GENERAL INFORMATION

The SONOLINE G50™ ultrasound system is a complete, portable imaging platform that offers advanced all-digital ultrasound technologies in a customizable solution - a solution designed to meet your individual clinical and economic needs.

The G50 system provides exceptional image quality and superb workflow solutions to address a wide variety of specialty and general applications.

In addition, the G50 system provides a high level of standard features such as tissue harmonic imaging (THI) and directional Power Doppler.

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

The new generation all-digital technology of the G50 system preserves signal integrity of ultrasound information throughout the entire signal path from transducer to display.

The open architecture is ready to seamlessly integrate innovative features such as the optional DIMAQ-IP integrated workstation, SieScape™ panoramic imaging, 3-Scape™ real-time 3D imaging and additional functionality such as cardiac imaging and stress echo.

User Interface

•  User-centric control panel with homebase layout

•  Windows® based operating principles and on-screen
icons to activate most frequently used functions

•  Adjustable control panel back-lit illumination

•  Function key active state brightening

•  Digital Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) provides easy and
immediate access to secondary imaging controls

•  Wrist support to help reduce operator repetitive
stress disorders

•  Retractable alphanumeric keyboard with overhead
illumination for standard text, function keys and system
programming

•  Up to 32 QuickSet™ user programmable system parameters
for individual transducer/application settings. QuickSet
parameters combine all preferred imaging mode parameters,
annotation text and measurements into one user preset

•  Configurable two-pedal footswitch

Language Support

•  Image screen, control panel overlay and operating
instructions all available in English, German, French,
Spanish and Italian

Monitor

•  MultiSync, 15-inch, high resolution, progressive scan
(non-interlaced)

•  800 x 600 pixel display matrix with a recordable image area
of 800 x 600 pixels (SVGA)

•  Monitor tilt of 10 degrees up, 8.5 degrees down and swivel
of 180 degrees

•  Digital on-screen display brightness and contrast controls
with factory default presets

•  Energy Savings Compliant per VESA Display Power
Management Signaling standard

MO Drive

•  Removable, standard 3.5-inch 640 MB magneto-optical disk

•  Allows storage of patient images, reports, and patient ID list,
back-up for user and system presets

•  Supports system software updates and upgrades

Hard Drive (with DIMAQ-IP option only)

•  Internal 40 GB Hard Drive for patient database management

•  Allows storage of complete patient studies including images,
dynamic clips, reports and measurements

•  Image storage capacity up to 42,000 images; color or
black/white, or storage of approximately 6,300 dynamic clips

CD-RW Drive (with DIMAQ-IP option only)

•  Removable 650 MB read/write CD-R

•  Allows storage and archiving of patient studies that include
images, dynamic clips, reports and measurements

•  Storage capacity dependent upon patient study size

•  Export of images in TIF and clips in AVI file format

Audio Speakers

•  High performance audio speakers integrated in the monitor

Transducer Ports

•  Two universal array transducer ports that support Curved
Array, Linear Array and Phased Array*

*requires cardiac imaging option)

•  Optional additional array transducer port

•  Optional sector transducer port

•  Electronic transducer selection

•  Industrial design provides easy access to all transducer ports

Transducer Storage

•  Four configurable transducer holders to support all
transducer designs

•  Two holders for gel bottle storage

•  Ergonomic cable management and secure cable management
during exams and transport

•  Unique transducer holder for endocavity transducers for easy
access and storage

Acoustic Output Management

•  On-screen acoustic power indicator (AIUM/NEMA output
display standard)

Physiological Interface (with cardiac imaging option only)

•  Standard 3-lead ECG interface

•  Continuous display in all real time modes

•  R-Wave Single and Dual Trigger function

•  Heart Rate display

•  Adjustable gain and trace position on screen

•  Selection for external ECG input

OPERATING/DISPLAY MODES

•   2D imaging in fundamental and harmonic modes

•   Tissue and color M-mode

•   B/W SieScape panoramic imaging (option)

