Acuson and Siemens V5Ms Cardiac Phased Array Probe Image Degradation

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Currently we have a probe in our laboratory for
investigation. It is a Siemens/Acuson V5Ms
TOE/TEE probe in which the customer was
complaining about poor image quality. Our
acoustic report suggests the probe has
approximately 10 of elements non firing as can
be seen in the image.
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The issue is almost certainly caused by a
significant knock to the head of the probe as can
be seen in the image.
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Now if we compare a good V5Ms ultrasound image
from the same phantom on the same ultrasound
system. Firstly the good image, you can see how
clear the phantom dots throughout the image are
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Now comparing with an image taken from the faulty
probe With such gradual deterioration, it is
sometimes difficult to recognize the problem as
it just gets more and more difficult to scan
patients. Get your probes acoustically tested
today to be sure.
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