Siemens Acuson S2000 HELX Touch Ultrasound

System Specifications

• Weight: 365 lbs (166 kg); 425 lbs (193 kg) fully conf‌igured
• Dimensions: 51.2″ – 61.7″ H x 24.5″ W x 43.4″ E (130 cm – 156.7 cm H x 62.3 cm W x 110.3 cm D)
• Architecture: All-digital signal processing technology
• Dynamic Range >210dB
• 20-mod line density up to 512 lines
• Up to 67,392 processing channels
• DIMAQ Integrated workstation

Imaging Modes and Options

• 2D and Native T‌issue Harmonic Imaging (THI)
• Advanced SieClear spatial compounding
• Color Doppler Velocity
• Color Doppler Energy
• M-mode
• M-mode and Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI)
• M-mode and Color Doppler Velocity
• PW and sCW Doppler
• Advanced fourSight technology
• Axius direct ultrasound research interface
• Cadence contrast agent imaging technology
• Cadence contrast pulse sequencing (CPS) technology*
• Clarify vascular enhancement (VE) technology
• Color SieScape panoramic imaging
• Contrast Dynamics software**
• DTI Doppler Tissue Imaging capability
• Dynamic TCE tissue contrast enhancement technology
• eSieScan workflow protocols
• eSie Touch elasticity imaging
• Fatty Tissue Imaging
• fourSight 4D transducer technology SieClear multi-view spatial compounding
• SieScape panoramic imaging
• syngo Arterial Health Package (AHP)
• syngo Auto OB measurements
• syngo Auto Left Heart (Auto LH)
• syngo eSieCalcs native tracing software
• syngo Velocity Vector Imaging (VVI) technology
• TEQ ultrasound technology (2D and PW spectral)
• Virtual Touch tissue imaging*
• Virtual Touch tissue quantification**

*At the time of publication, the U.S Food and Drug Administration has cleared ultrasound contrast agents only for use in LVO.  Check the current regulation for the country in which you are using this system for contrast agent clearance.
**Not commercially available in the USA
Ergodynamic Imaging System
Portability: Small, four-caster design with central breaking system

• 2 and 4 wheel braking
• 2 and 4 wheel steering
• Three-pedal programmable USB footswitch
• On-board storage area
• System supports up to three OEM devices with two on-board and one off-board device

Control Panel

• Simple. intuitive user interface with Home Base design minimizes repetitive hand motions and enables motor-memory learning
• Floating control panel allows infinite adjustment for operator comfort in standing and sitting positions
• Left/Right swivel articulation: – +38“
• Vertical articulation: 85 to 100 cm
• System control panel illumination via tri-color backlighting

Flat Panel Display

• 19″ diagonal (48.3 cm) high resolution f‌lat panel monitor liquid crystal display with wide-angle IPS (in-plane switching) technology
• Reduced glare in all working environments
• Flicker-free technology display
• Screen resolution: 1280 x 1024
• High contrast ratio > 800:1
• Variable monitor positioning adjustments (height, swivel, tilt)
• Range of height: (upright FPD) 60.6-54.3 in (154 -138 cm)
• Swivel: -+80°
• Tilt: +60° forward, -10° back
• Extended wide-angle viewing angle: 1178”
• Folds down for transport or portable exams
• Minimum fold down height 49.2 in (125 cm)
• Brightness = 270 cd/m2
• Response Time = 7 ms

Articulating Monitor Arm to Help Improve Ergonomics

• Fully articulating arm allows transition of monitor for optimal ergonomic positioning toward, away and side-to-side
• Articulation independent of system and control panel
• Left/Right swivel articulation: 180° in either direction
• Horizontal articulation: up to 30 cm
• Vertical articulation: up to 15 cm
• Default locking position for safe transport

QuikStart Standby Mode

• QuikStart standby mode enhances system portability by reducing startup and shutdown times.
• Startup from standby in approximately 30 sec
• Shutdown to standby in approximately 10 sec

Digital Storage and Image Archiving- Image Capture

• DlCOM or PC compatible f‌ile (AVl, JPG)formats for all images and clips
• Static image, dynamic clips, strip mode clip, and 3D/4D dataset and bookmarks capture and bookmarks
• Selectable lossy (JPG) and loss less compression forstatic images or clips
• Acoustic clip storage live and from cine

Hard Drive

• 1.5 Terabyte hard drive
• Image storage capacity greater than 606,350 images; color or black/white
• Automatic disk management (f‌irst in- f‌irst out) with capability to auto delete based on archived, archived and committed, archived & verif‌ied, sent, sent and committed, printed
• Read/write CD-R/DVD-R
• 4.7 GB; read/write DVD-+R media
• 650 MB; readlwrite CD-R media
• Storage capacity dependent upon writing session format and type and format of images, e.g., entire DVD written in one session with compressed color images stores approximately 2,000 images
• Allows storage of images, clips, volumes and transfer of presets across systems in DlCOM or PC format (AVI and JPG)
• Supports system software and option upgrades

