Siemens SONOLINE G50 - Introduction; The G50; G60 S Features Not Present on G50

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Introduction
1.0 Introduction
This section describes the G50 and the G60 S ultrasound systems and their
respective features, specifications, and options.
These systems both provide the following features:
 2D imaging in fundamental and harmonic modes
 M-mode
 Color Doppler Velocity mode
 Power Doppler mode
 Directional Doppler mode
 PW spectral Doppler mode
 Duplex mode
 Triplex mode
 MultiHertz multiple frequency imaging with three selectable transmit fre-
quencies; resolution and speed selection for standard, penetration, and
detail
1.1 The G50
The SONOLINE G50 imaging system is a general purpose, high resolution
digital ultrasound system which uses a Microsoft Windows® operating system.
This ultrasound system supports linear and convex arrays using two ports.
The G50 is an economical version of the G60 S. It supports various options, but
it cannot be upgraded to the G60 S.
Table 1-1 lists the features available with the G60 S that are not present on the
G50; see Table 1-2 for a comparison of the G50 and the G60 S specifications.
Note: See "Installation Procedure" (page A-1) for instructions on unpacking,
installing, and licensing of the G50 and the G60 S.
Table 1-1 G60 S Features Not Present on G50
G60 S Feature G50 Feature or Comment
MultiBeam formation in B-mode or Color Not supported
Parallel or quad color processing Not supported
Precision motion capture Not supported
SynAps synthetic aperture Not supported
Linear B-mode steering Not supported
Color M-mode Not supported
CINE memory with P4-2 511 Not supported
C6-2 abdominal transducer G50 uses C5-2
P4-2 transducer Not supported