Description
Consona N7 Overview
The Consona N7 is part of Mindray’s Consona family of color Doppler ultrasound systems, designed for confident screening, easy operation and support for growing ultrasound teams. It combines ZST+ imaging with automated tools for obstetrics, gynecology, abdominal and cardiovascular work, in an ergonomic cart with a height-adjustable monitor arm and a rotatable control panel. If you need a more compact entry point in the same family, see the Mindray Consona N5S color Doppler ultrasound system or the Mindray Consona N5 diagnostic ultrasound system.
ZST+ imaging platform
The Consona N7 runs on Mindray’s ZST+ platform, which processes holistic channel-domain data to overcome the spatial and temporal resolution limits of conventional beamforming. Core processing includes Multi-Pipe Signal Processing, Advanced Acoustic Acquisition, Dynamic Pixel Focusing and Octal-Beam image processing. Image-enhancement technologies include:
- Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI) and Phase Shift Harmonic Imaging (PSHI™)
- iBeam™ spatial compounding and High Resolution iClear® speckle suppression
- Frequency Compounding Imaging (FCI) and Tissue Specific Imaging (TSI)
- HD Scope, Echoboost, and trapezoid imaging with independent B-Steer and Color ROI-Steer on linear transducers
- iTouch+ one-button image optimization, iZoom™ full-screen expansion and high-definition pan/spot zoom
Doppler and flow imaging
The standard imaging kit covers B, M, Color M, Color, PW, Power and Directional Power modes with HPRF, and CW continuous-wave Doppler is included as standard. HR Flow, Glazing Flow 3D-style flow rendering and Smart Track automatic vessel tracking support vascular and small-parts work, together with B/Color/PW real-time triplex and dual live display.
Women’s health tools
- Standard: Smart OB automatic obstetric measurements, Smart NT, Smart FLC automatic follicle measurement, IVF reporting and Smart 3D free-hand imaging.
- Optional (with the 4D module): Smart Scene 3D automatic obstetric volume scanning, Smart Planes CNS, Smart Face automatic fetal face imaging with one-touch removal of obstructions, Smart Fetal HR, iLive, STIC, Niche imaging, iPage+, SCV+, Smart Volume and Smart V Trace.
Abdominal, vascular and cardiac tools
- Abdomen: Smart HRI automatic hepato-renal ratio for quick, quantitative fatty-liver assessment; Strain Elastography for breast and thyroid lesion assessment; UWN contrast imaging; Smart Bladder.
- Vascular: Auto IMT and real-time R-IMT measurement.
- Cardiac: basic Tissue Doppler module (TVI/TEI/TVM/TVD), Free Xros M (up to 3 lines) and Free Xros CM, Auto Trace for PW, TEI index, Z-score and AutoEF automatic ejection fraction. TT QA, TDI-QA, Stress Echo, LVO and myocardial contrast are optional.
Ergonomics and design
- 21.5-inch full-HD monitor on a height-adjustable support arm
- 13.3-inch high-sensitivity anti-glare touch screen
- Control panel that rotates left/right with electronic up/down adjustment; backlit keys, user-defined keys and a full-size backlit QWERTY keyboard
- Quiet operation, a water-resistant panel that is easy to disinfect, and a compact body that is easy to move
- Ring storage basket, central and swivel wheel locks; built-in lithium-ion battery for emergency scanning
Data, connectivity and workflow
The standard configuration includes a 1 TB on-board hard disk, 6 USB ports, HDMI, VGA, S-Video and Ethernet, a built-in wireless adapter and a built-in DVR module. Software includes iStation® patient information management, the patient reporting system with English reports, an English user interface, Raw Data processing, Qsave, DICOM Basic and DICOM Worklist, MedSight and MedTouch for Android/iOS devices, u-Link, voice annotation, iWorks auto workflow protocols and the iScanHelper training assistant. iCompare displays imported DICOM images (CT/MRI/X-ray) alongside live ultrasound.
