Portable ultrasound

The new Philips CX50 CompactXtreme combines the image quality expected of a traditional, premium, full-size system with the convenience of portability. “The quality of results we get when carrying out a scan with the CX50 are close to what we’d expect from the best cart-based systems,” said Dr Etienne Danse from the Cliniques Universitaires, St Luc, Brussels. “We’ve been using the system in daily practice, particularly in the Critical Care Unit, where we regularly need high performance sonograms for colour Doppler evaluation of the liver and the kidneys. Due to the smaller size of the device it is more convenient to use in this challenging environment, but still provides the provides diagnostic information that enables us to make the right decision for the patient.”