HD6

Philips ultrasound system

typical price range

The HD6 is in the lower price bracket.

this system with probes and options

review

The HD-6 replaces the HD-3 as the entry level ultrasound from Philips but is closer to the HD7 in feature depth. On the outside, the HD6 is almost identical to the HD7. It's feature set lacks some of the higher end features like Sono CT, Xres, and Panoram

applications

Cardiac
Vascular
OB/GYN
Abdominal
MSK
Urology
Small parts

imaging modes

B-Mode
M-Mode
Color Doppler
Power Doppler
PW Doppler
CW Doppler
Freehand 3D
Duplex
Triplex
Dual screen
Directional Power Doppler

features

15” CRT Monitor
3 probe ports
i-SCAN [one-touch image optimization]
HPRF [High Pulse Repetition Frequency]
ECG
Philips Microfine 2D focusing
Reconstructed zoom with pan (read zoom)
Philips high-definition zoom (write zoom)
Color compare mode
Duplex mode for simultaneous 2D and Doppler
Triplex mode for simultaneous 2D, Doppler, and color or CPA
2D optimization signal processing
THI [Tissue Harmonic Imaging]
Intelligent Doppler
Trapezoidal imaging
Contrast Imaging
Adaptive Doppler
3 USB ports
Composite video out port
B & W video out port
Ethernet port
S-video output port
Footswitch port
250 GB hard drive
DVD-RW

Options
CW Doppler
Freehand 3D
Q-lab ROI
Auto IMT
General imaging analysis package
OB/GYN and fertility analysis package
Cardiac analysis package
Vascular analysis package
DICOM 3.0