According to analysts at technology market research firm Technavio, the global portable ultrasound market is predicted to grow at a compound annual growth grate of 8.74% from 2014 to 2019, largely due to an increasing geriatric population. Portable ultrasound devices are lighter and smaller than conventional ultrasound machines, and can be used at point of contact and operated on battery power.
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BBS Medical AB, a Swedish medical device manufacturer, has released a new ultrasound probe testing system. The ProbeHunter is a dynamic multibrand testing device that offers real-time testing across 256 channels and can validate probes from a number of manufacturers, including GE, Siemens, Philips, Toshiba, Esaote, Zonare, Mindray, Hitachi, Aloka, and others.
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Siemens has announced that its Magnetom Aera 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging scanner offers several advantages for patients, including a larger, more powerful magnet, and higher quality, higher resolution images for interpretation.
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James Mazurek, a biomed for more than 30 years and a veteran of the US Air Force, has had a long and storied career, culminating in his selection in May as the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s 2015 BMET of the Year. Mazurek’s colleagues say he willingly shares his experience and expertise to serve as a mentor to junior biomeds.
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24×7 speaks with Dave Lamoureux, director of sales and marketing for Global Medical Imaging, about the company’s evolution, the trends he has observed in the ultrasound space, and the challenges posed by EHR integration.
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