Acuson X300

Advanced technologies, such as multi-beam image formation, are enhanced by a variety of wideband transducers to provide superior image quality, application versatility, and confident diagnosis.

Operational Features:

• A fully-adjustable 15-inch flat panel display and large onscreen fonts reduce eye strain and improve readability
• A height adjustable control panel increases system flexibility across many different users
• A lightweight, compact system architecture facilitates mobility within the hospital or clinic
• Hanafy lens technlogy and SynAps™ synthetic aperture technology increase imaging penetration reducing the amount of pressure needed to examine technically difficult-to-image patients
• Streamlined clinical workflow.

The X300 features a customizable system architecture that allows you to address your unique workflow needs. You can tailor your patient registration and exam menus, display area and freeze behavior to anticipate your next move and increase the efficiency of your practice.

• Intuitive, user customizable control panel is fast to learn and easy to use
• Archive with flexibility by saving completed exams to CD/DVD, USB or integrating workflow into DICOM-enabled networks

Key Technologies:

Quad-Beam formation technology:

• Enables parallel signal processing providing high frame rates for exceptional temporal resolution in B-mode, color Doppler and mixed modes

Hanafy lens transducer technology: 

• Enhances uniformity throughout the field of view, for superior contrast resolution in abdominal imaging to a depth of 30 cm
• Single crystal transducer design: Provides increased signal resolution and broad bandwidth for optimal image quality across adult cardiac patients

Tissue harmonic imaging:

• Dramatically improves contrast and spatial resolution by reducing noise and clutter, providing excellent image quality in all patients

Cardiac imaging package: 

• Includes a comprehensive set of imaging modes, features and reporting packages to address the requirements of cardiac exams

Anatomical M-Mode: 

• Angle corrected M-mode measurements available during live, cineloop, and DIMAQ image review

DTI™ Doppler tissue imaging capability: 

• Color and pulsed wave DTI capability processes Doppler frequency shift information from moving tissue and displays physiologic data providing additional clinical information on myocardial function

Stress Echo package:

• Integrated and user programmable for streamlined cardiac workflow

syngo® Velocity Vector Imaging™ (VVI) technology: 

• Advanced 2D quantitative tool for assessment of global and regional myocardial motion and mechanics

syngo® Auto Left Heart: 

• Automatically detects left ventricular and atrial borders, generating volumes and ejection fractions on typical adult transthorasic images

Adult Transesophageal imaging:

•  Utilizes the Siemens V5Ms transducer on the ACUSON X300 system, PE providing cost-effective application breadth across the Siemens ultrasound portfolio

Cardiac, Vascular, and OB structured reporting: 

• Speeds up clinical reporting by automatically transferring patient, measurement and calculation data to DICOM reporting packages

Options

• Phase Inversion Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI)
• Filtering Tissue Harmonic Imaging
• DICOM 3.0 Connectivity
• DICOM Modality Worklist
• DICOM–Modality Performed Procedure Step (MMPS)
• DICOM OB Structured Reporting 
• DICOM Cardiac Structured Reporting
• Tissue Grayscale Optimization (TGO)
• 3-Scape real-time 3D
• 3rd Array Port
• Cardiac Package
• Stress Echo Imaging
• Spectral and color Doppler Tissue Imaging (DTI)

System Specifications

• Weight: 225 lbs (102 kg) (without OEM's)
• Dimensions: 54.4" H x 20.4" W x 34.6" D (138.2 cm H x 51.8 cm W x 88.0 cm D)
• Architecture: All-digital signal processing and multibeam formation technology
• 2-D mode line density up to 256 lines
• Dynamic range >150 dB
• Up to 1024 processing channels
• DIMAQ Integrated workstation

User Interface

• Intuitive PC-based operating principles
• User-centric control panel with HomeBase layout
• On/Off tasklight and back-lit illumination of control panel
• Variable brightness indicates active state of function keys
• On Screen Menus (OSM) provides easy and immediate access to secondary imaging controls
• Easy accessible, full size QWERTY keyboard for text entry, function keys and system programming
• Thumbnail Menu, Support thumbnail images and CLIPs on the right side of monitor screen.
• Wrist support to help reduce operator repetitive stress injuries
• Height adjustment of control panel - 100 mm up/down with lock lever
• Articulating monitor arm to help improve ergonomics
  • Arm rotate: -90 to +90
  • FPD rotate: -80 to +80
  • Tilt: -75 to +10 degrees
  • Up: 125 mm
  • Pull: 250 mm
• Wheel-lock mechanism
  • Front Castor (2 ea): Bi-Brake System Direction Lock & Total Lock
  • Rear Castor (2 ea): Total Lock
• Up to 32 QuickSef" user-programmable system parameters allow users to program system parameters for individual transducer/application settings. QuickSet parameters combine all preferred imaging mode parameters, annotation text and measurements into one user preset

Monitor

• 15" color, high resolution and progressive scan, flat panel display
• 1024 x 768 pixels resolution
• Total screen area 1024 x 768 
  • Recordable image area clips 800 x 600
  • Total screen capture is an option
• Monitor tilt of 10 degrees up, 75 degrees down and swivel of -80 to +80 degrees

Hard Drive

• Internal 80 GB hard drive
• Allows storage of patient studies that include images, reports and measurements
• Storage capacity of 95,780 images with compression: color or black/white

