The Society is encouraging anyone who is using ultrasound for obstetric applications in the UK to take part in a survey about the role and performance of ultrasound scanners for obstetric applications.

KCARE have been commissioned to produce a buyers' guide and market review for obstetric ultrasound scanners. The guide focuses on the technical and operational considerations that need to be kept in mind when purchasing an obstetric ultrasound system and will contain the results of the user survey about obstetric ultrasound systems.

The market review will contain a list of all obstetric ultrasound scanners on the UK market. This is intended to aid purchasing by helping people shortlist systems which might be appropriate for their needs, and exclude other which are not.

The user survey should take approximately 10 to 15 minutes. KCARE are only interested in scanners which are still available to the UK market, so don't include any scanners which are more than about five years old. If you have several scanners, you are welcome to submit survey responses for each scanner, though this will have to be done separately.

Surveys can be completed here.

Posted: 01/02/2010