Database
Several thousand entries with cross referenced information. To name just a few specific topics: Manufacturer's contact information, contrast agent's drug information and distribution table, specifications of ULTRASOUND scanners, probes/transducers, etc.. Most entries also include links to more specialized articles. Don't panic, it's easy to use, it's free and if it's ULTRASOUND-related, you will find it here!
Forum
Reading and actively participating in the forum's threads can be a good way to obtain a basic knowledge about a topic, and it also provides a perspective on trends and opinions. Find support or just exchange your opinion, your expertise.
The-Medical-Market.com
You want to buy or sell ULTRASOUND-related equipment - take a look at The-Medical-Market.com.
Its Searchboard is free for members. If you would like to present your products at The-Medical-Market.com - it will be free for a limited time (under restrictions) - please leave your contact data at www.The-Medical-Market.com > INTERNALS > Currently.
News
Links to the latest news in medical ULTRASOUND-technology from science and research, business and trading. Collected from pressrooms and news agencies - to keep you up to date.
Help
Help, FAQ, Lost & Found, provides hints and tricks for quick navigation. Known problems, general points of interest, etc.
Common description:
How to get the most out of the services offered by US-TIP.com without wasting time? Start reading here.
Congresses
Dates of congresses, conferences, meetings, symposiums, training courses, workshops, exhibitions, fairs etc.. Links to the sites of the organizers delivers the details, to complete the overview.
Feel free to promote your own events.
Links/Resources
Looking for a new probe, a used scanner or just need more specific information about this new cine-mode, this is the place to start. Some thousand med. ULTRASOUND-related searchable resources and services, categorized in 'The US-TIP.com Resource Directory'. The search function and the classification are based on title, description and keywords of the resource or service.
Artifacts
Special summary of artifacts with information and image guidance for each one. Additional entries describe the general reduction of artifacts.
Contrast Agents
Classification and characteristics of contrast agents with an overview and information about the development stage, the developer, the field of application and the global distribution.
Probes/Transducers
An overview for a general understanding about the different probe/transducer types and their uses. To choose the right probe/transducer, the best possible image quality, benefits and disadvantages are listed.
Systems
Provides information about the design and the hardware components of med. ULTRASOUND systems. The overview classifies some hundred ULTRASOUND systems according to their range of application, construction etc. Database entries provide additional information (manufacturer, picture, device information, specification table, links to manufacturer brochures, etc.) for each system.
Modes
Explanations, descriptions and resources for around hundred basic, doppler and contrast ULTRASOUND imaging modes. From A-mode to directional color power Doppler and release burst imaging it is listed here.
Abbreviations
Around 400 ULTRASOUND-technology related shorthand notations, for example from modes, organizations, and techniques with interpretations and links to corresponding references.
Greeks
The decryption of the secret quality Greek signs - more than 2500 years old and still in use, - what they mean and where they appear in medical imaging.
Symbols
Significant characters used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation. All medical-imaging-related and with the corresponding reference to the database description.
Units & Measurements
med. UltraSound related values or magnitudes adopted as units or standards in physical measurements, with definitions according to the international system of units as well as information for their conversion.
Ultrasound Safety
The ultrasound (ultrasonic, ultrasonography) safety infosheet provides information about fetal ultrasound, the ALARA principle, physiological risks and side effects of ultrasound procedures. Safety rules explain legal requirements and guidelines for safe handling of ultrasound scanners, precautions in pregnancy and proper patient management. Other topics include mechanical and thermal indices, device classifications, and safety information about ultrasound contrast agents.
