Toshiba Medical Offers Healthcare Providers of All Sizes High Quality Ultrasound Exams with a Cost-Effective System

CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2016 – Giving hospitals and imaging centers of any size the clinical benefits of high quality ultrasound technology within a cost-effective, easy-to-use system, Toshiba Medical is launching the XarioTM 100 Platinum Series. The entry-level ultrasound solution offers healthcare providers at private practices, clinics and imaging centers a versatile and ergonomic system that facilitates fast and accurate exams. 

The Xario 100 Platinum Series features Toshiba Medical’s advanced ultrasound technologies, including Precision Imaging, Differential Tissue Harmonics (D-THI) and Advanced Dynamic FlowTM (ADF). The system also offers a fully customizable console and Toshiba Medical’s iStyle™+ Productivity Suite, an adaptable user interface providing workflow automation tools for faster exams, including customizable keyboard and touch screen interface. With the compact, user-friendly system high quality ultrasound imaging is made possible in clinical settings ranging from ER triage to vascular, musculoskeletal, obstetric and general abdominal imaging.

“The Xario 100 Platinum Series represents Toshiba Medical’s commitment to providing cost-effective solutions for excellent patient care in all clinical settings,” said Satrajit Misra, vice president, Marketing and Strategic Development, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. “The new system provides our customers with efficient, reliable ultrasound imaging anywhere it is needed.”

Toshiba Medical is showcasing live scanning on the new Xario 100 Platinum Series at this year’s Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago, November 27 – December 2, 2016 (Booth #7334, North Hall B).

About Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems markets, sells, distributes and services radiology and cardiovascular systems, including CT, MR, ultrasound, X-ray and cardiovascular equipment, and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the United States. For more information, visit Toshiba Medical’s website at www.medical.toshiba.com.

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