HI VISION Preirus

А compact premium ultrasound platform that adapts to your environment

HI VISIONP reirus
A compact premium ultrasound platform
that adapts to your environment

Are you tall or short? Doyousitorstand? Areyou

performinga routineexaminationora complex
interventional procedure?
Whateverthesituation, HIVISIONPreirus adapts
toyourenvironmentandmakes you feelmore
comfortable inyourdiagnosis.
Since introducing the rst real-time ultrasound
machinewithdigitalscanconverterin1980,Hitachi
has developedarichtechnological expertise which
nowdelivers theHIVISION Preirus –anewgen-
erationultrasoundplatformwithadvancedergonomic
architecturaldesign, thelatestbroadbandbeam-
formingtechnologyandultrahigh-speed processing

Hitachi Medical Systems Europeis theEuropeanheadquarters ofHitachi

Medical Corporationwhose corporatehead offices are located inTokyo,
Japan; a company renownedfortechnologicalinnovation. Ourbroad
experience andexpertise inultrasoundimagingmakes us a recognized
leaderinthis eld,meetingthelatestdesignandqualitystandards,combined
withoutstandingimagequalityandadvanced clinicalapplications.
HI VISION Preirus – Advanced Product Features

Discover new dimensions inergonomic design –increased machine

exibilitymeans itdoes thetwisting and turning, so you don't have to.

Ergonomic Design

The unique designoftheHI VISION Preirus platformallows precise adjustment

tofacilitatetheperformance ofanyexaminationby any operator.Withits super
slim-line footprint, and operatorconsole withlarge digitalLCD viewing monitor
moving togetherinarotational arc, positioningatthebedside can be optimised
tomake diagnosis amore comfortable experience for youandyourpatient.

Second Generation Graphical User Interface

with Smart Touch Technology

By integratingthesystem's operator controls ona19” digital LCD monitorusing

aseries ofTouch Panel keys and SmartTabmenus, theHIVISION Preirus allows
intuitive scanparameteradjustmentwithouthavingtoreduce concentrationon
thediagnostic image. Athumbnail image gallery displays currentandstored
images foreasy comparison. Openingofmenus andtoolbars, including access
toauser manual, is controlled by theoperatorleavingafull-screen, uncluttered
image displayformaximumdiagnostic
HI VISION Preirus – HI VISIONI maging
Patient Dependent Correction (PDC)

The HIVISION Preirus platform recognises thatpatients arenotallthesame –

The art ofeffective imaging –customised scanning parameters combined PatientDependentCorrection(PDC)allows youtomakeadjustments tothe
assumedspeedofsoundinsofttissueforeveryindividual,resultinginimproved
withhighspeedimage processing for improved diagnostic con dence. spatialandcontrast resolutiontogivehighqualityimages inallpatients allof
Proveninnovative technologies confersuperiorpenetration, temporal, thetime.

spatialandcontrast resolution givinghighqualityimages foreverypatient

everytime.

WithHIVISION Imaging, this large

Patient Scanning Selector (PSS) phylloides tumouris superbly
contrasted againsttheglandular
breasttissue.

Detailed adjustment of all imaging parameters is essentialtooptimise diagnostic This haemangiomaoftheliveris

capabilityforeach anatomical area andfor each individualpatient. The Patient clearlydifferentiatedandthethrough-
Scanning Selector(PSS) gives exibilitywithinachosen clinical applicationto transmissionidenti edbycombining
customise, save and later recall examinationspeci c combinations o maging HdTHI,HIRez+andHIComonthe
parameters atthetouch ofabutton. abdominaltransducer.

Advanced Imaging Technology

Thetrapezoidalimageformatis
Ultrahigh-speed image processingontheHI VISION Preirus platform enhances
used toshowthefulllengthofthe
theperformance ofestablished imagequalityimprovementtechnologies such as
thyroidlobecontaininganadeno-
HIRez+(tissue adaptive ltering), HdTHI(Highde nitiondynamicTissue Harmonic matous goitre.Thevascularityis
Imaging), HI Com(frequency and spatial compounding ), andCoded Imaging. displayedwithexceptionalspatial
Flexiblepitch scanning usinga new proprietary ASIC gives the operatormore resolutionusingFineFlow.
controloverframerate andline densityresultinginfasterframe rates and main-
tainedhighqualityB-mode imagingeveninColourDoppler andElastography Detailedvisualisationoftheanterior
placentawiththefetalpro leinthis
(HI-RTE)modes.
15week pregnancy is possible
usingatrans-abdominalapproach.

Double-
Decode
Theheterogeneous appearance of
Filter
1 st TxPulse theuterinemyometriumandclear
Sum. differentiationoftheendometrium
is seenwiththeendovaginaltrans-
Double-
ducer.
Decode
Filter
2 nd Tx Pulse Displayed B-steeris usedtobetterdelineate
theborders oftheganglionseen
underlyingthetendoninthewrist.

