About Vscan Extend

  • The power of new apps, right in your pocket

  • Robustness of Vscan Extend

  • The Roadmap of Vscan Extend

Benefits of Vscan Extend

  • Handheld Ultrasound: Make decisions at the point of care

    Handheld ultrasound is always with you at the point of care. It fits in your pocket so you have it readily available for a variety of exams, including ...

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  • Two transducers in one probe for easy exams

    Vscan Extend handheld ultrasound has a dual probe with both linear and sector transducers in a single probe. Both transducers are always connected and readily available...

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  • An interface that feels like your smartphone

    Vscan Extend handheld ultrasound is designed to be easy to use, much like your smartphone with a minimized number of keys. Just swipe through the interface...

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  • Wireless image transfer makes documentation a snap

    Vscan Extend seamlessly integrates handheld ultrasound imaging with your hospitals' wireless networks and DICOM®-based documentation and reporting.

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  • Access to GE Marketplace - Extend your power

    Customize your Vscan Extend with apps to expand your diagnostic capabilities and fit the care areas you serve. It's the first GE ultrasound system to leverage the GE Marketplace to enrich your diagnostic power.

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Point of Care Ultrasound Training

Vscan Extend delivers high-quality diagnostic imaging that is indicated for abdominal, cardiac, lung, obstetric, pediatric and vascular scanning. It is used in a wide variety of settings by healthcare professionals – including cardiologists, general practitioners, obstetricians, gynecologists, primary care physicians, emergency physicians, and intensivists – helping you provide efficient patient care with fewer referrals.

  • POCUS Focus Course

    Brought to you by 123Sonography,* the Point of Care Ultrasound Focus course helps to address the knowledge gap within ultrasound, providing professionals with world class instruction on point of care ultrasound. This package includes access to five hours of high quality video content, easy to follow hands-on demos, practical clinical examples and proven didactive principles to help you be more competent and confident in your clinical practice. All from the comfort of your office with online learning. This program is designed for Primary Care, covering a variety of exam types, including cardiac, OB, abdominal, lung and joints.

    Preview Heart course Preview Aorta course download PDF

  • SonoSim 365 for GE Healthcare

    A portable, virtual ultrasound training experience utilizing real patient cases with a broad spectrum of normal and pathologic conditions. SonoSim 365 for GE Healthcare provides convenient ultrasound education through integrated didactic instruction, hands-on training, and knowledge assessment. This offering includes a SonoSim Probe, SonoSim Drive, and your choice of five modules immediately accessible online – choose from a wide selection of modules including anatomy, physiology, and clinical procedures.

  • Remote Training

    Whether you need help with a certain feature or are looking to better optimize your system after using it for a little while, our dedicated clinical sales team is here to help. You can request their time virtually in increments of 1 hour with flexibility to meet your busy schedule.
    Through our online training portal, our clinical specialists can share the screen or live video of the system, as well as video of themselves so you can chat virtually with our experts.

  • Vscan Family Evidence

    Backed by more published papers than any other pocket-sized ultrasound device

    The use of this device in each publication is within the indications of use and intended use. The authors' conclusions are solely based on their scientific studies and must be evaluated by a medically qualified reader.  GE does not endorse or support any conclusions or recommendations contained in these publications.

More power in your pocket with Vscan Extend apps

GE has collaborated with third party developers and experienced Vscan Extend users to develop apps that give you the option to customize your Vscan Extend to efficiently fit the care areas you already serve, and to manage more clinical care scenarios.


Vscan Extend apps can be downloaded and installed online from the GE Marketplace1, where you can see screenshots of the app and review additional information before downloading. You can also receive email notifications of new or updated apps, and updates can be easily initiated directly from Vscan Extend.

1. GE Marketplace and and Vscan Extend apps are valid for systems with Wi-Fi configurations, please contact your GE Healthcare sales representative for detailed information. *As compared to previous release of Vscan Extend.

  • Scan Coach FATE

    The Scan Coach app for Focused Assessment Transthoracic Echo (FATE) provides a protocol of standard ultrasound imaging views and context-based referenced materials to perform a systematic FATE exam. 

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  • Scan Coach RHD

    The Scan Coach module for Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) evaluation provides a protocol to help you obtain images and data to assess the presence of RHD disease in the path to determining treatment options.

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  • Scan Coach FCU

    The Scan Coach module for Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (FCU) evaluation provides a protocol of standard ultrasound imaging views and context-based reference materials to perform a systematic evaluation of the heart at the point of care.

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  • Bladder Volume

    Vscan Extend Bladder App is a protocol-enabled measurement tool for calculating urinary bladder volumes.

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  • Lung M-Mode

    The Lung M-mode app provides the M-mode capability specifically to support lung assessment and documentation of signs like seashore.

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  • LVivo EF*

    It calculates ejection fraction, end-systolic and end-diastolic left ventricular volumes by automated edge detection of the left myocardial wall using apical 4-chamber views.

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  • Lung Protocol

    Systematic lung evaluation can be cumbersome. The Vscan Extend Lung Protocol navigates you through a systematic lung ultrasound exam.

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  • Auto Optimize

    Enables automated TGC (time gain compensation) with a single key stroke during live scanning. Gain will be automatically adjusted for all depths.

    *Auto Optimize is not available for ophthalmic scanning.
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  • Screen Mirror

    Mirror the display of the Vscan Extend device onto a wireless display via Miracast*.

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  • Comprehensive Label

    Wirelessly exported jpg files and mpg clips can be complemented by patient identifier and scan information, as recommended by ultrasound documentation standards such as AIUM and DEGUM.

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  • Protocol Creator

    Create a customized exam script that will help ensure exam consistency by guiding you through an ultrasound image acquisition protocol.

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  • Tricefy Uplink

    GE Healthcare has partnered with Trice Imaging to provide an integrated cloud-based solution called TricefyTM. Tricefy allows you to archive and share images from your Vscan Extend handheld, pocket-sized ultrasound.

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  • Learn to use the Vscan Extend

    Start a 30-day trial of the Point of Care Ultrasound FocusClass provided by 123sonography.

    With this Diploma Course you will have the opportunity to become more skilled in the use of the Vscan and ultrasound exams in your clinical setting. Helping to save critical time in making a diagnosis - even if you currently have little or no experience in the use of ultrasound.

Education Offerings for Primary Care Ultrasound

GE offers a wide variety of education offerings for primary care ultrasound in both virtual and in-person settings. Work with our GE coach to build your own journey based on your needs and learning preferences.

Product Activation

Before you begin the process of activating a Vscan device or gateway software, please locate the "Vscan Extend Getting Started" guide. This double-sided quick reference guide can be found in a white envelope in the box that contained your Vscan product.
After locating the "Vscan Extend" guide, please follow the initial steps for activation:

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Product Tutorials

See Vscan Extend in action.
Video tutorials are available to help you increase your confidence as you use the Vscan Extend in your everyday practice.

PRODUCT FUNCTIONALITY
 General Overview           Battery           Configuring Image Server           Exams           GE Marketplace         
 Menu           Monitor Display           Presets & transducer selection


APP TUTORIALS
 Auto Optimize           Bladder Volume           Comprehensive Label           Lung M-Mode           Lung Protocol         
 LVivo EF           Protocol Creator           Scan Coach FATE           Scan Coach FCU           Scan Coach RHD           Screen Mirror           Tricefy Uplink

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