Philips is a Dutch company that is one of the leading technological innovators in today’s modern society. With advancements made on different medical equipment left and right, it was just about time that sonograms were becoming more advanced as well. Similar to the trend with gadgets, a sonogram’s size began to become smaller and smaller.
Sonographers
Sonographers are notorious for being overpaid in certain areas of the US while being underpaid in others. The ultrasound tech pay scale is quite large, with annual average salary ranging from $30,000 to $100,000. People who belong to the higher sonography salary range are exposed to better equipment and technology, because their health institutions can afford these kinds of innovations.
Introducing VISIQ
VISIQ is one of the newest portable ultrasound systems, first launched in the rural communities of Lagos in Nigeria. It was presented to the public during a Philips roadshow that aims to spread awareness on new technology, medical or otherwise. VISIQ is one of the latest tablet-based models that is touted as “ultra mobile”, because all a sonographer would need to carry around is the tablet, a connecting wire, and the transducer.
This innovation is unlike the rudimentary tablets that only have an app that the transducer connects to; VISIQ in itself is a high quality medical equipment that can produce quality images at a fraction of the time, cost, and effort. VISIQ is also quite affordable compared to bulkier equipment, meaning sonographers who below to the low end of the ultrasound technician average salary range would still be able to pitch this kind of equipment to their respective administrations.
From big, stationary machines to monitors that could be wheeled around on a trolley, to laptop and tablet-based equipment, the sonogram has gone a long way from its humble beginnings.
This innovation is unlike the rudimentary tablets that only have an app that the transducer connects to; VISIQ in itself is a high quality medical equipment that can produce quality images at a fraction of the time, cost, and effort. VISIQ is also quite affordable compared to bulkier equipment, meaning sonographers who below to the low end of the ultrasound technician average salary range would still be able to pitch this kind of equipment to their respective administrations.
From big, stationary machines to monitors that could be wheeled around on a trolley, to laptop and tablet-based equipment, the sonogram has gone a long way from its humble beginnings.