DVD Dual Drive (DVD-R/RW & CD-R/RW)

• 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
• Allows storage and archiving of complete patient studies including images, dynamic clips, reports and measurements
• Storage capacity dependent upon patient study size
• Export of images in TIFF and clips in AVI file or DICOM format
• Export of reports in rep and text format
• DICOM viewer for export of DICOM format to CD/DVD only

Transducers

• Wideband MultiHertz imaging
• Frequency range: 2.0 – 13.0 MHz
• Hanafy Lens acoustic technology
• MicroCase™ transducer miniaturization technology and SuppleFlex cables
• Up to three active universal transducer ports that support phased array, curved array and linear array transducers (optional 3rd array port)
• Transducer Ports
  • Up to three active universal transducer ports
  • The two transducer port configuration has two active and one transducer parking port
  • Electronic transducer selection (instantaneous switching between transducers)
  • Industrial design provides easy access to the transducer ports
• Transducer Storage
  • Six configurable transducer holders support 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
• Acoustic Output Management
  • On-screen acoustic power indicator (AIUM/NEMA output display standard)

Digital Patient Study Storage and Archiving

The DIMAQ-IP integrated workstation allows for digital acquisition, storage and review of complete ultrasound studies, including static images and dynamic-clips, measurements, calculations and reports.

Patient Study Management

Playback of digitally stored images in a selectable 1-up, 4-up, 9-up or 16-up screen format. The patient study screen allows searching, selecting and deleting studies, and exporting studies to DVD Dual Drive (DVD-R/RW & CD-R/RW)

• Internal 80 GB hard drive for patient data management
• 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
• Hard drive capacity:
  • Approximately 95,780 b/w and color images
• Storage and retrieval of frozen static images
• Storage and retrieval of reports
• Instant dial-in and replay of static images in 1-up screen format
• Supports Measurements and Calculations on current, as well as on saved and retrieved images
• Export of patient studies from hard drive to DVD-R/RW & CD-R/RW drive. Studies can be individually selected
• Images are exported in PC compatible TIFF format or DICOM format (optional)
• M-mode Still Frame Scroll and Store
• PW Spectral Doppler Still Frame Scroll and Store Patient database sorting by Name, ID, Study Date and Exam type
• USB Flash Drive

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)

Documentation Devices

• Optional On-Board Video Devices
  • Up to two (B&W printer & color printer/DVD Recorder) documentation devices can be integrated into the system cart and controlled from the system control panel
• Supported devices:
  • Mitsubishi P93W B&W Printer
  • Mitsubishi CP900UM Color Printer (NTSC)
  • Mitsubishi CP900E Color Printer (PAL)
  • USB Inkjet Printer
  • JVC DVD BD-X201MS Recorder(NTSC/PAL switchable, 115V/230V)

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

Operating/Display Modes

• 2D imaging in fundamental and harmonic modes (both phase inversion and filtered)
• DTI™ Doppler Tissue Imaging capability including 2D, M-mode and Spectral
• Color M-mode
• M-mode
• Color Doppler Velocity mode
• Power Doppler mode
• Directional power Doppler
• PW Pulsed Wave spectral Doppler mode
• CW Continuous Wave spectral Doppler mode (Aux Pencil style and phased array steerable)
• 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

Freeze, Cine and Cine Post-Processing Functions

Cine Review is a standard feature and offers post-acquisition optimization of all real-time post-processing functions.

• Post Processing Features in Freeze Frame or Cine
  • 2D-mode - Zoom/pan, Gray map, 2D-mode colorization map, measurements / reports / annotations / pictograms
  • Color - Zoom/pan, Color map, Color invert, measurements / reports / annotations / pictograms
  • Doppler - Gray map, Doppler colorization map, Angle correct, measurements / reports / annotations/pictograms
  • M-Mode - Gray map, M-mode colorization map, Measurements/reports/annotations/pictograms

Application-Specific Calculations

• Abdomen
• Obstetrics
• Rate
• Gynecology
• Cardiac (Optional)
• Cerebrovascular
• Peripheral Vascular
• Venous
• Thyroid
• Urology
• Testicle
• Orthopedic

Measurement Tools

• 2D Calipers – Generic Measurements and Calculations
  • Multiple cursor sets on frozen, live, dual screen and cine playback images
  • Up to eight distance measurements per screen
  • Distance, depth from skin line
  • Angle measurement, Area and circumference: ellipse, trace
  • Compound Measurements
• Doppler Calipers- Generic Measurements and Calculations
• • Multiple cursor sets on frozen and cine playback images
  • Velocity Frequency/Pressure Gradient
  • Heart Rate/Heart Cycle/Time
  • Autotrace measurements and calculations including PS, ED, TAMx, TAMn, PI, Rl and SID
  • Resistive Index (RI)
  • Pulsatility Index (PI), including Peak-to-Peak method
  • Time Average Velocity (TAV) max
  • Systolic/diastolic (SiD) ratio
  • Velocity Time Integral (VTI)
  • Acceleration/Deceleration
  • Flow volume using combined velocity and distance, or velocity and ellipse measurements
  • Doppler angle correction after measurement
• M-Mode Calipers – Generic Measurements and Calculations
  • Multiple cursor sets on frozen and cine playback images
  • Distance, Time, Slope, Heart rate