Device Review & Insights

Ultrasound is the only imaging modality on the International Space Station. How it got there, what remotely guided astronauts found with it, and what Artemis changes.

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Compare 8 facial ultrasound routes for med spas by 2026 price, subscription, frequency and depth. See the preferred premium, value and face-body choices.

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Sonosite invented the hand-carried ultrasound class under a 1990s DARPA grant and sells no general-purpose handheld in 2026 — its own cost-education page defines the handheld category with six competitors' devices and none of its own. The brand map: every system in the current lineup with Sonosite's own positioning, the full retirement schedule, what the used market actually asks, and the modern handheld class that fills the gap.

Vave Universal costs $4,400 and Phased $3,500. Compare the $129 spare battery, no required core-app fee, Doppler and thermal limits, plus five alternatives.

Compare linear, convex, phased-array, endocavity and multipurpose ultrasound probes by target depth, footprint and weekly clinic workflow.