•   3-Scape real-time 3D imaging (option)

•   Color Doppler Velocity mode

•   Power Doppler mode

•   Directional Power Doppler mode

•   PW Pulsed Wave spectral Doppler mode

•   Steerable Continuous Wave spectral Doppler mode (with
cardiac imaging option only)

•   Duplex mode

•   Triplex mode

•   ECG trace in all modes (with cardiac imaging option only)

•   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/color with
M-mode and/or spectral Doppler mode: top-bottom or
side-by-side in real-time and digital cine replay

Beamforming in 2D Imaging

•   New generation all-digital beam former technology

•   Patented ASIC technology preserves signal integrity through
precision up-sampling for better beam definition

•   2D-mode line density up to 322 lines

•   Up to 256 processing channels

•   Total system dynamic range of > 1 54 dB

Focusing

•   Up to four transmit focal zones

•   Digital dynamic receive focusing with dynamic apodization

2D Image Processing

•   MultiHertz™ multiple-frequency imaging with up to five
user-selectable transmit frequencies

•   Res/Speed selection for Std (Standard) and Dtl (Detail)

•   5 Persistence levels: off, 1-4

•   4 Edge enhancement levels: off, 1-3

•   Display dynamic range: 35 to 70 dB in one-decibel
increments

•   Adjustable gain from 0 to 40 dB in one-decibel increments,
and total of 60 dB including DGC

•   8 DGC controls for Depth Gain Compensation

•   6 user-selectable gray maps

•   4 user-selectable 2D colorization maps (Sepia, Mag,
Temp, Bow)

2D Image Display

•   Full screen, Split and Dual Select screen formats

•   L/R for all formats in real-time and digital cine replay

•   90 degree rotation of image for all array transducers

•   Image Depth from 2 to 24 cm in 1.0 cm increments

-  transducer dependent

•   Sector: selectable field of view from 28 to 90 degrees

•   Digital read/write zoom with image pan

-   Available on live and cine replay images

-   Up to 20 X zoom transducer dependent

2D Calipers - Generic Measurements and Calculations

•   Multiple cursor sets on frozen and cine playback images

•   Up to eight distance measurements per screen

•  Distance, depth from skin line

•  Trace Length measurement

•  Angle measurement

•  Area and circumference: ellipse, trace, cross, spline

•  Compound Measurements:

-   Volume: user-selectable calculated by 2-Plane 3 distances,
2-Plane ellipse, 2-Plane trace, 1 -Plane 2 distances, 1 -Plane
ellipse or 1 -Plane disk measurements

-   Flow volume: Combined velocity and distance, or velocity
and ellipse measurements

-   Stenosis: user-selectable, calculated by area, or diameter
measurements

Tissue Harmonic Imaging

Tissue Harmonic Imaging with selectable frequencies increases success with difficult-to-image patients, improving diagnostic confidence. Dramatically improves contrast and spatial resolution by reducing noise and clutter in the image.

•  MultiHertz multiple-frequency imaging capability in Tissue
Harmonic Imaging (THI)

•  Available on the C5-2 and C6-3 3D curved array and P4-2*
phased array transducers (*requires cardiac imaging option)

PW Pulsed Wave spectral Doppler

•  Available on all imaging array transducers

•  Up to two user-selectable transmit frequencies per
transducer, frequency range is 2.1 to 7.0 MHz

•  4 sweep speed selections: 2, 4, 8, 16 sec.

•  4 selectable pre-processing curves

•  8 selectable post processing gray maps

•  4 user-selectable Doppler colorization maps (Sepia,
Mag, Temp, Bow)

•  Adjustable gain from 30 to 60 dB in one-decibel increments

•  PRF range: 1,400 to 1 5,300 Hz

•  Velocity scale range: ±14.7 cm/sec to ±277^. 4 cm/sec
(with High PRF) at 0° angle correction

•  Angle correction 0 - 90° in one-degree increments

•  Auto angle correction 60/0/60° for vascular applications

•  Gate size: from 0.4 up to 1 5.1 mm

•  7 wall filter selections, range 22 to 2,028 Hz proportional
to PRF - transducer dependent

•  9 levels of baseline shift

•  Spectral invert

•  Auto-Doppler trace function with auto-calculation and
display of PS, MD, TAVmax, PI, RI and S/D

CW Continuous Wave spectral Doppler (requires cardiac imaging option)

•  Steerable CW available on phased array transducers

•  Up to two user-selectable transmit frequencies per transducer

•  4 sweep speed selections: 2, 4, 8, 1 6 sec.

