Ultrasound has been utilized in medicine since the 1950’s with the range of applications for this modality significantly expanding as improved image quality, faster data processing and system miniaturization have been utilized.

The evolution of ultrasound imaging and the introduction of other imaging technologies have, however, not addressed the imaging requirements of the surface of the body, despite this region being the subject of many diseases, injuries and procedures that cost $55 billion in the USA alone each year.

For the skin and immediately underlying soft tissue a combination of very high resolution imaging and the ability to see subtle changes in soft tissue characteristics is required.

Longport has developed an ultrasound imaging technology to addresses these requirements: EPISCAN I-200.

This EPISCAN utilizes broadband ultrasound at frequencies from 20 to 50MHz to image the skin and underlying soft tissue. The system is primarily digital in design, enabling flexible and cost effective data processing and presentation.

The ultrasound data is digitalized in real time at rates up to 200MSPS allowing the capture of the maximum amount of information.