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There is a clinical need to visualize blood flow and vessel wall structures in the diagnosis of various vascular diseases. Also, it is believed that the vessel architecture can be an important indicator for lesion or disease assessment. Traditionally, Angiography, CT scans or MRI scans are used for this purpose. However, these modalities are more costly, access may be limited, and some use ionizing radiation and/or expensive contrast agents

GE Healthcare has designed its advanced cSound™ Architecture to put the latest ultrasound technology in the hands of clinicians. It combines the power of XDclear™ probes with a new cSound Imageformer to enable confident diagnoses, provide comprehensive tools, and support concise workflow.

Tissue stiffness is often related to underlying disease. For millennia, physicians have used palpation as a diagnostic tool to detect various ailments such as lesions, aneurysms, and inflammation. Stiff masses found during routine physical exams can be an early indication of disease, as in the cases of breast and prostate cancer. In some ailments, such as liver fibrosis, disease progression is marked by a gradual change in tissue stiffness. The ability to noninvasively measure tissue stiffness can therefore be a valuable tool in the diagnosis, staging, and management of disease.