USB

• Two user-accessible USB 2.0 ports on control panel
• Third USB port on back of system
• Supports export of images and clips in DlCOM, AVI and JPEG format, volumes, presets, and service log f‌iles

Exam Restart
Recall or restart an exam and allow for additional images to be appended to an already closed exam. A new series is created. No time limit as to when a study can be restarted.
Exam Review
Display of digitally stored images in user selectable screen formats (e.g., 1:1, 2:1, 4:1, 9:1, 16:1 etc.). Clip playback in 4:1 format. Exam review allows the selection of images for printing and deletion, review of the current exam in progress and archived exams retrieved from the patient browser on either the hard drive or CD-R. Exam sorting/search can be done by name, ID, exam type and date/time. Compare function available for selected images drive
DICOM Connectivity
DICOM Storage Service Class

• Allows connectivity to PACS
• Allows “in-progress” or “batch” storage of digital black/white and color images and clips with patient demographic data

DICOM Print

• Allows “in-progress” or “batch” printing to DICOM print devices

DICOM Query Retrieve (Q/R)

• Allows retrieving studies on compatible PACs workstations

DICOM Worklist

• Allows the user to download patient demographic data from a Hospital or Radiology information System’s (HlS/RlS) DlCOM worklist server

DICOM Modality Performed Procedure Step

• Provides performed procedure information from the ACUSON 82000 system to a HIS/RIS system
• Provides procedure status: in progress, complete, or discontinued

DICOM Storage Commitment

• Provides commitment from a storage device that images and related information have been stored reliably

DICOM Structured Reporting

• Allows organized transfer of calculation data to PACs systems in either supported public elements, or in private elements for measurements not supported by DlCOM SIR
• Available for OB/GYN, Cardiac and Vascular calculation data
• Structured reporting data may be transferred to DlCOM Storage Devices or Network File Share

Documentation Devices

• Up to three documentation devices are supported.
• Up to two on-board document devices can include color printer, b/w thermal printer, or DVR
• Supported devices:
  • JVC DVR BD-X201MS DVR
  • Mitsubishi CP30DW color printer
  • Mitsubishi P93D B/W printer
  • Sony UP23MD color printer
  • Sony UP55MD A5 format color printer
• Supported interfaces for reports printers:
  • HP6122, HP4050, HP4000, HP4200, HP2500n, HP1150, HP1320, HP2600N, and Lexmark E340

System Connections Supported

• Network
  • 10-Base T Ethernet (RJ-45 Connector)
  • 100Base T Ethernet
• Peripherals
  • RS232 and serial ports
  • USB 2.0

Onboard Image Storage/ Review

• Internal 40 GB hard Drive for patient database management
• Capacity to store up to 120,000 images
• Color or black/white
• Export of images in TlF format

Electrical/ Environmental Specifications

• Voltage: 100V, 115V, 230V (50/60 Hz)
• Integrated AIC line conditioner
• Built-in AC isolation transformer
• Power connections:
  • 100V version: 90-110 VAC;
  • 115V version: 98-132 VAC;
  • 230V version: 196.264 VAC
• Power consumption: maximum 1.2 kVA (may vary with configuration)
• Atmospheric pressure range: 700 hPa to 1060 hPa (525 to 795 mm Hg) or up to 3050 m (10,000 ft.)
• Ambient temperature range (without OEM’s): +10°C to +40°C (50° to 104°F)
• Humidity: 10-80%, non-condensing
• Maximum heat output: 2400 BTU/hr
• Vibration and shock: specified in EN IEC 60501-1 and IEC 68-2
• Maximum fan noise: 48-50 dBA
• Input/Output: modem, J1 (USB—A); ethernet RJ45(1OBaseT/100BaseT); composite video (BNC—type, 1 input, 1 output); Y/C video (S-terminal), (1 input, 1 output); 2 channel audio (right/left), RCA-type (1 input, 1 output)
• Output: RS-232 port for printer/PC communication (COM1), (9-pin D-sub miniature); remote printer connector, J58, J5A, (USB-A); parallel port (printer), (25-pin D-sub miniature); composite video (BNC-type)
• CE
• Input: ECG trigger (BNC-out)
• Video standard
• VGA (15 pin D-sub miniature) 1280×1024, 60 Hz
• NTSC/EIA: 525 lines, 60 Hz
• PAL/CCIR: 625 lines, 50 Hz
• Stereo headphone jack