•  4 selectable pre-processing curves

•  8 selectable post processing gray maps

•  4 user-selectable Doppler colorization maps (Sepia, Mag,
Temp, Bow)

•  Adjustable gain from 30 to 60 dB in one-decibel increments

•  PRF scale range: 4.0 to 47.6 kHz

•  Velocity range: ±0.7 m/sec to ±8.5 m/sec

•  7 wall filter selections, range 68 to 6,333 Hz -
proportional to PRF - transducer dependent

•  Nine levels of baseline shift

•  Spectral invert

Spectral Doppler Display

•  Full screen D trace, 2D/Doppler mode, triplex or update
2D/C/Doppler, 2D/C/Doppler/M-mode

•  Three imaging display formats

-  top-bottom: 1/3-2/3, 1/2-1/2; side-by-side: 40-60

Doppler Calipers - Generic Measurements and Calculations

•  Multiple cursor sets on frozen and cine playback images

•  Velocity/Frequency/Pressure Gradient

•  Heart rate/Heart cycle/Time

•  Auto-Trace measurements and calculations including
PS, MD, TAVmax, PI, RI and S/D or VTI (cardiac)

•  Resistive Index (RI)

•  Pulsatility Index (PI), including Peak-to-Peak method

•  Time Average Velocity max (TAV)

•  Systolic/diastolic ratio (S/D)

•  Velocity Time Integral (VTI)

•  Acceleration/Deceleration

•  Flow volume using combined velocity and distance, or
velocity and ellipse measurements

•  Doppler angle correction after measurement

Color Doppler Velocity Imaging

•  Available on all imaging array transducers

•  AutoColor technology for single-step optimization of color
Doppler parameters

•  Parallel signal processing* (*requires cardiac imaging option)

-  transducer dependent

•  Advanced processing in Color mode resulting in excellent
spatial resolution and superior flash suppression

•  Left/right steer on all linear array transducers

•  Up to two user-selectable transmit frequencies per
transducer, frequency range is 2.1 to 7.0 MHz

•  Up to 8 user-selectable color velocity maps (4 velocity;
4 velocity/variance)

•  Velocity scale range: 1.2 cm/sec to 183 cm/sec -
transducer dependent

•  Adjustable gain from 0 to 30 dB in one-decibel increments

•  5 Color line density selections

•  4 Motion Cut selections proportional to velocity scale

•  10 Noise Cut filter selections (spatial smoothing)

•  12 Tissue/color priority selections

•  8 Color persistence levels

•  5 Flow state selections per exam type for quick adjustment
of color flow depending on pathology

•  Color invert

Power Doppler Imaging Directional Power Doppler Imaging

•  Available on all imaging array transducers

•  Parallel signal processing* (*requires cardiac imaging option) ■
transducer dependent

•  Left/right steer on all linear array transducers

•  Up to two user-selectable transmit frequencies per
transducer, frequency range is 2.1 to 7.0 MHz

•  Selection of 6 Power Doppler maps

•   Standard Cine Memory: providing up to 255 2D-mode
images or up to 255 2D/C images

•   Up to 30 seconds Doppler Cine, or up to 30 seconds
M-mode Cine

•   Cine Store: Multiple single frame storage with clipboard-
review allowing post processing, measurement and
annotation 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

TRANSDUCER TECHNOLOGY

Ultra-sensitive, wideband transducers, matched with user-selectable MultiHertz multiple-frequency imaging, improve penetration and resolution.

