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Dr. G.P. Vashist, a pioneer of Ultrasound imaging in Delhi said that clinical breakthroughs are being reported by physicians using GE Medical Systems™ new LOGIQ 700® Expert Series, a Digitally Encoded Ultrasound system that is already having an impact. Using this system has resulted in a wide range of technological benefits, including:

B-Flow: Visualizing Haemodynamics
GE LOGIQ 700 Expert series™s B-Flow feature uses digital encoding techniques to enhance flow sensitivity, and reduce unwanted tissue and noise signals - in essence, combining the resolution and high frame rates of B-mode with haemodynamic information, without overwriting relevant information.

"B-Flow simultaneously gives us haemodynamic and anatomic information without overwriting the plaque," says Dr. G.P. Vashist,"It gives us diagnostic confidence and in some cases makes the diagnosis clear. It™s an impressive breakthrough that will have extensive diagnostic application in the future."

B-Flow can have a major impact on patient management, for those who use it routinely for carotid studies."While Doppler allows you to estimate the degree of stenoses within a range of may be 20 percent, with B-Flow you can measure stenoses directly. That means you can detect its progression in increments potentially as small as five percent, making it easier to determine the proper follow- up intervals."

The chances of achieving angiographic correlation with this technology are excellent, Vashist added. "B-Flow definitely has the potential to minimize the need for angiography and all the costs and risks associated with it".

Coded Excitation: Deep Penetration with High Resolution
".Coded Excitation pulse compression provides excellent penetration," says Dr. Vashist. "It lets me perform abdominal studies with a 7MHz transducer, which means higher resolution. And this in turn means I can find what I™m looking for with greater confidence and speed; what might have once taken 20 minutes can now be achieved in just five minutes."

"We™re achieving deep abdominal & pelvic penetration and excellent resolution both at the same time, which is something we™ve never been able to do, added Dr. Vashist. itThe beauty of Coded Excitation is that you can get through the entire liver at higher frequencies, and therefore achieve better far-field resolution. That means you can be more confident in evaluating lesions deep in the liver."

Coded Harmonics: The Diagnostic Difference
Another important advance is this technology™s unique application of Coded Harmonics. "Coded Harmonics clearly helps us differentiate adjacent tissue differences to a much greater degree than we™ve seen in the past,lt iiIt has allowed us to make definite diagnosis - for example, in distinguishing gallstones from sludge."

Micron Imaging: Micro-fine Resolution
GE LOGIQ 700™s Micron Imaging technology, combined with Expert Series™ wideband, high-frequency transducers, has had a major impact in the diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases. Further, Coded Harmonics allows use of tissue harmonics with high frequency probes.