Coded Imaging

New image formats – Imaging outside the box Thehighvelocityjetemergingfrom

atightstenosis andthepatternof
turbulent owintheinternalcarotid
Examinations ofsuper cialstructures usinghighfrequency lineararray transducers arteryis beautifullyillustrated in
aretransformedusing anewtrapezoiddisplayformatto`imageoutsidethebox' – colour owmode.
expanded eld ofview forB-mode and Colour Doppler imaging , and asteering
B-mode optiontooptimise beam-to-vessel angle, enhance anatomical andvascular Spontaneous owwithinthejugular
display. High resolutionzoom(HI Zoom)and image magni cation(Pan Zoom) veinandthecommoncarotidartery
togetherwiththepreciseoutlineof
functions areavailable atthetouchofabuttonforoptimisationo inedensity and
theplaquedemonstratethepower
frozenimagesizeadjustment, respectiv ely.
ofHI VISION Imaging.
HI VISION Preirus – Advanced Modalities
Real-timeVirtualSonography(RVS)* –
theintelligentfusionofultrasoundandCT/MR imaging itachi's

H Real-timeVirtualSonography(RVS) enables thesimultaneous real-time

Incorporating the latest technological advances the HI VISION Preirus displayofafree-handultrasoundimagetogetherwiththecorresponding multi-
planarreconstructed (MPR)imagefromaCT orMR volumedata set. Withthe
delivers state-of-the-art ultrasound capabilitygiving you improvedexa- abilitytoload multiplephases ofaCT examinationsimultaneously, this innovative
technologygives abetterunderstandingofultrasoundanatomyandallows direct
minationvaluefromraised diagnostic con dence and increased potential comparisono esioncharacteristics usingdifferentimagingmodalities.
fortherapeutic intervention.
RVS improves accuracyofneedleplacementallowingmoreprecise monitoring
o nterventionalprocedures withoutadditionalradiationexposure. RVS canbe
activatedwithabdominal, dedicatedbiopsy orhighfrequencylinear transdu-
cers. Offeringsuperiorlesiontargetingandneedle guidance, RVS makes inter-
ventionalprocedures intheabdomenandmoresuper cialorgans such as the
Hitachi Real-timeTissue Elastography (HI-RTE)* breast, easiertoperformandsaferforpatients.

HI-RTE has proven clinicalbene ts inavarietyofdifferentapplications – breast,

prostate,pancreas &lymphnodes ,thyroid, musculoskeletal,liverandmany more.
Withtheability toimprove focallesionvisualisationandre neadifferential diag- Real-timeguidance oftheneedle
placementandmonitoringofthe
nosis inreal-timeusinganyone of25 transducers, clinicalstudies evidence that
interventionalprocedureis supported
thetechnique is accurate, reproducible andeasytoperform. HI-RTE is rapidly by thevirtual CT slice.
becominganessential part oftheroutineclinical ultrasoundexamination.
Visualisationoftheintraductalex-
tensionofthis breastcarcinomais
c ompared between thereal-time
HI-RTE demonstrates thefull ultrasoundimageand apreviously
extent oftheincreased stiffness acquired MR dataset.
associated withthis breast
carcinoma.

HI-RTE is also available onthe

fullrange ofecho endoscopes.
Here themalignant nature ofa
pancreatic tumour is shown with
thelinear scope.

Dynamic Contrast Harmonic Imaging (dCHI)*

Dynamic Contrast Harmonic Imaging(dCHI) is awidebandpulse-inversion(WPI)

technologydevelopedby Hitachi forusewithultrasoundcontrastagents. We
give you increased agent-to-tissuespeci city by modulationofbothpulse
phase and thetransmit frequency between pulses - younotice signi cant
improvementinlateral and contrast resolutionandgreater sensitivityatdepth
withnocompromise inaxial resolution. UsingtheMicrobubble Trace Imaging
(MTI)accumulative enhancementmode youbene t from an improved abilityto
interrogatemicro-vess elmorphologyandby generatingTime IntensityCurves
(TIC) fromstoreddata youcan display contrastagentenhancementovertime
withinmultiple selectable regions o nterest

Microbubble TraceImagingmode
is used toshow thecharacteristic
stellate vascular patterninthis
exampleoffocal nodularhyper-
plasia.

Smallmetastases areshown
withclarityinthedCHI mode in
thisextremelytechnicallydifficult
patient.

