With the FDA’s blessing, EchoNous’ point-of-care ultrasound system is officially a triple threat. The U.S. regulator issued a 510(k) clearance for its Lexsa probe, the third hand-held scanner unveiled ...

Sara Adair, an iPhone user, was saved from a life-threatening aortic dissection thanks to a point-of-care ultrasound probe that connected to the device. This allowed doctors to quickly diagnose the ...

Thanks to a reader, we got word that GE Healthcare has introduced a dual-probe version of its ultra-portable Vscan ultrasound. The original single-probe device is now five years old, and we’re glad GE ...

The device called Butterfly IQ is a scanner of the size of an electric razor that can display black-and-white imagery of the body. A novel iPhone-based portable ultrasound machine that can help detect ...

Medical imaging, specifically ultrasound, is undergoing a significant transformation. In addition to high-performance cart-based ultrasound systems, it’s now possible to use a handheld device to ...