Philips HD7
Detailed ultrasound system specifications and transducer guide
The Philips HD7 provides you with a rich combination of advanced performance, efficient workflow and
elegant data management, all at a very achievable price point.
It features design architecture unprecedented in the evolution of ultrasound. From the ground up and inside out, the HD7 system is built to make your work easier, more efficient and more productive. Its flexible platform also enables you to configure a HD7 to meet your exact requirements for price, performance and clinical application.
Applications |
• Color M-mode |
• Abdominal |
• Pulsed Wave Doppler |
• Small parts and superficial |
• Continuous Wave Doppler |
• Pediatric |
• 3D |
• Musculoskeletal |
• Color compare mode |
• Neonatal |
• Dual mode |
• Urology |
• Duplex for simultaneous 2D and Doppler |
• Obstetrical |
• Triplex mode for simultaneous 2D, |
• Gynecological and fertility |
Doppler, and color or CPA |
• Prostate |
• 2D Optimization Signal Processing |
• Vascular |
• Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI) |
– Cerebrovascular |
• Intelligent Doppler |
– Peripheral vascular |
• Reconstructed zoom with pan (read zoom) |
– Intraoperative vascular |
• Philips high-definition zoom (write zoom) |
• Transcranial Doppler |
• Panoramic |
• Cardiac |
• Trapezoidal |
– Adult |
• Pulse Inversion Harmonic |
– Pediatric |
• Contrast |
– Stress |
• Adaptive Doppler |
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• Adaptive Color Doppler |
Imaging modes |
• Color Tissue Doppler |
• Philips Microfine 2D focusing |
• Pulsed Wave Tissue Doppler |
•Philips Color Power Angio (CPA)
•Directional Color Power Angio •M-mode
•Anatomical M-mode
System Specifications
Control panel and user interface
•Easy-to-learn graphical user interface
•Primary controls readily accessible and logically grouped
•Commonly used secondary controls located on soft keys for quick access; soft key functions change dynamically based on the currently active mode, preset or system function
•Other secondary controls accessible through on-screen menus
•Alphanumeric keyboard: QWERTY keyboard with globalization key for conversion to local language (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish)
•User selectable keyboard input language (Roman, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian and Portuguese)
•Trackball with Select and Enter keys for easy system navigation
•Integrated stereo speakers
•Imaging mode keys: 2D, Color Power Angio imaging, M-mode, Color Doppler, Continuous Wave Doppler (CW), Pulsed Wave Doppler (PW)
•2D image controls: Depth, Dual Left, Dual Right, Freeze, THI, and Zoom Focus
•Image enhancement controls: Dynamic Range, Focus, Gain, Persistence, Post-processing Map, and Smooth
•Patient specific optimization keys: 2D Opt, Transducer (transducer select), and THI
•Quantitative controls: Caliper, Calc, Erase, Trackball
•Doppler or color controls: Angle and Steer, Spectral, Scale, Baseline, Gain, Power, Volume, Duplex, and Triplex
•Image Acquisition keys: Review, Report, VCR, Acquire, and two print keys supporting external print and video options
•Annotation controls: Text, Erase, Arrow, and Bodymarker
•Function keys: Microphone, Patient, Preset, and Setup
•Four option keys activated with additionally purchased features such as 3D, stress echo, panoramic, and Tissue Doppler imaging
•Online Help key
•Lateral Gain Compensation (LGC) slide pot controls
•Time Gain Compensation (TGC) slide pot controls
•Review and Report keys
Gray shades
• 256 (8 bits) in 2D, M-mode and Doppler spectral analysis
Acquisition frame rate
•Greater than 230 frames per second in High Frame Rate mode (dependent on transducer, field of view, depth and angle)
Ergonomic, user-centered design
•High mobility cart
–Designed for easy maneuverability
–Front handles for portability
–Four-wheel swivel ability
–Two-wheel swivel lock and brake
–Lightweight aluminum frame
•Control panel can be raised, lowered and rotated more than 300°
–Supports comfortable operation from standing and sitting positions
–Improves accessibility of controls and reduces extended reaching
•15-inch (333 x 263 mm) high-resolution color monitor
–Raises, lowers and rotates with control panel
–Independent tilt (+15/-10 degrees) and swivel (+/- 120 degrees)
–XGA resolution (1024 x 768) 60 Hz, non-interlaced RGB
–The system output is SVGA (800 x 600) 60Hz non-interlaced RGB
–0.297 mm dot pitch
–Brightness control, Automatic Backlight Stability (BLS) control (BLS ensures quick warm-up and consistent light output over operational life.)
