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There are Chinese made 3D machines for sale on EBay for less than $1000: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Digital-Ultrasound-Machine-Scanner-System-3-5-Mhz-Con
by asmithmd1 11y ago
There are Chinese made 3D machines for sale on EBay for less than $1000:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Digital-Ultrasound-Machine-Scanner-System-3-5-Mhz-Convex-Probe-Free-3D-/331342708500 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-Digital-Ultrasound-Machine-...
- grahar64 11y agoI commented on the post that you can get a thermal imaging camera that plugs into your iPhone for $250 http://www.thermal.com/thermal-cameras/ http://www.thermal.com/thermal-cameras/ . So I think that any price above that for a unit that looks like it has a CRT monitor from the 90's is a bit expensive. I just want one as a toy and to experiment with, and think the cost is out of reach of that.
- c-slice 11y agoThere is 0 chance that a US hospital or clinician will risk using an off-label ultrasound machine from china on a single patient. It's almost guaranteed to not be FDA/CE approved. That's how you get a malpractice suit.
- wongarsu 11y agoBut the article also talks about the many other potential uses of ultrasound machines. For hobby use $1000 is still a bit steep, but for classroom use that might be doable.
- randyrand 11y agoFor low income uninsured folks, it could find use. Especially in lower income countries. America holds its self to such a high medical bar that many simply can't afford healthcare. That is unreasonable.