9/22/2004
For Immediate Release
HITACHI HI VISION 8500 ULTRASOUND USERS TO RECEIVE FREE ENHANCEMENT PACKAGE
CONTACT:
Matthew Ernst
Marketing Manager, Ultrasound
Hitachi Medical Systems America
1959 Summit Commerce Park
Twinsburg, Ohio 44087
(800) 800-3106 X2310
ernstm@hitachimed.com
www.hitachimed.com
8500 Premium ultrasound system. This software enhancement will provide users with a host of imaging and operating improvements including a one-touch optimization feature and a new digital zoom with increased resolution and selectable sector size for maximizing frame rate.
In addition to this software component, the upgrade will also include a new DVD+RW storage solution. The company also announced that, upon release, customers covered by warranty or service contracts will receive not only the software enhancement, but also the DVD hardware at no charge. “Hitachi Medical Systems America has a long track record of providing free operating software enhancements to warranty and service contract customers,” said Matthew Ernst, Ultrasound Product Manager, “in this case, however, because of the dramatic benefits for our customers, we decided to exceed our standard commitment and provide the hardware component at no charge as well.”
Additionally, the new operating software will support the HI VISION 8500’s optional SonoElastography feature, which allows users to acquire tissue elasticity information in conjunction with conventional B-mode images.
These new features will augment the unique SONO MR imaging suite that is already standard on all 8500 systems. SONO MR provides users with HI COMPOUND multi-angle compound imaging, HI RES real-time speckle reduction technique, four modes of dynamic Tissue Harmonic Imaging and the ability to optimize imaging parameters like overall gain or dynamic range once an image is frozen. These powerful imaging capabilities can be used together in nearly any combination and in every mode for images that can be tailored to meet the body habitus or clinical need of each patient.
Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. markets the high-resolution diagnostic ultrasound products of Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. The company also has more than 1,300 Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging systems installed throughout the United States and over 3,000 Open MRI systems installed worldwide. HMSA first established a leadership position in the medical industry with Open MRI systems and has expanded their modality offerings to include ultrasound, positron emission tomography, optical topography and 3D dental imaging. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over $81.4 billion. For more information about HMSA's complete line of imaging products and services, please visit www.hitachimed.com.
