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GE chief executive officer Jeff Immelt unveiled a handheld ultrasound machine at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco recently called the Vscan, saying it could become the "stethoscope fo the 21st century."
The device fold open clamshell-style to reveal a small screen on the top half and a circular button pad on the bottom. A small attached wand can be used to generate a noninvasive scan of a patient's organs or of a fetus.
The Vscan is aimed in part at primary care doctors, who could use it instead of sending patient to get an ultrasound at a specialist's office. It could also be used by doctors in remote regions without access to hospital equipment.
Immelt said the device, which will be available sometime next year, will be "very digitally capable", but that it will not have Wi-Fi access to wirelessly transmit ultrasound images.
The cost of the device is unknown.
The device fold open clamshell-style to reveal a small screen on the top half and a circular button pad on the bottom. A small attached wand can be used to generate a noninvasive scan of a patient's organs or of a fetus.
The Vscan is aimed in part at primary care doctors, who could use it instead of sending patient to get an ultrasound at a specialist's office. It could also be used by doctors in remote regions without access to hospital equipment.
Immelt said the device, which will be available sometime next year, will be "very digitally capable", but that it will not have Wi-Fi access to wirelessly transmit ultrasound images.
The cost of the device is unknown.
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