Choose the One from All- An Objective Review of EagleView Ultrasound

This is an objective review of EagleView Ultrasound by Wiley, a physician specialized in pulmonology and critical care. To choose a suitable device for POCUS, he compared some ultrasound brands, such as Clarius, Butterfly, etc. Let’s see what he said as following:

POCUS Introduction

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is now a game changing survey for patients in emergency department or critical care unit. The traditional ultrasound machines provide good quality of images but they are heavy and expensive. Especially in the era of COVID-19, a portable, easy-to-use and easily disinfected ultrasound machine is a must for physicians.

Choose the one from all PORTABLE ULTRASOUND MACHINES

To choose a suitable device for POCUS, I did a review chart of the brands and portable devices in the market. As a physician, both convex probe for abdominal survey and linear probe for vessel evaluation are necessary. Sector probe could be replaced with convex probe in critical care condition so that is not so important. Wireless feature is necessary in the COVID-19 era. Price is also an issue if your hospital cannot buy one for you.

Comparison of Portable Ultrasound Machines on the Market.

	Wellue Eagleview	SonoQue	LeSono	Calrius	GE Vscan	Philips Lumify	Butterfly	Alpinion
Transducer
Dual	V	V			V
Convex	V	V	V	V	V	V		V
Linear	V	V	V	V		V		V
Sector		V		V		V	V
Signal transmission	Wifi	Wifi	Wifi	Wifi	Wifi	Cable	Cable	Cable
Price range (USD)	3200	3200	4000	4900	4495	7000*	1999*	6000

Due to the limited ability to review, some companies may not be included.

Comparison of the Convex Probe for POCUS Use.

Model	EagleView	C5	Vscan air	LeSono LU700C	Lumify C5-2	IQ/IQ+	C1-6
Company	Wellue (SonoStar)	Clarius	GE	Leltek	Philips	Butterfly Network	Alpinion
Made in?	China	Canada	US	TW	US	US	Korea
Array	Dual	Convex	Dual	Convex	Convex	Phased	Convex
Frequency (MHz)	3.5/5	2-6	2-5	2-5	2-5		1-6
Max depth	30	40	24	18	30	30	30
Modes
B-mode	V	V	V	V	V	V	V
M-mode	V	V	–	V	V	V	V
CF	V	V	V	V	V	V	V
PD	V	V	–	V		V	V
PWD	V	1000 USD	–	V		US and Canada only	V
Size(mm)
Height	156	164	131	187	50	163	150
Length	60	78	64	74	30	56	62
Width	20	38	31	40	20	35	25
Weight(gm)	260	392	205	388	135	309	175
Signal transmission	Wifi 802.11g	Wifi 802.11n	Wifi 802.11n	Wifi 802.11b/g	Cable	Cable	Cable
Charging	Wireless	Battery charger	Wireless	Wireless	USB	Wireless	USB
Scan time	4 hours	60 min	50 min	4 hours	USB	2 hours	5 hours
Price	3200	4900	4495	4000	7000	1999	6000
Warranty	1.5 years	3 years	3 years	?	5 years	3 years	1 year
Annual fee	No	No	No	No	199×12*	420	No
Additional feature	Dual head		Military drop		SonoCT	4-foot drop compatibility

CF: color flow; PD: power Doppler; PWD: pulsed-wave Doppler.

*199USD per month for rental, including machine and pad.

Eagleview Ultrasound Scanner Review

Smartphone sized EagleView is compact and wireless. It is a suitable device for physicians doing POCUS every day and help doctors do sono-guided interventions, such as central venous catheter insertion, pigtail insertion or sono-guided biopsies, in critical care unit.

The device I received was in a compact box, including a charger pad, brief manual and the EagleView itself. Then I did some scans on the patients and my self immediately.

Case 1: Vessel demonstration

Demonstration of left common carotid artery and internal jugular vein in B mode

Demonstration of left common carotid artery and internal jugular vein in doppler

Demonstration of the left common carotid artery and the internal jugular vein in B mode(left) and with color doppler(right). This picture is suitable for sono-guided needle placement.

These were the images obtained from a 95-year-old man who was admitted to ICU for septic shock and we need to place a central venous catheter for him.

Case 2: Pleural effusion

Demonstration of bilateral pleural effusion 1

Demonstration of bilateral pleural effusion 2

Demonstration of bilateral pleural effusion. The left picture shows a small amount of pleural effusion with collapsed lung, diaphragm and spleen. The right picture shows a large amount of pleural effusion, diaphragm and liver.

These images were obtained from an 80-year-old man with heart failure and general edema. Chest film showed bilateral blunt costophrenic angles. We planned to place a pigtail to drain his pleural effusion out.

Case 3: Image quality check on health subjects

To check the image quality of EagleView, we do some scans on healthy subjects.

Thyroid survey

Thyroid and common carotid artery with color doppler mode

Thyroid and common carotid artery in B mode and with color doppler.

Thyroid isthmus and trachea.

Sagittal view of the thyroid gland.

Images of thyoid scan on a 35-year-old healthy man.

2. Abdomen review

Left lobe of liver

Portal area

Right lobe of liver

Hepatorenal fossa

Common bile duct

Gall bladder

Images of abdominal scan on a 35-year-old healthy man.

Conclusion

It’s a compact, lightweight, wireless portable ultrasound scanner with good quality of linear probe and fair quality of convex probe. The boot-up is quick within 30 seconds if you boot the device first and then open the smartphone app. However, the image quality is still not good enough to do the cardiac evaluation. The machine becomes warm after working for around 10 minutes. I dare not test its durability and still trying to find a box fit for it.

Generally, it’s a machine worth its price and could help doctors without an ultrasound machine or with really old ultrasound machines.

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