Depending on the transducer, the user can select up to five 2D and THI frequencies and two color and spectral Doppler frequencies, expanding the clinical versatility of a single transducer, and thereby maximizing transducer investment.

•  Wideband MultiHertz imaging allows user selection of
independent 2D and color frequencies for optimal resolution
and penetration

•  microCase™ transducer miniaturization technology combined
with SuppleFlex™ transducer cables provide small,
lightweight, comfortable transducers, designed to help
reduce operator fatigue during prolonged scanning sessions

•  Universal, stainless steel and disposable biopsy guides for
specified linear and curved array transducers

•  Innovative ultra low-loss lens materials and microelectronic
technologies for efficient performance and increased signal
bandwidth

•  Frequency range: 2.0 - 13.0 MHz

Note: See dedicated transducer cards for more information.

APPLICATIONS

The SONOLINE G50 ultrasound system is designed to support a wide variety of specialty and general imaging applications. Factory supplied exam and transducer dependent imaging presets have been carefully optimized for each application to provide consistency, reliability, and increased productivity. Selected applications include body markers, text and annotation labels, worksheets and reports.

•  Abdominal

•  Cardiac

•  Vascular (C-Vas, P-Vas, Venous)

•  Early Obstetrics

•  Obstetrics

•  Gynecology

•  Small Parts (breast, testicle, thyroid)

•  Orthopedics

•  Urology (prostate)

•  Cranial

•  Surgery

EXAM-SPECIFIC MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS

The measurement function is arranged by exam type and is available for use with all exams types. The ultrasound system has measurement and report packages for the following exam types:

Abdomen

• All general measurements and calculations

Surgical

• All general measurements and calculations

Breast

• All general measurements and calculations

Testicle

• All general measurements and calculations

Thyroid

•  All general measurements and calculations

•  Thyroid volume

Urology

•  All general measurements and calculations

•  Micturated volume

•  Prostate and urology patient report

Cerebrovascular

•  All general measurements and calculations

•  CCA, ICA1, ICA2, ICA3, ECA, and VA measurements

•  Area Percent Stenosis and Diameter Percent Stenosis
measurements

•  Cerebrovascular patient report

Peripheral Vascular

•  All general measurements and calculations

•  Right and left extremity measurements

•  Peripheral vascular patient report

Venous

•  All general measurements and calculations

•  Right and left extremity measurements

•  Venous patient report

Cranial

• All general measurements and calculations

Gynecology

•  All general measurements and calculations

•  Right and left follicle, uterus, and right and left ovary
measurements

•  Gynecology patient report

Obstetrics

•  All general measurements and calculations

•  Early Obstetrics menstrual age (MA) measurements are MSD,
CRL, ATD, and Yolk Sac

•  Menstrual Age Parameter Labels are MSD, CRL, BPD, OFD, HC,
AC, ATD, ASD, FL, HU, UL, TL, FT, and BN

•  Up to four user-defined parameter labels and two user-
defined measurement labels are available in 2D-mode

•  Calculations include: EFW from the selected reference, HC/AC,
TCD/AC, LVW/HW, CorBPD, FL/AC, FL/BPD, CI, AFI, and Fetal
Heart Rate

•  Calculations for both gestational age (GA) and ultrasound
menstrual age, and estimated date of confinement (EDC)

•  Early Obstetric patient report and Standard Obstetric patient
report include a worksheet for viewing the progress of the
report during the exam process and to edit the report

•  Multiple fetus reporting capabilities

•  Growth Analysis Graphs with exam file linking

•  OB patient report and worksheet including Fetal Heart
report page

Cardiac

•  All general adult measurements and calculations

•  Volume formulas for Left Ventricular function assessment in
2D-mode and M-mode

•  2D-mode, M-mode, and Doppler calculations

•  M-Mode Slope, Heart Rate, Time, and Distance
measurements

•  Doppler Acceleration, Deceleration, Trace, Heart Rate, Time
and Velocity measurements

