Philips CX50 launched in 2009 as the first Philips portable ultrasound and the most advanced portable ultrasound machine in the world. It continues to this day as the only truly premium portable ultrasound with support for both PureWave single crystal and xMatrix transducers, something no other portable ultrasound machine has as of 2016. The CX50 is a shared service ultrasound machine equally capable in radiology and OB/GYN as in cardiovascular applications.

SPECS:

Year Launched 2009
Estimated Market Price ($) High
Monitor (inch) 15.4" LCD
Tilt/Rotate Adjustable Monitor Yes
Monitor Resolution
Image Size Resolution
Trackball or Trackpad Trackball
CP Back-Lighting Yes(3 steps)
Weight 13.6lbs(6.17kg)
Probe Ports 1
Battery Yes
Boot-Up Time
Maximum Depth of Field 30cm
Minimum Depth of Field 1
Cart (HCU) Yes(Option)
Independent Steer & Lockable Wheels Yes

Single Crystal Convex (1~6Mhz) Yes(1~5Mhz)
Micro Convex (5~8Mhz) Yes
Single Crystal Endocavity_Straight Type (3~10Mhz) Yes(3~9Mhz)
3D Endocavity (3~10Mhz) Yes
Linear (3~12Mhz) Yes
Linear (<9Mhz) Yes
Linear 50mm Yes
Single Crystal Phased Array_Adult (1~5Mhz) Yes
Phased Array_Pediatric (3~8hz) Yes
Phased Array_Neonate (4~12Mhz) Yes
ICE (Intracardiac Echo Cardiography) Yes
2D Array 3D TEE (2~7Mhz) Yes
Pencil CW (2Mhz) Yes
Pencil CW (5 or 6Mhz) Yes

Tissue Harmonic Imaging Yes
Spatial Compounding(=CrossXbeam) Yes
Speckle Reduction (=SRI) Yes
Auto Image Opt(B mode) Yes
Auto Image Opt(Doppler) Yes
Write Zoom Yes
Triplex Mode Yes
Needle Enhancement or Needle Recognition Yes
Auto IMT Yes
Automated B/M/D Measurement Yes
Automated LH Measurement(Automated Function Imaging(AFI), Cardiac Motion Quantification(CMQ), or Auto EF(Ejection Fraction) Yes
Live Dual (B/BC) Mode Yes
SmartExam or Scan Assistant Yes
Raw Data File Yes
Flexible Report Yes

2D, M mode Yes
M-color Flow Mode Yes
Anatomical M-mode Yes
Trapezoidal Mode Yes
Color, Power Angio, Pulse Wave Doppler Yes
Bi-directional Power (=HD FLOW) Yes
SCW Doppler Yes
Tissue Doppler(Velocity) Imaging Yes
Freehand 3D Yes
Strain and Strain Rate (Cardiac) Yes
Contrast Imaging - Cardiac Yes
Contrast Imaging - General Imaging Yes

Abdominal Yes
Women's Health Care (GYN & Breast) Yes
OB Yes
Fetal Echo Yes
Vascular Yes
TCD(Transcranial) Yes
Small Parts (Breast, Thyroid, Testis…) Yes
MSK/Anesthesiology Yes
Pediatrics Yes
Urology (Renal, Prostate…) Yes
Echocardiography_Adult Yes
Interventional Cardiology Yes
Echocardiography_Neonate Yes
Stress Echocardiography Yes
Transesophageal Echo_Adult Yes
Internal Medicine w/ Shared Service Yes
Surgury Yes
Interventional Radiology Yes
Contrast Imaging _ Cardiac (High or Low MI) Yes