How good is the Voluson e8?

I just received an excellent question on the comments board: Is the new Voluson e8 really that good?

In a word, YES.

Granted, this system is expensive, but after spending quite a bit of time with this unit, I'd have to say that it's one of my favorite machines to use. It's like it took the best of the Logiq 9 and the Voluson 730, smashed them together and turned out an outstanding product.

Are there issues? Yes. Don't buy the old one... BT06. That's why it's taken so long to make mention of it. The older software versions were problematic and it's a known factor in the industry. The problems were difficult, recurring and expensive. So bad, that there was nearly a warehouse full of the old ones. That's a fact.

But the new ones? Good luck finding 'em. The last one I had was in my office for 1.5 days... just enough to do full testing, refurb, and training video with our folks working nearly around the clock.

I'll be addressing the Voluson e8 in the coming week or two as I've just finished my work on it.

More to come... and I'll have a basic training video on it when I get time to complete it.

-Brian

Comments

[ANGEL GANDARA]

Hi:
We are in México.
I will be very specific on this we have experience with VOLUSON 730 EXPERT and PRO we know the difference.
The question is how steady , technically speking,is the E8 BT08 ?
BEST REGARDS

[Victor Sandrasagra]

Hello, do you know where I can get my hands on some archive footage of 4D Ultrasound in HD of the Voluson 8E? Thanks. Victor

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hello brian gill
how good is philips xmatrix iu22 ?which is better e8 or xmatrix iu22?

[Brian Gill]

Hi Chappy,

It sounds to me like you need to reinstall the software and you possibly have a bad motherboard. If you've had this problem repeatedly, I would suggest contacting GE and getting a replacement system for what you've purchased unless this has been a somewhat intermittent problem. The Voluson E8 BT08 system has been much more reliable and we haven't had any issues with it.

The main issue we've had with the GE Voluson e8 BT08 system is the fact that its improvement has been quite dramatic. We've had some issues with the presets at this point and we've figured out some excellent improvements to the 2D and particularly the 4D imaging, which is quite a trick because it has so many different customizations and optimization tools that trial-and-error is often the best way to go.

Many GE applications specialists and others have noticed this, too, regarding the Voluson e8. But we've pretty much nailed it down.

Give me a call if you're looking to replace that Voluson e8 BT06. The e8 systems are tough to find but worth the wait.

-Brian
http://www.gpsmed.com
866-347-7633

[Chappy Cleveland]

I use the Voluson E8 at work. We repair all ultrasound 4D probes. The unit is awesome when it works, after warms up. My quess is that we have the older version with repeated problems. The problem is failers at boot up with this file FILE.\initHW\LoadFPGA_Config.cpp:67 Module: 'kernek32.dll'. But as I said after warmup machine operates awesome. We have had to replace power supply (twice) & another board within the last few months. My question is: can this be fixed or should I convince my boss to get new, when we can find one.
Thanks....