•  Cardiac patient report and worksheet for 2D-mode, M-mode,
and Doppler

Orthopedic

•  All general measurements and calculations

•  Right and Left Hip Angle measurement

•  Classification and Graf Sonometer

•  Hip angle patient report

OPTIONS

DIMAQ-IP (Option)

Digital patient study storage and archiving The DIMAQ-IP integrated workstation allows for digital acquisition, storage, review and transfer of complete ultrasound studies, including static images and dynamic clips as well as measurements, calculations and reports. Embedded DICOM allows for easy integration of the system into departmental or hospital-wide PACS.

Patient study management

Replay of digitally stored images and clips in a selectable 1 -up, 4-up, 9-up or 16-up screen format. The patient study screen allows for study selection, search, and deletion or for export to CD-R.

•  Internal 40 GB hard drive for patient data management

•  CD-RW drive for 650 MB read/write CD-R storage media

•  Hard drive capacity:

-    approximately 42,000 b/w or color images

-    or approximately 6,300 dynamic clips (2 sec. color clip)

• Digital storage of static images and dynamic clips:

-  JPEG lossy compression of dynamic clips with user
selectable compression level

•  Retrospective and prospective clip capture during real time
imaging with a selectable duration of 1, 2, 3, or 4 seconds

•  Editable clip capture from Cine replay

•  Storage and retrieval of real time dynamic clips

•  Storage and retrieval of frozen static images

•  Storage and retrieval of reports

•  Instant dial-in replay of dynamic clips or static images in
1-up screen format

•  Perform Measurements and Calculations on current, as well
as on saved and retrieved images and clips

•  Storage and retrieval of stress echo exam data (optional)

•  Storage and retrieval of SieScape imaging panoramic images
(optional)

•  Storage and retrieval of 3-Scape imaging 3D volume data, 3D
images and 3D animation clips (optional)

•  Export of patient studies from Hard Drive to CD-RW Drive

•  Exported images and clips in standard TIF and AVI file formats

•  M-mode Still Frame Scroll and Store

•  CW and PW Spectral Doppler Still Frame Scroll and Store

•  Patient database sorting by Name, ID, Study Date and
Exam type

Stress Echo Imaging (Option)

(requires DIMAQ-IP and cardiac imaging options) The stress echo package provides tools for ECG-triggered acquisition, display, selection, comparison, evaluation and archiving of multiple cardiac loops during various stages of a stress echo examination. The software module is based on Microsoft Windows^® 2000 standards.

• Standard acquisition protocols for treadmill-ergometric-
and pharmacological stress with

-    2-Stage Exercise Stress Echo Protocol

-    3-Stage Exercise Stress Echo Protocol

-    6-Stage Pharmacological Stress Echo Protocol

•  Full screen or ROI (region of interest) acquisition

•  Easy workflow throughout the exam protocol

•  Stage Timer

•  Reference image display during acquisition

•  Immediate review of acquired loops

•  Flexibility to skip views or stages

•  Flexibility to re-acquire and overwrite already acquired images

•  Indication of current view, acquired views and skipped views
in the workflow diagram

•  Wall Motion Scoring, 16-segment model with graphical
display and report printing

•  LV Volume Measurements with report printing

•  Ability for customized studies through Protocol Editor, with up

to 12 stages, 6 views per stage, 20 loops per view • Digital storage and recall of stress echo exam data to the DIMAQ-IP integrated workstation and output to CD-R

SieScape Panoramic Imaging (Option)

(requires DIMAQ-IP option)

SieScape large field-of-view images are acquired with real-time high resolution gray scale imaging. These images present ultrasound information in anatomical context providing overall anatomical orientation for referring physicians, teaching and surgical consultation.

•  Available on all curved and linear array imaging transducers

•  Displays up to 60 cm in length or 180 degrees

•  Unique cine display provides review capability of the
individual data frames composing the SieScape image

•  Accurate measurements of enlarged organs and structures

3-Scape Real-Time 3D Imaging (Option)

(requires DIMAQ-IP option)

3-Scape imaging provides comprehensive, accurate and

fast 3D volume reconstruction from multi-frame objects.

