Press ReleasesTeraRecon Offers State-of-the-Art Portable Ultrasound System from Fukuda Denshi in North America San Mateo, CA--November 29, 2003: TeraRecon announced the U.S. launch of the Tellus UF-750XT Portable Ultrasound System at the 89th annual Radiological Society of North America exhibition. The Tellus Ultrasound was co-operatively developed by TeraRecon and Fukuda Denshi, Co. Ltd., and is powered by the TeraRecon XTrillion 2.0 Processor and associated software. Among its many key advantages, the Tellus UF-750XT system features a unique blend of customized software and XTrillion processor technology, at once enabling high performance and simplicity of upgrades for future advanced image processing capabilities. The companies intend to offer a software upgrade option for fully integrated 3D capability powered by TeraRecon's Volume Rendering technology in early 2004. The Tellus UF-750XT is a state-of-the-art, multi-functional color Doppler ultrasound system, which despite its portability makes no-compromise on image quality or performance. Weighing only 12kg, this compact portable unit provides standard B-mode and M-mode capabilities, as well as three powerful color modes. For cardiovascular applications, Color Doppler Mode adds information about the presence, direction and rate of blood flow, allowing for better diagnosis of plaques, luminal irregularities, and related findings. Power Doppler Mode encodes information about the volume of blood in a signal not affected by the direction or rate of blood flow, beneficial for cases where blood flow speed is low, while Pulse-Wave Doppler provides for quantitative graphical representation of changes in blood circulation. The Tellus UF-750XT system features fully digital processing, powered by a specialized parallel implementation of TeraRecon's XTrillion 2.0 processor. As a result, images in B, M, Color Doppler, Power Doppler and Pulse-Wave Doppler modes are all processed at ultra-high speed with no compromise. The Tellus UF-750XT emphasizes ease-of-use and high performance in a cost effective, practical design. The unit's quick startup means it is ready for scanning less than 20 seconds from power-on, for added advantage in time-critical and emergency situations. The unit is equipped with network capability and is fully DICOM ready, with the capability to store or push images captured. When coupled with TeraRecon's AquariusNET server, digital ultrasound examinations can be reviewed in real-time cine mode on regular networked PC's enterprise-wide. While compact, the Tellus UF-750XT delivers performance
competitive with most full-sized ultrasound systems. Software-based
signal processing enables highly sensitive Doppler exams, and ensures
high image quality and high sensitivity with no signal distortion
and no deterioration of SN ratio. Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd., and TeraRecon,
Inc. are continuing their co-operative ultrasound development efforts
with a works-in-progress fully digital, fully featured mid-range system
expected to be available in mid 2004. About TeraRecon, Inc. Contact:
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