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Vinno lead the way in portable ultrasound for 2025

We travel the country – and indeed the world – trying out new ultrasound systems, and testing ours head-to-head with others in the market. Over the past few months, it has become increasingly clear that, with the D6 and D10, Vinno has left rivals in the dust. Chison machines in the same price bracket offer […]

Echocardiography of rats and mice

Cardiac ultrasound is a challenge for most ultrasound machines, but with two echocardiographers on team, it’s our favourite way to put our systems to the test. Today’s challenge, though, was a tough one – even for our machines. We put the Vinno D6 through its paces, scanning rats and mice. The higher spec Vinno D10 […]

A peek into our world

Vinno ultrasound

Here at PortableUltrasoundMachines (PUM), we reinvest heavily in R&D, constantly improving our products and portfolio. Most of our customers come back to us time and time again as their skill level and businesses grow, trusting us to always have the very best equipment for their budgets – and the knowledge to support them in getting […]

Upgrading Your Machine: 2 Things To Remember.

If you have been scanning for several years on one particular model of scanner, upgrading your machine can feel really disorientating. This is usually down to two things: the picture looks so different from what you are used to and the controls are in different places. The initial excitement at your brand new machine arriving […]

Pig Backfat Scanning at the Edenbridge & Oxted Agricultural Show

backfat in pigs

We visited the Edenbridge and Oxted Agricultural Show in Kent today, to test out the MSU3 Ultrasound Machine‘s backfat grading abilities on a range of breeds. Prior to this, our testing had been on single farms, on a limited range of breeds. As sonographers and researchers, we are always field testing the equipment that we […]

Marine Ultrasound Scanners

One of the more unusual enquiries we receive is for ultrasound equipment for marine mammals, fish and corals. We are not the only company in the world that supplies ultrasound for marine use, but we are the only one staffed by research sonographers; this means we have the expertise (and interest!) to help you to […]

Why is the KX5600 so popular?

The KX5600 is one of our most popular ultrasound machines. Cost-effective, reliable, and well supported, it has three main versions: What type of image quality can I expect? There’s really no doubt that for under £2000 (pre-VAT), the KX5600v is the best ultrasound machine that money can buy right now – and this has been […]

The benefits of ultrasound for hedgehogs

Hedgehog ultrasound

Ultrasound can prove to be a really important tool for hedgehog keeping and rescue, but it’s important that the correct system is chosen, and that you have support on hand during the first few months of use. We have previously discussed the best types of ultrasound equipment for hedgehogs, with our most popular choice being […]

Why are ultrasound probes so expensive?

probe damage

What probes are required for veterinary ultrasound? For small animal abdominal scanning, a single probe will often be sufficient. On the Apogee 1000 Lite, for example, the microconvex probe performs so well that it can cover transabdominal scanning across all sizes of cat and dog (as well as small ruminants), and even be used for […]