The 3-Scape imaging package is fully integrated in the

system architecture and offers automated 3D volume

acquisition, which ensures geometrically accurate volume

reconstruction.

•  Available on C6-3 3D curved array and Endo-V 3D mechanical
sector transducers

•  Simultaneous display of real-time 2D image and continuously
updated 3D volume

•  Flexible display formats of 3D rendered volume and MPR,
including quad screen display

•  Comprehensive volume editing and post-processing tools

•  Multiple views can be bookmarked for instant recall during
editing

•  4 volume rendering modes: Surface, Max, X-ray and 3D
planes mode

DICOM 3.0 Connectivity (Option)

(requires DIMAQ-IP option)

Provides digital image transfer via a DICOM network for both printing and storage. The SONOLINE G50 ultrasound system acts as a DICOM Storage Class User and DICOM Print Class User and can be connected to a DICOM color or grayscale Printer and/or to DICOM workstation and archive devices.

DICOM Storage Class

•  Allows connectivity to PACS

•  Allows storage of all digital images and dynamic clips
(multi-frame objects) including patient demographic data

•  Allows in Progress Store during the exam

DICOM Print Class

Allows connectivity and printing to DICOM print device

DICOM Modality Worklist (Option)

(requires DIMAQ-IP and DICOM 3.0 Connectivity options) Enables digital network connectivity to Hospital/Radiology/Cardiology Information Systems (HIS/RIS/CIS) via DICOM (HIS/RIS/CIS) network protocol gateway.

•  Allows query and direct download from HIS/RIS/CIS system of
the patient work schedule to the SONOLINE G50 ultrasound
system.

•  Automatically populates the New Patient form with patient
demographic information.

Cardiac Imaging Option

•  Phased array imaging capabilities

•  Steerable continuous wave Doppler (CW)

•  Cardiac measurement, calculation and report package

•  ECG module for ECG trace display and reference

Additional Array Port Option

•  Allows the user to connect up to three (3) linear, curved array
and phased array* transducers simultaneously (*requires
cardiac imaging option)

•  Compatible with all array transducers offered on the G50
system

•  Can be added to the standard two array port configuration or
two array with sector port configuration

Sector Port Option

•  Active sector port allows the user to connect and control
sector transducer types

•  Compatible with sector transducers offered on the
G50 system

•  Sector port can be added to the two array or three array port
configurations

DOCUMENATION DEVICES

Optional On-Board Video Devices

•   Up to three documentation devices can be integrated and
controlled through the control panel

•   Supported devices:

-    Mitsubishi P91W B&W Printer (standard equipped)

-    Sony SVO-9500 S-VHS VCR

-    Sony SVO-3500 VHS VCR

-    Mitsubishi CP-900 Color Printer

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), phone jack-type

Video/Audio Output

•   1 Composite B/W Video out, BNC-type

•   1 Composite color Video out, BNC-type

•   2 RGB & Composite Sync out, mini D-SUB (15-pin)

•   2 Y/C Video out, S-terminal (SVHS)

•   1 2-Channel Audio (Right/Left), phone jack-type

Other Input / Output

•   1 ECG lead connector, AIUM/NEMA standard

•   1 ECG DC In connector, phone jack-type

•   1 Foot switch connector, phone jack-type

•  2 Remote control connector, mini jack (stereo)

System Connections

•  Network

-   1 Ethernet connector, type RJ45 (10/1 00BaseT)

•  Peripherals

-    2 Serial port RS232-C connector, D-SUB (9-pin)

-    1 USB port, Series A-type

SYSTEM DIMENSIONS

•  System Height: 142.2 cm (56.0 inch)

•  Width: 51.0 cm (20.1 inch)

•  Depth: 79.8 cm (31.4 inch)

•  Weight: 130 kg (286 pounds) without OEM's