*Optional *Optional
Advan ced Transducer Technology across a Range of Applications Single Crystal Transducer Technology

With the HI VISION Preirus ultrasoundplatform,Hitachiintroduces state-of-the-art

singlecrystaltechnologyinits newEUP-S70phasedarray transducer.
Hitachi earned aplace inhistorybyintroducingthe rst curvedlinear array Precisionelementslicingdelivers markedly improvedstabilityandenergyeffi-
ciency givingyouhigherqualityB-modeimages andincreased Dopplersensitivity
in1980. Today,Hitachi stillmanufactures themajorityo ts transducers forimproveddiagnostic con dence.
in-houseandis attheleadingedge oftransducermaterials researchand
cabledesign. ncreasedfrequencybandwidths

Hitachi's `in-housemanufacture'expertise has allowed us tocustomiseandoptimise

Sensitivity[dB]
transducerperformance foreach clinical application byusingthemost appropriate
designfeatures. For example, oursuper multi-layer technologygives youhigh
signal-to-noise ratios atdepthintheabdomen whilst micropiezo-composite tech- conventional 70 S
nologyisusedtoreduceinterference andimprovesignal-to-noiseratiowhenimaging
super cial structures withhighfrequency linear transducers.

TheHI VISION imagingachieved withdedicated4D transducers matches thatofthe

standard2Dtransducers andthelightweightergonomic designfeatures minimise F requency[MHz]
operatorfatigue.

BiopsyGuidance achioffers

I
Hit outstandingtechnologicalsupportforinterventionaldiagnosticand
andashortringdowntranslates
therapeuticprocedures withachoiceofdedicatedtransducers forbiopsy, attach- intoimprovedaxialresolution.
ments forperformingbiopsywithstandard transducers andintegrated working
channelsforendoscopes. Advancedimageacquisitionanddisplayfeatures such
as Real-time BiPlane Imaging(RTBi)andReal-time Virtual Sonography (RVS)
enableyoutorealise thepotentialofultrasoundforsafe, accurate, non-operative
diagnosis andminimally invasivetherapeutic interventions.

Adecreaseincross-talk improves
signaltonoise.

TheEUP-S70 phasedarray trans-

ducer withlightweight, low-capaci-

dB
tance cable.

ch

Anapical4-chamberviewshowing
automatic calculationofthe left
atrialvolume.

Anapical longaxis view wherethe

degree ofaortic stenosis has been
estimated fromanalysis oftheCW
spectrum.
HI VISION Preirus – Safeand Efficient Patient Data Interfacing

Intelligent software solutions anduniversal connectivityforimproved

work ow –maximising patientthroughputs : minimising operatoreffort.

Network connectivity

Full DICOM connectivity allows youtointerface withPACS andotherimageand

informationmanagementsystems, providingintegratedworklist, storage, query/
retrieve and printfunctionality. Structured reportoptions expediteexamination
completionand encourage standardised reportingpractice.

DICOMServer
Hitachi Medical Systems-Valuesand Services
DICOMViewer

DICOMPrinter
Hitachi Medical Systems combines hightechnologywiththeAsian
HIS/RIS ICOM
traditiono ong-termthinking, ahighlevelofconsciousness for quality
ModuleIntegration
aspects andthesubsequentunderstandingofservice.

D network / PACS

Inbuildingvaluable,long-termrelationships withourcustomers, wehave achieved

anunderstandingoftheirdifferentneeds andexpectations. This has strengthened
ourcommitmenttodeliver high-qualityproducts which ful ltherequirements of
Intelligent patient administration – gives you smart access eachuniqueclinicalspeciality.
topatientdataasandwhenrequired
Weprovide aone-to-oneservice tosecure rst-class customersatisfaction.The
At the start of each `newpatient' previous examinationentries canbereviewedfor closeworkingrelationships amongsales, applications andmanyotherkeymembers
corresponding records andmatchingpatientinformationautomaticallypopulated ofHitachiMedicalSystems guaranteeappropriatereactions andfast responses.
intorelevantdata elds.
Wealways endeavourto'gotheextramile'. We succeedbecause wewelcome
Prospective worklist entry capability allows rapid patientidenti cationand newideas, products andservices.
selectionatthestart ofeach examinationand ensures accurate andconsis tent
patientrecords. Flexibleinterrogationsoftware enables youtosearch theimage Services suchas our360° educationalprogramme, theHitachiMedicalSystems
database using patient name, dateofstudy orkeywords. `Image Viewer' soft- TechnologyAcademy,offeringtailor-made, added-valueservices andsolutions for
wareallows youtoretrieve stored images andmeasurements for offline review professionals inall elds ofmedicineandother interestedgroups.
tofacilitateimageinterpretationandexaminationreporting.

DataTransfer
Versatile image software enables externaltransfer o mages toUSB memory
devices (multipleports), USB hard diskdrives, DVD-R orDVD-RAM inDICOM,
BMP, TIFF orAVIformat. The abilitytomaskpatient identi cationontransfer
ensures compliance withdata protection protocols and assures patient con -
dentialitywhen using images forresearch , trainingand education.
Weabidebyourcorporatephilosophybelievingthatwehave asocialresponsibility
toprotectourenvironment, so thatthenextgenerationhas a rmgroundingon
which tobuildasecurefuture.

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