–Super In-Plane Switching(SI-PS) panel for superior viewing angle and grayscale reproduction
•iSCAN Intelligent Optimization helps reduce repetitive key strokes during exams
•Palm rest
•Back deck provides easy access to hardcopy and documentation devices
•Built-in A/C line conditioner provides isolation from voltage fluctuation and electrical noise interference
•Internal high-capacity impeller fans with automatic speed adjustment to optimize cooling efficiency with minimal audible noise
System architecture
•All-digital broadband beamformer
•Microfine 2D focusing with Dynamic Focal Tuning
•232 dB full time input dynamic range
•1,024 digitally-processed channels
•Continuously variable steering in 2D, color and Doppler modes
•2D Opt signal processing with 2X multi-line parallel processing and frequency compounding:
–Improves tissue contrast resolution and textural perception
–Sharpens lateral beam profile for finer dot size
–Reduces speckle artifacts for increased image clarity
–2D Opt key with up to five settings for patient-specific optimization in 2D and color Doppler
•iSCAN one-touch Intelligent Optimization
–In 2D vascular, Ob/Gyn, and general imaging, one-button automatic adjustment of:
-TGC and Receiver Gain to achieve optimal uniformity and brightness of tissues in most exams
-Compression curve based on range of detectable tissues
•iSCAN Doppler
–One-touch optimization of spectral tracing to improve productivity
Display annotation
•On-screen display of all pertinent imaging parameters for complete documentation, including: transducer type and frequency range, active clinical options and optimized presets, display depth,
TGC curve, grayscale, color map, frame rate, dynamic range, compression and contrast enhancement, color gain, color image mode, and hospital and patient demographic data
•Displayed data can be turned off for generating images used in publication and presentation
•Sector width and steering markers
•2D Opt setting and iSCAN icons
•Real-time display of Mechanical Index (MI)
•Real-time display of Thermal Index (TIb, TIc, TIs)
•Quick text–allows easy annotation at any time during an exam
•Text–places, moves, erases, modifies or appends predefined text labels, typed text and arrows
•Body markers–displays body-part icons appropriate for the active preset and indicates relative transducer position
– Icons selectable via trackball scroll and soft keys
•Dual orientation marker to indicate the active buffer for twobuffer dual display
•VCR indicator–allows user to know when VCR is recording
•Annotation erased with start of new study
Image presentation
•Up or down
•Left or right
•Multiple duplex image formats (1/3-2/3, 1/2-1/2, 2/3-1/3)
•Depth to 30 cm (exam and transducer specific)
Transducers
Transducer selection
•Electronic switching of up to four imaging transducers
•Dedicated (Pedoff) connector available for non-imaging CW and PW transducers
•System supports up to 11 transducers to meet a wide range of clinical needs
•Multiple user-selectable transmit focal zones; up to eight focal zones on selected transducers
•Continuous dynamic receive focusing on all transducers
S4-2 Broadband Sector
•4 to 2 MHz extended operating frequency range
•High-resolution imaging for abdominal, cardiac, and Ob/Gyn applications
•Supports 2D, color, PW and CW Doppler, Tissue Harmonic Imaging, Color Power Angio imaging, and contrast
•Biopsy kit available
s8 Broadband Sector
•8 to 3 MHz extended operating frequency range
•High-resolution imaging for pediatric, cardiac, abdominal and Ob/Gyn applications
•Supports 2D, color, PW and CW Doppler, and Color Power Angio imaging
System Specifications
Transducers continued
C5-2 Broadband Curved
•5 to 2 MHz extended operating frequency range
•High-resolution imaging for abdominal and Ob/Gyn applications
•Supports 2D, color, PW Doppler, Tissue Harmonic Imaging, Color Power Angio imaging, and contrast
•Multi-angle biopsy kit available
C6-3 Broadband Curved
•6 to 3 MHz extended operating frequency range
•Provides high-resolution imaging for abdominal and Ob/Gyn applications
•Narrow footprint for improved intercostal access
•Supports 2D, color, PW Doppler, Tissue Harmonic Imaging and Color Power Angio imaging
•Multi-angle biopsy kit available
C8-5 Broadband Curved
•8 to 5 MHz extended operating frequency range
•High-resolution imaging for abdominal, abdominal-vascular and Ob/Gyn applications
•90˚ field of view
•Supports 2D, color, PW Doppler, and Color Power Angio imaging
•Biopsy kit available
C8-4v Broadband Curved Array
•8 to 4 MHz extended operating frequency range
•End-fire sector, 11 mm radius of curvature, 135° field of view
•Supports 2D, color, PW Doppler, and Color Power Angio imaging
•Endovaginal applications
•Biopsy kit available
E6509 Broadband Curved
•7.5 to 5 MHz extended operating frequency range
•High-resolution endocavitary imaging for Ob/Gyn and prostate applications
•Supports 2D, color, PW Doppler, and Color Power Angio imaging
•Biopsy kit available
L12-3 Broadband Linear
•12 to 3 MHz extended operating frequency range
•15° of trapezoidal imaging
•High-resolution imaging for superficial applications including vascular, small parts, and musculoskeletal
•Supports 2D, color, Tissue Harmonic Imaging, PW Doppler, and Color Power Angio imaging
L12-5 50 mm Broadband Linear
•Fine pitch, 256 element, high-resolution linear array
•12 to 5 MHz extended operating frequency range
•Supports 2D, color, PW Doppler, and Color Power Angio imaging
•Trapezoidal imaging
•High-resolution superficial applications including small parts, breast, and musculoskeletal imaging
•Biopsy kit available
15-6L Broadband Compact Linear
•15 to 6 MHz extended operating frequency range
•8° of trapezoidal imaging
•High-resolution imaging for intraoperative vascular applications
•Supports 2D, color, PW Doppler, and Color Power Angio imaging
D5009V Cardiac and Vascular Non-imaging
•5.0 MHz, 9 mm diameter pencil transducer
•Non-imaging PW andCW Doppler for cardiac and vascular applications
Imaging modes
2D Mode
•Microfine 2D Focusing
•Frame rate selection
•Eight-level digital reconstructed zoom with pan
•Variable level high-definition zoom
•Image orientation marker
•Cineloop image review (up to 1,000 B/W frames)
•Persistence, adjustable in real time and Cineloop review
•Selectable compression curves
•Sector size and steering control
•Selectable line density
•Up to eight transmit focal zones plus separation control
•Dual imaging (single and two buffer)
•Philips Chroma imaging with multiple color maps