GE健康保健公司(St. Giles, UK)已經宣布，通過推廣新型專業超聲系統，擴大該公司袖珍型超聲業務。

GE健康保健正在推廣袖珍系列膝上計算機大小的超聲系統。這種新型系列已經開發出滿足醫療領域對實時超聲影像檢查不斷增長的需求。GE公司的Vivid i是一種心血管超聲檢查系統，2005年首次推出。GE的袖珍系列不斷擴大，包括新型Voluson i、Vivid e、Logiq i和Logiq e系統。

Voluson i、 Logiq e和Vivid e系統得到了美國食品藥品管理局的許可，將在2006年6月開始供應美國市場。Logic i同樣得到了FDA的批準，將在2006年9月供應市場。Vivid i在2004年獲得了FDA的許可，已經在2005年早些時候供應市場。

GE Healthcare Hopes to Double Compact Ultrasound Business
 
GE Healthcare (St. Giles, UK) has announced that it plans to double the size of its compact ultrasound business with the introduction of four new specialized ultrasound systems.

GE Healthcare is introducing its Compact Series line of laptop computer-sized ultrasound systems. The new line has been developed to meet healthcare providers’ growing need for real-time imaging anywhere care is provided. GE’s Vivid i, a compact cardiovascular ultrasound system, was first introduced in 2005. GE’s Compact Series is now expanded to include the new Voluson i, Vivid e, the Logiq i and Logiq e systems.

The Voluson i, Logiq e, and Vivid e systems were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and will become commercially available in the United States in June 2006. Logic i was also FDA-approved, with plans for commercial introduction in September 2006. Vivid i received FDA clearance in 2004 and was commercially available in early 2005.