Michael Barbella, Managing Editor01.25.23
Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc. has introduced its next-generation, compact point-of-care ultrasound system (POCUS), SONIMAGE MX1 Platinum. Clinicians can hand carry the SONIMAGE MX1 Platinum System where it is most needed—at bedside, in an exam room, or in a surgery suite.
The MX1 Platinum System leverages an advanced imaging algorithm that achieves improved resolution of ultrasound images while maintaining optimum frame rates. This algorithm improves image quality of the color and grayscale modes, delivering speckle reduction and applying a smoothing effect to reduce graininess in the image. The image quality at the point-of-care can help clinicians make better informed diagnoses and facilitate accurate interventions, giving them confidence in what they are seeing to make immediate decisions that enhance patient care.
“Whether POCUS is used at the bedside, office or during an intervention, image quality matters,” said Joan Toth, senior product marketing manager at Konica Minolta Healthcare. “With an aging population and continued increase in MSK diseases, physicians are turning to POCUS for a faster diagnosis of the patient’s injury or pain and to more confidently place injections. The MX1 Platinum System is a compact yet powerful device that delivers immediate and high-quality images at the point-of-care.”
Also new is an extended battery life that enables a continuous two-hour scan time, so the MX1 Platinum System can be carried throughout the hospital or clinic without requiring a re-charge. A full suite of powerful transducers is available with MX1 Platinum System, including the L18-4 and HL18-4 wide-band frequency linear probes for musculoskeletal (MSK) and general imaging exams. The S4-2 phased array enables quick scans of the heart in perioperative situations, which allows clinicians to assess the patient pre- and post-surgery.
Konica Minolta Healthcare provides medical diagnostic imaging and healthcare information technology. With nearly 150 years of endless innovation, imaging is in Konica Minolta’s DNA. From roots as a camera and film manufacturer, the company has cultivated its own technologies and continues to evolve techniques for visualizing what is not visible. Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc., headquartered in Wayne, N.J., is a division of Konica Minolta Inc.
The MX1 Platinum System leverages an advanced imaging algorithm that achieves improved resolution of ultrasound images while maintaining optimum frame rates. This algorithm improves image quality of the color and grayscale modes, delivering speckle reduction and applying a smoothing effect to reduce graininess in the image. The image quality at the point-of-care can help clinicians make better informed diagnoses and facilitate accurate interventions, giving them confidence in what they are seeing to make immediate decisions that enhance patient care.
“Whether POCUS is used at the bedside, office or during an intervention, image quality matters,” said Joan Toth, senior product marketing manager at Konica Minolta Healthcare. “With an aging population and continued increase in MSK diseases, physicians are turning to POCUS for a faster diagnosis of the patient’s injury or pain and to more confidently place injections. The MX1 Platinum System is a compact yet powerful device that delivers immediate and high-quality images at the point-of-care.”
Also new is an extended battery life that enables a continuous two-hour scan time, so the MX1 Platinum System can be carried throughout the hospital or clinic without requiring a re-charge. A full suite of powerful transducers is available with MX1 Platinum System, including the L18-4 and HL18-4 wide-band frequency linear probes for musculoskeletal (MSK) and general imaging exams. The S4-2 phased array enables quick scans of the heart in perioperative situations, which allows clinicians to assess the patient pre- and post-surgery.
Konica Minolta Healthcare provides medical diagnostic imaging and healthcare information technology. With nearly 150 years of endless innovation, imaging is in Konica Minolta’s DNA. From roots as a camera and film manufacturer, the company has cultivated its own technologies and continues to evolve techniques for visualizing what is not visible. Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas Inc., headquartered in Wayne, N.J., is a division of Konica Minolta Inc.