GE HealthCare introduces easy-to-use, easy-to-learn, easy-to-diagnose Versana Premier multi-purpose ultrasound system
October 14 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
- Versana Premier is designed to feel familiar from day one,
simplifying workflow and making it easier for clinicians in
multiple-purpose practices to deliver high-quality care to a wide
range of patient populations and care scenarios
- Powered by VisionBoost Architecture, Versana Premier offers an
advanced imaging platform designed to deliver exceptional image
quality with its next generation image engine, first-class display
technology, and high-quality probes
- Innovative artificial intelligence and automated productivity
tools add features designed to help save time, enhance workflow,
and maximize efficiency for users across experience levels
GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today announced the launch of the
new Versana Premier™, the latest release within the Versana
ultrasound family of reliable, affordable, easy-to-use, and
versatile ultrasound systems. Versana Premier offers automation and
AI-enabled productivity tools to improve workflow and clinical
features designed to enhance clinical efficiency and accuracy, all
while delivering an effortless user experience and helping
clinicians best meet their patient needs.i The Versana Premier is
designed to meet the multi-purpose needs of healthcare
professionals across diverse clinical specialties and care areas,
including general practice, OBGYN, musculoskeletal (MSK), and
cardiology.
“The rising demand for imaging has driven the increasing use of
ultrasound in primary care. Ultrasound is emerging as a key tool in
these clinical settings, enabling accelerated diagnoses and
improving patient outcomes and satisfaction,” said Phil Rackliffe,
president and CEO of Ultrasound and Image Guided Therapies, GE
HealthCare. “Versana Premier is equipped with advanced automated
workflow and productivity tools, including educational resources,
that can support these clinicians who are often the frontline of
disease identification and diagnosis for their patients.”
With advanced features that are intuitive and innovative,
Versana Premier empowers clinicians to deliver high-quality care
and accurately make decisions to reach a diagnosis with the
greatest of ease. Powered by VisionBoost Architecture and
accompanied by high-quality probes, including XDclear technology,
first-class display technology and new imaging engine, Versana
Premier provides exceptional image quality with faster speed.ii
Users can also optimize images while scanning with Whizz, which
continuously optimizes imaging in real time, and adjust color
display with Whizz Color Flow. Other features to support clinicians
in clinical decisions include OBGYN imaging tools, like Whizz
RenderLive and V-Live 2.0, to capture 3D/4D imaging to clearly
follow the baby’s development.
With its enhanced ergonomics, automated tools, service and
support, the latest release of Versana Premier offers advanced
features for simplified diagnostics and guaranteed time savings.iii
Clinicians can experience up to a 38% faster workflow with Whizz
clinical features available on the system.iii Furthermore,
AI-powered Whizz LabeI can automate labeling of the right kidney,
gallbladder and liver, and the new Whizz Follicle can assist with
volume calculations and measurements.
“Versana Premier is remarkably user-friendly and image quality
in B-Mode is easy to optimize, making it possible to create amazing
images," said Dr. Martin Altersberger, Director of Echo Laboratory,
State Hospital Steyr, Austria. "The ultrasound system integrates
advanced functions with optimized image quality and educational
resources, which can be used in various settings. It can,
therefore, adequately support clinicians in a wide range of
assessments and diagnoses.”
Versana Premier is the highest-tier ultrasound system in the
budget-friendly Versana ultrasound family, powered with smart
clinical features and streamlined workflow tools to enhance
efficiency and provide optimal care to a wide range of patients
every day – all with effortless productivity in mind. Versana
Premier is available in key countries around the globe. In the
United States, Versana Premier is 510(k) cleared by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration and is currently commercially available,
with shipments beginning later this month. For more information on
Versana Premier, visit:
https://www.gehealthcare.com/products/ultrasound/versana/versana-premier.
About GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.
GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology,
pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator,
dedicated to providing integrated solutions, services, and data
analytics to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more
effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and
happier. Serving patients and providers for more than 125 years, GE
HealthCare is advancing personalized, connected, and compassionate
care, while simplifying the patient’s journey across the care
pathway. Together our Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Solutions,
and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics businesses help improve patient care
from diagnosis, to therapy, to monitoring. We are a $19.6 billion
business with approximately 51,000 colleagues working to create a
world where healthcare has no limits.
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i Select features may not be available in all regions ii
Compared to Versana Premier R2 iii GE HealthCare-sponsored
usability study, using Whizz. Study was conducted in December 2022.
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