GE Healthcare’s Voluson E- and S-Series ultrasound imaging platforms reduce energy and paper consumption, enhance image acquisition and quality, and improve productivity by reducing scan time.
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Environmental Benefits
GE Healthcare's Voluson E- and S-Series ultrasound imaging platforms are among the most energy efficient in the industry. Due to decreased scan time and lower power consumption, a Voluson E8 consumes 580 kWh less electricity per year than prior GE console-based technology for the same number of scans, a savings of 38%. Similarly, a Voluson S8 consumes 1,000 kWh less electricity per year than prior GE console-based technology for the same number of scans, a savings of 67%.
Operating Benefits
GE Healthcare's Voluson E- and S-Series ultrasound imaging platforms enhance image acquisition and quality while improving productivity through reduced scan time. The Voluson E- and S-Series reduce scan time 25% compared to prior GE console-based technology, enabling 5 additional patients to be scanned per 10-hour day of operation. In addition, the Voluson E- and S-Series' DICOM digital imaging feature enables the elimination of printouts for archival purposes. Assuming the same imaging volume, a hospital using the Voluson E- or S-Series reduces archival printouts by 50% per year versus analog technology. This would yield an annual reduction in ultrasound paper usage of 28 kg (62 lb) per machine, saving more than $15,000 per year compared to prior GE console-based technology. Alternatively, if a hospital were to leverage the Voluson E- or S-Series' decreased scan time to image as many as 5 additional patients per 10-hour day of operation, the hospital would avoid an increase in paper usage, assuming a 50% reduction in archival printouts per patient. (In some regions, DICOM is offered as an option rather than a standard feature.)
