Sonos 5500

Philips ultrasound system

typical price range

The Sonos 5500 is in the lowest price bracket.

this system with probes and options

review

The Sonos 5500 is one of the most well known and trusted Cardiac ultrasound machines ever made and still provides top level echo images, while performance in OB/GYN and Urology is not nearly as strong.

applications

Cardiac
Vascular
Abdominal
MSK
Urology
Small parts

imaging modes

B-Mode
M-Mode
Color Doppler
Power Doppler
Spectral Doppler
PW Doppler
CW Doppler
Duplex
Triplex
Tissue Doppler Imaging
B-Color

features

14" CRT color monitor
Dual 9" navigation touchscreens
3 probe ports
Fusion Harmonics
Real-time Bi-plane Imaging
Dynamic Elevating Beamformer
High frame rate scanning
Intelligent acoustic quantification
Cardiac & Vascular reporting
ECG/M-mode including 3 lead ECG cable
Acustic CINE loop
Continuous loop review
Acoustic Zoom RES / ROI
Trapezoidal imaging
Lateral Gain Control
HiDef Color Flow
Live xPlane
Live xPlane Stress
Tissue Doppler
Fusion Harmonics
HP Contrast Imaging
Transthoracic BiPlane imaging
X MATRIX Transducer Technology
Quicktouch user interface
i NAVIGATOR Intelligent Interface
OmniPlane III TEE Transducer
Harmonics Plus
Study Manager
Floppy drive
MO drive
Microphone
2GB Memory

Options
DSR [HP integrated stress echo w/ optical drive]
AD [Acoustic Densitometry]
CI [Gated contrast imaging]
AQ [Acoustic quantification]
CK [Color kenesis]
DICOM