Penrose-St. Francis Expands Cardiac Care With Toshiba Ultrasound

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Penrose-St. Francis Expands Cardiac Care with Toshiba Ultrasound – Sep 18, 2013– Tustin, USA (Techreleased) – Penrose-St. Francis Health Services enhanced its cardiac ultrasound capabilities for better patient care by installing six Toshiba Aplio^TM 500 ultrasound systems. Penrose-St. Francis, part of Centura Health, selected the systems after a thorough evaluation and side-by-side image comparison of the five leading systems on the market.

Aplio 500 Ultrasound Systems

“Toshiba’s Aplio 500 offers the best 2D imaging compared to other systems we’ve seen and the smaller size makes it easy to move around the hospital,” said Mark Harry, Manager of Cardiac Diagnostics, Penrose-St. Francis. “With the system’s 2D Wall Motion Tracking and the ability to create preset exam parameters, the system produces user-friendly and reproducible results procedure after procedure.”

The Aplio 500 is Toshiba’s premier ultrasound system, offering picture-perfect imaging with advanced visualization capabilities. Toshiba’s 2D Wall Motion Tracking provides stunning visualization and quantitative analysis of myocardial wall motion with accuracy and reproducibility. Additionally, Aplio 500 comes standard with enhanced workflow tools and ergonomics, including the iStyle^TM+ Productivity Suite.

“Toshiba’s ultrasound systems are designed to be user friendly without sacrificing image quality,” said Tomohiro Hasegawa, director, Ultrasound Business Unit, Toshiba. “The Aplio 500’s customizable user interface facilitates faster workflow and shorter procedures, making it ideal for a high-volume healthcare provider like Penrose-St. Francis.”