Siemens SONOLINE ANTARES ™
Ultrasound system
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
 

Physical Characteristics
• System Height: 130.8 cm (51.5 inches)
•Width: 61 cm (24 inches)
• Depth: 91.5 cm (36 inches)
•Weight: 159 kg (350 pounds); 184 kg (406 pounds) fully configured

User Interface
• User-centric HomeBase design
• System control panel and monitor height adjustment for standing and sitting positions
• Re-positional wrist support to help reduce operator repetitive stress disorders
• Retractable keyboard for standard, customizable auto-text, auto-complete text and annotations, body markers and special functions
• System control panel illumination via task lighting and backlit controls
• Portability: four-caster design with central braking system
• Three-pedal footswitch option for Freeze, Print/Store and Save Volume
• On-board storage area

Monitor
• 15-inch, high resolution, progressive scan, 75 Hz display (PAL), 60 Hz display (NTSC)
• The image display area is 640 x 480 pixels with a recordable area of 800 x 600 pixels

Hard Drive
• 40 GB Hard Drive
• Image storage capacity up to 12,000 images; color or black/white
• Automatic disk management (first in – first out) with capability to auto delete based on Archived, Archived & Committed, Archived & Verified, Sent, Sent & Committed, Printed

CD-RW Drive
• Removable 650 MB read/write CD-R

Audio Speakers

Transducer Ports
• Three universal transducer ports that support standard, Multi-D™ array transducers and Hanafy Lens technology transducers
- Also supports advanced transducer technologies including fourSight™ 4D transducer technology*
• Single dedicated CW transducer port*
• 360-pin connection
• Electronic transducer selection
• Unique industrial design provides easy access to all

Transducer Storage
• Six configurable transducer holders support all transducer designs and provide gel bottle storage
• Cable-up connectivity of transducers supports ergonomic and secure cable management during exams and transport
• Unique transducer holder for endocavity transducer for easy access and storage


Operating/Display Modes
2D
- MultiHertz™ multiple frequency imaging
- Tissue Harmonic Imaging
• Color Doppler
• Power Doppler
• PW Doppler
- Duplex Doppler
- Triplex Doppler
• M-Mode
• SieScape™ panoramic imaging
• Color SieScape™ panoramic imaging
• TEQ™ ultrasound technology
• SieClear™ multi-view spatial compounding
• 3-Scape™ real-time 3D imaging
• Cadence™ contrast agent imaging technology*

2D Calipers – Generic Measurements and Calculations
• Multiple cursor sets on frozen, live, dual screen and cine images
• Distance, depth from skin line
• Area and circumference: ellipse and trace
• Compound Measurements:
- Volume: user-selectable preset by 3 distances; 1 distance and 1ellipse, or 1 distance
- Flow volume: 1 velocity and 1 distance, or 1 velocity and 1 ellipse
- Stenosis: user-selectable preset calculated by 2 ellipse, or 2 distance measurements

Cine Review
• Frame-by-frame cine loop review and continuous playback cine, including control of playback rate
• In mixed mode (2D/M, 2D/D, 2D/C/D), individual modes can be played back independently
• Standard cine Memory*: 30 seconds, 201 megabytes, estimated storage of at least 400 images (2D & 2D/C)
• Up to 30 seconds Doppler cine, or up to 25 seconds M-mode cine
• Available in full screen & dual screen display

Post Processing Features in Freeze Frame or Cine
• 2D-mode
- Zoom/pan
- Dynamic range
- Gray map
- 2D-mode tint map
- Measurements/annotations/pictograms
• Color Doppler
- Zoom/pan
- Color map
- Color invert
- Color baseline shift
- Color display on/off
- Color priority
- Measurements/annotations/pictograms
• Spectral Doppler
- Baseline shift
- Spectral dynamic range
- Gray map
- Doppler tint map
- Angle correct
- Spectral invert
- Measurements/annotations/pictograms
- Sweep speed
• M-mode
- Dynamic range
- Gray map
- M mode tint map
- Measurements/annotations/pictograms
- Sweep speed
•Report Printing
- Measurement reports and OB graphs to laser printer
•Basic Physio Option
- ECG option for on-screen ECG trace in B, M and Doppler imaging modes
- The basic ECG option delivers ECG trace only on-screen display and is synchronous with the 2D image

Transducer Technology
• Wideband MultiHertz imaging allows user selection of 2D and color frequency for optimal resolution and penetration
• Next generation Multi-D Array transducer technology for precise beam elevation control and exceptional spatial resolution throughout the field of view
• Hanafy lens transducer technology provides excellent elevation focusing and uniform beam intensity throughout the field of view.
• MicroCase™ transducer miniaturization technology combined with SuppleFlex™ transducer cables provide lightweight,comfortable transducer designs that can reduce operator fatigue during prolonged scanning sessions
• Advanced hybrid and disposable biopsy guides for specified linear and curved array transducers
• Innovative composite materials and microelectronic technologies for efficient performance and increased signal bandwidth
• Frequency range: 2.0 - 13.0 MHz

 
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