musculoskeletal ultrasound machine for purchase

[AndyDufrane]

I apologize in advance if this is a covered topic, I did not find adequate info, but my hospital is on a tight budget, and I have been asked to find a cost effective ultrasound machine for MSK/interventional, I went to a course last week and they were using a Sonosite M turbo that seemed decent to me, any other suggestions? Thank you in advance

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[Gauss]

pros:
small, portable, affordable, good support, good superficial resolution, can swap probes

cons:
image quality not adequate for publishing (if you're academic), less potent deep resolution, not tweakable (no harmonics, not much compounding, limited focal zones), transducers are less durable and tend to have less options (phased arrays etc), limited upgradability, not sure if it has dopplers

others:
philips, biosound, GE, siemens

 

[specepic]

topic covered at length in pain forums. search function young jedi

my 0.02: biosound best bang for buck. get the 18hz linear and the standard curvilinear. Dont try to do it all with one probe

 

[sblau001]

I recommend Mindray M7.

 

[ACLPCL]

Wanted to follow up on this post and see if anyone has updates on best value for machine for injections and MSK diagnostics.

 

[cleansocks]

bump!

Any experience from people impressed with ultrasound machines they've used for either regional or MSK/chronic pain? Anyone used Ezono machines?

 

[cleansocks]

anyone use GE venue 50?