Ultrasound Processor for Endoscopy specialty procedures SCOPE: This ultrasound processor is used within Endoscopy specialty procedures. It is used by the endoscopist to locate, measure, sample and verify tissue. The Kansas City VA is a tertiary care VA that provides this service for all the VA s in the VISN. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED: Airietta 850 AT and related equipment Product Specifications: Ultrasound processor: This ultrasound processor is used within Endoscopy specialty procedures. It is used by the endoscopist to locate, measure, sample and verify tissue. *Allowing focusing throughout the depth of the of the field-eliminating need for manual adjusting. *22-inch-wide monitor-should not require backlight to function *Tool for tissue diagnosis. Ability to assess tissue in real time and ability to display differences in tissue stiffness as a color map. The color image shows tissue elasticity, or stiffness in interest, which may help indicate disease processes and the physician to identify the appropriate areas for biopsy. *Probe to assist the physician in real time location of the disease tissue. *Processor to have ability to calculate strain ratio measurement for two regions. Normal tissue and abnormal tissue. Calculating the quantitative output as well as relating the elasticity of the two regions to one another. * Ability to display hue histogram within the region provider is viewing-ability to calculating image by using a distribution of colors in an image. Dense versus soft tissue. *Ability to visualize low velocity blood flow below the previous detected thresh hold. * Assessing tissue stiffness for liver fibrosis. Ability to measure the velocity of shear waves. Required to have a reliability indicator. *Still image storage *Movie clip storage *Compatible Olympus Ultrasound scopes: GF-UCT 180, GF-UE 160AL5 *Compatible with CV190 and CLV 190 Olympus processor

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