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Terason t3000 receives Frost & Sullivan Innovation Award

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Frost & Sullivan Lauds Terason for Innovative Ultrasound Systems

Based on its recent analysis of the portable ultrasound systems market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Terason – a division of Teratech Corporation– with the 2007 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation in recognition of its development of two innovative ultrasound systems, the Terason t3000™ and the t3000 Echo™.

"The significance of these system lies in its best-in-class image quality and function that are comparable to the high-end cart-based ultrasound systems but only at a fraction of the price," says Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Sangeetha Prabakar. "They are the world's only ultrasound systems powered by an off the shelf commercial PC."

The systems consist of two key components – a system-on-chip engine and a MacBook PC. An array of transducers easily connected to the systems allows clinicians to perform any ultrasound exam at the point of patient care anywhere.

DOTmed.com - Ultrasound Experts Issue Guidelines for FAST Exam

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DOTmed.com - Ultrasound Experts Issue Guidelines for FAST Exam

LAUREL, MD - The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) will publish jointly the Guideline for the Performance of the FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) Examination.



The FAST examination is a proven and useful procedure for the evaluation of the injured patient immediately during resuscitation to detect large abnormal fluid collections or other collections that need immediate treatment. Prior to its use, more invasive procedures, including surgery, were required to evaluate trauma patients.



With the growing use of the FAST examination to evaluate trauma patients in hospital emergency rooms, pre-hospital situations, military locations, and disaster areas, the AIUM and ACEP joined forces to create guidelines to provide assistance to emergency medical practitioners and to promote high-quality ultrasound examinations.



Created with expert input from both traditional and emergency physician ultrasound experts, the FAST guideline includes indications for performing the examination, qualifications and responsibilities of the performing physician, specifications for individual examinations, documentation requirements, equipment specifications, quality control, and safety standards.



The FAST examination is now taught to more than 95% of emergency medicine residents and included in Advanced Trauma Life Support, a training program for doctors in the management of acute trauma cases. The FAST examination is widely accepted as the standard of care for the initial assessment and treatment in trauma centers.