GE Healthcare Voluson E8 (2017)

First trimester assessment is supported by SonoNT, which performs semi-automated nuchal translucency measurement to a standardised method for confirmation by the operator.

Second and third trimester anomaly scanning draws on volume acquisition with tomographic imaging and OmniView, so planes can be extracted from a stored volume during review.

Fetal cardiac assessment is supported by STIC acquiring the heart across the cardiac cycle, with SonoVCADheart standardising orientation and producing recommended views from that dataset.

Fertility and follicular monitoring is served by SonoAVC, which counts and measures follicles within an ovarian volume in a single step.

Gynaecological imaging including sonohysterography benefits from volume rendering and from the same automated volume counting applied to fluid-filled structures.

Labour assessment is supported by SonoVCADlabor, which measures fetal head progression, rotation and direction and presents them as a report.

High-volume women's health lists are served by automation across the measurements the speciality repeats, since each automated step removes manual work from every patient.

Depth Read From Light and Shadow

A virtual light source positioned outside the volume by the operator changes where highlight and shadow fall, so relief appears across the rendered surface.

Inside the Volume as Well as the Surface

HDlive Silhouette renders outer surfaces translucent, so internal structures and fluid-filled spaces are visible within the volume.

Flow Rendered With the Anatomy

HDlive Flow applies the same lighting model to vascular data, so flow carries depth alongside the surrounding structures.

The Fetal Heart Held as a Volume

STIC acquires the heart across the cardiac cycle and reconstructs it as a beating volume, which can be reviewed after the patient has left.

Standard Views From One Acquisition

SonoVCADheart standardises the orientation of a heart volume and produces recommended diagnostic views from a single dataset.

Follicles Counted and Sized in One Step

SonoAVC identifies hypoechoic structures within a volume and measures them together, which suits follicular tracking across a treatment cycle.

Planes Taken Along a Drawn Line

OmniView extracts planes along a line drawn through the volume, so a plane is not confined to the orthogonal directions.

Measurements Standardised Across Operators

SonoNT and SonoBiometry produce nuchal translucency and biometric measurements to a consistent method, each presented for confirmation.

Penetration at Higher Frequencies

Coded excitation supports resolution and penetration in the far field, allowing a higher frequency to be used in demanding studies.

Volumes Exported for Printing

Volume data can be exported directly as three-dimensional print files in several formats.

Revision and Options Stated Before Order

The BT revision and the enabled option list are set out by the seller at quotation, so what a buyer receives is established in writing.

Cart-Based Women's Health Ultrasound Console

A platform built for obstetric, gynaecological and fertility imaging, with volume acquisition and rendering.

Year of Manufacture: 2017

Bearing on BT revision, enabled options, display configuration and support arrangements.

HDlive Rendering

A virtual light source positioned outside the volume by the operator, casting highlight and shadow across the rendered surface.

HDlive Silhouette

Outer surfaces rendered translucent so internal structures and fluid-filled spaces are visible within the volume.

HDlive Flow

The lighting model applied to vascular data, rendering flow with depth alongside the anatomy.

Radiance System Architecture

The processing architecture behind the console, with 67,584 image processing channels and parallel processing.

Advanced 4D Volume Imaging

Real-time volume acquisition including tomographic imaging and volume biopsy support.

Volume Contrast Imaging

Contrast improvement within a thin slice of the acquired volume.

OmniView

Plane extraction along an operator-drawn line through the volume.

VOCAL

Volume calculation performed on segmented structures within an acquisition.

STIC and Advanced STIC

Fetal heart acquisition across the cardiac cycle, with colour, power, HD-Flow and B-Flow combinations according to the options enabled.

SonoAVC

Automated identification and measurement of hypoechoic structures, including ovarian follicles, fetal brain spaces and sonohysterograms.

SonoVCADheart

Standardised orientation of a fetal heart volume with recommended views generated from one acquisition.

SonoVCADlabor

Measurement of fetal head progression, rotation and direction during labour, presented as a report.

SonoNT and SonoBiometry

Semi-automated nuchal translucency and standard biometric measurements, presented for confirmation.

B-Flow and HD-Flow

Flow imaging modes available alongside colour, power and spectral Doppler.

Coded Excitation and Coded Harmonics

Resolution and far-field penetration support, allowing higher frequency use in demanding studies.

CrossXBeam Compound Resolution Imaging

Multi-angle compounding for border definition and reduced speckle.

Speckle Reduction Imaging

Adaptive speckle reduction applied across the image.

Focus and Frequency Composite

Combined focal and frequency composition across the imaging field.

Virtual Convex and Wide Sector

Field-of-view extension on linear and sector transducers.

Elastography

Elasticity assessment available where enabled on this console.

Three Active Probe Ports Plus Pencil Port

Three imaging transducers connected simultaneously with a further non-imaging port.

Maximum Depth: 30 cm

According to the transducer and mode in use.

Maximum Frame Rate: Up to 700 fps

According to the transducer and mode in use.

Cine Memory: 512 MB

Held for review and storage after acquisition.

DICOM Connectivity

Worklist, store, print, query and retrieve, structured reports, storage commitment and modality performed procedure step.

3D Print File Export

Volume data exported directly in several three-dimensional print formats.

CE Marking and Declaration of Conformity

Issued by the manufacturer and requested from the seller at quotation.

Decontamination Certificate and Warranty Terms

Provided by the seller at quotation, in line with normal practice for used clinical equipment.

This GE Voluson E8 was built in 2017, and the case for it starts with how a rendered volume is lit. The eye reads depth from where light falls and where it does not, and HDlive places a virtual light source outside the volume that the operator can move, so highlight and shadow shift and relief appears across the rendered anatomy, with HDlive Silhouette making outer surfaces translucent to show what lies within and HDlive Flow carrying the same lighting into vascular data. Underneath sits volume acquisition built for this speciality: advanced 4D, volume contrast imaging, tomographic display, OmniView plane extraction along a drawn line, VOCAL volume calculation, and STIC holding the fetal heart as a beating volume. Automation covers what the work repeats, with SonoAVC counting and measuring follicles in one step, SonoVCADheart producing recommended views from a single acquisition, SonoVCADlabor measuring head progression, and SonoNT and SonoBiometry standardising measurement, each result presented for confirmation. Clinical judgement remains with the practitioner throughout. The BT revision, enabled options and transducers supplied with their test results are set out by the seller at quotation. Medigear.uk lists the console for UK business buyers and can arrange delivery, installation, staff familiarisation, service cover and the supply of spares and consumables. Enquire for a written quotation.