Pocket-size imaging devices are completely new types of echo machines which are of smartphone-sized, handheld a device with limited technical capabilities. In the last few years, miniaturization of echo machines has made screening of the patients at the bedside possible. The current article gives you a basic information about this device. A wide variety of small echo machines have been developed with all the conventional tools that provide color Doppler, two-dimensional (2D) to handheld imaging devices with technical and functional capabilities.
Small echo machines offer features which make them very similar to the most advanced high-end, high-performance echo machines. Types of echo machines Currently, available echo machines are classified into four main categories: (1) Fully equipped systems with 3D and other advanced modalities. Despite having wheels, they are quite heavy and not…