X5V | Sonoscope
Independent machine review
Dr Camilla Edwards reviews the X5V.
Read the full review, along with more about the expert behind this review below.
About Camilla...
The expert behind this independent review!
Dr Camilla Edwards, a peripatetic veterinary ultrasonographer in
Cambridge, founded FOVU First Opinion Veterinary Ultrasound in
2018 after earning her veterinary degree in 2006. Camilla's
veterinary ultrasound expertise is widely recognised through her
numerous lectures, ultrasound machine reviews, podcasts, online courses, and exclusive membership to help veterinary professionals master and confidently use ultrasound.
FOVU is a worldwide source of veterinary ultrasound expertise, with
a primary mission to educate, support, and empower veterinary
professionals in improving their ultrasound skills. FOVU’s goal is to
increase confidence in operating ultrasound machines and improve
scanning skills to diagnose patients effectively.
Sonoscape X5V Review
What the manufacturers say:
15.6 inch high definition LED monitor with a large display region.
Boot up quickly with predetermined exam settings loaded and ready.
Noiseless system to prevent startling the animals.
Auto brightness adjustment screen and backlit control panel.
Keyboard cover to avoid fluids and dust.
Multi-beam processing technology – delivering crisp, clear images.
μ-Scan – speckle reduction and edge enhancement.
PIH – pure inversion harmonic imaging.
Wide Scan – enlarge image area.
PRICE: £10-15K
Specifications
Standard Configurations
Auto brightness adjustment
Auto image optimisation
Auto IMT
Auto Trace
6 inch anti-flickering HD LCD screen, with anti-reflection technology
Wide folding range and viewing angle
Extended connector for up to 3 probes
Backlit keyboard and intelligent panel
What do I think?
I have become very familiar with this machine over the months. I used it in many cases and also used it for filming an ultrasound course with Celtic SMR. Having now tried it with a phased array probe it fairs a lot better through echocardiography with this, especially when considering frame rates when colour flow Doppler is switched on.
It is slimline and light which makes it very portable as a machine with a relatively quick start up time. Image quality is superb for abdominal imaging and good for echocardiography. There is not continuous wave Doppler function, but there is m-mode, pulsed wave and colour flow mapping.
The probes available include microconvex (low frequency C322 for abdominal cardiac (large dogs) or high frequency C613 for abdominal and cardiac (small dogs and cats)), linear L741 (high resolution abdomen, small parts), and phased array probe for echocardiography. The presets were good and settings were really well labelled and easy to adjust.
Summary
I think this is a brilliant machine with great quality images for abdominal and cardiac scanning in dogs and cats for a good price. My only gripe is the slow frame rate with colour Doppler particularly with the microconvex probe, but this can be overcome by adjusting sector width and optimising the Doppler settings.
Pros:
- Excellent image quality
- Intuitive keyboard layout
Cons:
- Frame rate is slow when viewing doppler with the micro-convex probe
X5V Overall Score
My scores
Ease of settings ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Image quality ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Value for money ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Robustness ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Portability ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Images from the X5V
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