Safe, simple and quick handling of the DUB-USB makes the daily routine easier.

Diagnostic procedure, data utilities and evaluation are mouse controlled.

No loss against the physical resolution with the DUB's high frequency digital transformation.

The DUB´s fine resolution and superior quality of signal processing and image analysis are unequaled.

The DUB provides continuous and rapid high resolution ultrasonography to exacting scientific standards.

DUB for Windows

The DUB-USB will be delivered with our DUB for Windows software. With DUB for Windows, resolution, quality, signal processing and image viewing are all first class. A large and reworked interface enables users to work fast and more efficiently

Advantages
- Fast and simple installation
- Easy to handle during daily routine
- View multiple images
- Measurements: width, height, depth, density, area
- Print to any Windows-compatible printer
- Use individual printing templates
- Export to different graphic formats
- Copy to other applications via the clipboard
- Store scans automatically
- Connect to the network easily
- Backup via Windows-compatible backup systems
- Use standard Windows interface
- Evaluate scans from multiple terminals
- ScanLoop
- Audit Trail
- Osteoporosis diagram (optional)
- X-Scan with volume measurement (optional)

DUB and osteoporosis

Early diagnosis of osteoporosis through measurement of skin-thickness with high frequency ultrasound.

By now, several studies, some of histological nature, showed the close connection between the collagen concentration in the skin and the one in the bones and vessels. While traditional methods to early diagnose and observe osteoporosis only measures the mineralization content of the bones, it now primarily seems to be a loss of collagen that is taking place (collagen resembles about 90% of the bone matrix) and that the demineralization is only a result of this. Thus it would obviously be better for early diagnosis/risk evaluation of osteoporosis and the degeneration of connective tissue respectively the process evaluation e.g. under 'hormone replacement therapy' (HRT) with peri-menopausal women or cortisone treatment to have a possibility to measure the collagen concentration. Due to the direct correlation of the collagen concentration between bones and skin the non-invasive and reproducible measurement of the skin-thickness through high frequency ultrasound occurs to be optimal.

In previous studies it was only possible to measure the overall thickness of the skin, due to the bad image quality of the ultrasound system that was used. The DUB on the other hand delivers high resolution pictures that also allow distinguishing the different skin-layers.

The epidermis is a multilayered squamous epithelium, the dermis beneath among others a close netting of collagen and elastic fibres. Using the DUB, it is possible to determine the thickness of precisely this layer, which should improve the informational value of the examination.

Publications:

Critical evaluation of the different ultrasound methods of imaging techniques applicable to the bone - E.-G. Loch

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