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Utilizing Ultrasound for COVID-19

Ultrasound COVID-19 Resources Supporting Your Ultrasound Needs Beyond COVID-19

At Siemens Healthineers, we remain steadfast in our support for our customers and their patients during challenging times, whether faced with COVID-19 or any other pandemic. Our dedication is to provide the best possible support to healthcare providers at every stage of patient care, no matter the health crisis.

Our commitment, now and always, is to support healthcare professionals in providing high-quality care to patients and their families. Through every global health challenge, we remain focused on advancing public health and overcoming obstacles together.

COVID-19 and Ultrasound

Lung Ultrasound

Lung ultrasound is a relatively new type of examination. Typically, imaging the lung with ultrasound has been challenging due to the high acoustic mismatch between soft tissue and air, which causes total reflection of the ultrasound beam. However, in recent years, clinicians have found that certain lung conditions can produce ultrasound artifacts that are useful for diagnosing various lung pathologies. Lung ultrasound is now strongly recommended for cases of acute respiratory failure and offers a valuable alternative when CT scans are unavailable, as was particularly relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies have shown a strong correlation between ultrasound and CT findings in patients with flu-like symptoms and COVID-19 pneumonia.*

COVID-19 tends to affect the terminal alveoli in the peripheral area of the lung. Lesions tend to be close to the pleura which is exactly where ultrasound works best.

Ultrasound findings:

Thickened, irregular pleural line (broken glass appearance) Seen with COVID-19
B-lines (patchy areas seen in viral pneumonia with some normal looking lung)
Confluence (multiple B-lines that join together)
Consolidation (solidification of lung tissue; tissue and fluid where air would normally be)
Pleural Effusion (fluid in the chest cavity)

Disinfection Information

We recognize that disinfection of equipment and systems is more important than ever. Access the below links for the latest information on our disinfection protocols for our ultrasound systems and their related parts.

Customer Services

Smart Remote Services and eSieLink Remote Assistance from Siemens Healthineers allow Clinical Sales Specialists and Customer Service Engineers to provide 24/7 remote application and technical support.

As your trusted partner in patient care, we are here when you need us, working to enhance care quality and improve patient outcomes today and in the future.

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Ultrasound COVID-19 Solutions

All of our ultrasound systems are available with remote service support options to reduce downtime and provide a seamless experience for you and your patients.

ACUSON P500 Ultrasound System

A compact, high-performance portable ultrasound designed for bedside use, featuring specialized FAST and Lung report templates tailored for emergency medicine.

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