Ultrasonix Medical Corporation Releases Powerful New Research Product

    RICHMOND, BC, March 18, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of high quality diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems announced today that it is officially releasing its new SonixDAQ product. This is a revolutionary new add-on to the SonixTOUCH Research system that allows ultrasound researchers to obtain raw pre-beamformed, parallel channel RF data in a laboratory or clinical environment. The SonixDAQ is equipped with 16GB of memory for channel storage, 80MHz sampling rates, and 128 simultaneous channel collection. It interfaces seamlessly to the SonixTOUCH Research through a USB2.0 connection, and has a programmable FPGA so users can write and embed their own high-speed signal processing algorithms.

"Being one of the world's leaders in , we aim to always provide our customers with the best tools and solutions. The SonixDAQ addressed the number one user request we received, which was parallel pre-beamformed data access; by combining the DAQ with the SonixTOUCH Research we enable ultrasound research that was never before possible in the field of cancer tissue characterization and cardiovascular disease diagnosis," says Kris Dickie, Research Manager at Ultrasonix.
"At Ultrasonix we continuously strive to maintain our leadership position as the provider of choice for ultrasound research equipment. This further enhances our differentiation in the market by providing our customers with superior innovation capabilities from our global research partners, which helps us deliver products with unique, clinically relevant advantages that improve both patient safety and patient care," said Laurent Pelissier, CEO of Ultrasonix.

About Ultrasonix: Ultrasonix (www.ultrasonix.com) is a leading developer and manufacturer of high quality diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems. The company's OpenSONIX ultrasound technology provides superior image quality, ease of use and clinical flexibility to adapt to the needs of a variety of specialties. Ultrasonix is a privately held, profitable company headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia with affiliate dealers in 65 countries.

Contact:

Kris Dickie
Manager, Research and OEM
Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
Tel: 604.279.8550
Fax: 604.279.8559

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[w] www.ultrasonix.com

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