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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2000.0221.004
MANUFACTURER
LABSONICS INC.
MODEL
929012-1
LOCATION
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
122
Part Number
4
Total Parts
10
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
20.2 cm
Width
12.8 cm
Height
8.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Medical Technology
Category
Radiology
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
LABSONICS
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Indiana
City
Mooresville

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Quebec
Period
THIS ULTRASOUND UNIT USED LATE 1980S- C. 2000.
Canada
USED BY DR. ROGER GHYS IN HIS MONTREAL, PQ MEDICAL PRACTICE. DR. GHYS IS CONSIDERED TO BE AMONG THE FIRST CANADIAN PHYSICIANS TO ROUTINELY USE ULTRASOUND AND RELATED TECHNIQUES TO DIAGNOSE BREAST CANCER (LATE 1980S). DR. GHYS ALSO PROVIDED SURGEONS WITH POSITIONAL DATA (AND IMAGES) ACCURATE ENOUGH THAT MANY IMAGING PROCEDURES DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPEATED PRIOR TO SURGERY. THIS IS 1ST ULTRASOUND MACHINE USED IN CANADA FOR DIAGNOSTIC BREAST SCANS. (REF.1)
Function
USED TO OBTAIN IMAGES FROM INSIDE THE BODY, IN ORDER TO OBSERVE MOVEMENT OF INTERNAL ORGANS AND TISSUES, BLOOD FLOW, THE PRESENCE OF SWELLING OR UNUSUAL GROWTHS, ETC. THIS UNIT USED TO OBSERVE CHANGES OR ABNORMALITIES IN BREAST TISSUE.
Technical
PROTOTYPE DESIGN ULTRASOUND UNIT MFD. BY LABSONICS WAS FAR ADVANCED OVER EXISTING ULTRASOUND APPARATUS. SQUARE IMAGE PRODUCED WAS LESS DISTORTED & ALLOWED PHYSICIAN TO MEASURE 3-D LOCATION OF POSSIBLE TUMORS WITH GREATER ACCURACY. SYSTEM COMBINES COMPUTER CONTROL AND ANALYSIS WITH THE CONTROL & DIGITAL CREATION OF THE IMAGE FOLLOWING THE CONCEPTS FIRST USED IN CAT SCANS. (REF. 1)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"[logo]/ LABSONICS" printed on front panel. All controls, connections, etc. labelled. Mfr's plate on back reads "LABSONICS/ MOORESVILLE, INDIANA U.S.A./ MODEL NO. 929012-1/ SERIAL NO. 122/ [blank] Volts [blank] Hz [blank] Amps."
Missing
N/A
Finish
COMPONENT HAS CREAM-COLOUR FINISH: BRUSHED SILVER METAL, GREY AND/OR BLACK TRIM.
Decoration
N/A

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