/115V and 230V environments.

• Power connections:
  • 100-120/200-240 VAC, 50/60Hz
• Built-in AC isolation transformer
• Power consumption: maximum 600VA with OEM’s
• Atmospheric pressure range: 700 hPa to 1060 hPa (525 to 795 mm Hg) or up to 3050 m (10,000 ft)
• Ambient temperature range (without OEM’s): +10°C to +40°C (50° to 104°F)
• Humidity: 30 – 80%, non-condensing, during operation
• Maximum heat output: 2150 BTU/hr
• Average noise level output: 46 – 47 dB

External Data Management

• DICOM® Image Management (TCP/IP)
• Print and Store
• Modality Work List
• Storage Commit
• Modality Performed Procedure Step

System Input/Output

• Video Standard
  • PAL/CCIR: 625 lines, 50 Hz
  • NTSC/EIA: 525 lines, 60 Hz
• Video/Audio Input
  • 1 Composite color Video in, BNC-type
  • 1 Y/C Video in, S-terminal (SVHS)
  • 1 2-Channel Audio in (Right/Left), RCA jack type
• Video/Audio Output
  • 1 Composite B/W Video out, BNC-type
  • 1 Composite color Video out, BNC-type
  • 1 RGB & Composite Sync out, mini D-SUB (15 pin)
  • 1 Y/C Video out, S-terminal (SVHS)
  • 1 2-Channel Audio (Right/Left), RCA jack type
  • 1 VGA out, mini D-SUB (15pin)
• Other Input/Output
  • 1 Foot switch connector, phone jack-type
  • 1 Remote control connector, mini jack (stereo)

System Interface Connections

• Network
  • 1 Ethernet connector, type RJ45(10/100 BaseT)
• Peripherals
  • 1 Serial port RS232-C connector, D-SUB(9-pin)
  • 2 USB ports, Series A-type
  • 2 AC Main Outlet

System Applications & Reporting

• Abdomen
• Contrast Imaging (Option)
• Emergency Medicine
• Lithotripsy (Option)
• Pediatrics
• Renal
• Veterinary Imaging (Option)

Pain Management Imaging

• Musculoskeletal (MSK)
• Orthopedic
• Podiatry

Women's Imaging

• Breast Imaging
• Gynecology
• Obstetrics
• Reproductive Medicine (IVF)

Cardiac Imaging

• Advanced Cardiac Software (Option)
• Cardiac Screening/Survey
• ECG
• Stress Echo (Option)
• TEE (Option)

Small Parts

• Breast
• Testicle
• Thyroid

Urology Imaging

• Pelvis
• Penile
• Prostate

Vascular Imaging

• Arterial
• Carotid
• IMT (Option)
• Transcranial
• Venous
• Volume Flow

Structured Reporting

• DICOM-Vascular Structured Reporting
• DICOM-OB/GYN Structured Reporting

Transducers

• Wideband MultiHertz imaging
• Frequency range: 2.0 – 13.0 MHz
• Hanafy Lens acoustic technology
• MicroCase™ transducer miniaturization technology and SuppleFlex cables
• Transducer ports
  • Three active universal transducer ports
  • Electronic transducer selection (instantaneous switching between transducers)
  • Left-most transducer port supports TEE using MP adapter
  • Industrial design provides easy access to the transducer ports
• Transducer Storage
  • Six configurable transducer holders all transducer designs and provide gel bottle storage
  • SuppleFlex™ transducer cables and integrated cable management for protection during exams and transport
  • Special transducer holder provides secure storage and easy access to endocavity transducer
  • Transducer holders can be removed for cleaning
  • Optional side pocket storage for (1) transducer connector and (1) standard gel bottle

Transducers / Probes (*Displayed MHz range includes multiple transducers)

• Linear Array 2.5-13 MHz*
• Intraoperative / Hockey Stick 5-13 MHz
• Curved Array 2-6 MHz*
• Micro-Convex 3.1-8.8 MHz*
• Phased / Sector Array 1-9 MHz*
• Endocavity 2.9-9.8 MHz*
• Endovaginal 2.9-9.7 MHz*
• Bi-plane Endorectal 2.9-9.0 MHz*
• Veterinary (Equine) .1-8.8 MHz

Cardiac Transducers/Probes

• Adult Cardiac 1.3-4.4 MHz
• Catheter 2-10 MHz*
• Pediatric Cardiac 1.4-9.2 MHz*
• Pencil 2 MHz & 5 MHz
• TEE 2.7-9 MHz

3D / Volume Transducers/Probes

• Abdominal 1.9-6.4 MHz
• Endocavity 2.9-9 MHz