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This video shows the air under the lens of a particularly grubby Philips S7-2t transesophageal echocardiogram (TOE/TEE) probe as it rotates. The air results in poor image quality. If you have one of these, check it for air and let us know if you have any problems at www.probelogic.com.au
We recieved a GE 6VT 3d TOE/TEE probe in for repair and it had severe insertion tube damage as can be seen below. After the ProbeLogic Recoat/Relabel process the probe is back to new condition Check your probes and let us know if we can assist you in bringing your probe back to new condition… Before and after recoating and relabeling of a TEE insertion tube
Today’s post is a frightening one. We received a TEE/TOE probe in for repair. Protruding from the side of the bending rubber section was a very fine piece of stainless steel wire which had broken away from the articulation wires. The thought of this being inserted into somebody’s esophagus with this protruding from the side… Frightening! – TEE probe with fine wire protruding
We currently have a probe in the lab for poor imaging. On initial inspection all seemed fairly normal but with a slight separation of the seams of the probe. After removing the covers look at the amount of ultrasound gel and other fluid that has been forced inside the probe. This amount of fluid inside… Probe case seperating? Check out whats inside!
Does you service provider test them? How do they test them? Probably with a tissue equivalent phantom! Tissue equivalent phantom will test: Axial resolution – this is mainly affected by the speed of ultrasound or the pulse width. Lateral resolution – this is mainly affected by the beam width and the processing within the machine…. How do you know you’re getting diagnostic results from your probe?
