The bk5000 ultrasound system’s image quality and biplane transducer gives surgeons in the OR real-time needle guidance to the organs of the abdominal area, including liver, pancreas and kidney. It has a rapid boot-up time of 20 seconds and a 19-inch monitor, and is compatible with eight highly-specialized surgical transducers to support clinical applications such as colorectal surgery, general surgery, and neurosurgery.