HI VISION™ Preirus™ Ultrasound Introduced to the U.S.

Hitachi Innovations Drive the Ergonomic Design, Flexible Operation and Imaging Performance of This New Compact Ultrasound System

TWINSBURG, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. today announced the availability of the HI VISION Preirus ultrasound scanner to the U.S. market. The award winning design packages powerful imaging electronics with unique ergonomics into a compact, easy to use system. Preirus is the first ultrasound system to use Cell Processor technology and “Smart Touch” operation featuring a touch screen integrated with the LCD display for increased scanning efficiency.

“Although it is just being released to the U.S. market, Preirus has been available in Europe and Japan for more than a year now and is proving to be one of the most successful scanners in Hitachi’s long history of ultrasound products”

“Although it is just being released to the U.S. market, Preirus has been available in Europe and Japan for more than a year now and is proving to be one of the most successful scanners in Hitachi’s long history of ultrasound products,” said Matthew Ernst, Marketing Manager for Ultrasound.

Preirus is complemented by a wide selection of transducers for every clinical need. Each probe is engineered with application-specific crystal array characteristics and architecture, from Hitachi’s V53W transvaginal probe with its slender design and industry-leading 200° field of view to its 4D volumetric imaging probes, both linear and curved, or its laparoscopic probe with a thin insertion shaft enabling the use of a 10 mm trochar.

The Preirus also supports advanced imaging with optional features of Real-time Tissue Elastography, which applies the fundamental concept of palpation to ultrasound imaging and Real-time Virtual Sonography, which correlates MRI, CT or ultrasound volumes to a live ultrasound exam and displays them both side by side in real-time during scanning.

Learn more about the HI VISION Preirus at www.hitachimed.com

About Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc.

Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. (HMSA) markets advanced diagnostic medical imaging systems of Hitachi Medical Corp., Tokyo, Japan. The company has more than 1,500 MRI systems installed throughout the United States and also markets multi-slice computed tomography and digital ultrasound.

For more information on Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. please visit www.hitachimed.com.

About Hitachi Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT)(TOKYO: 6501) is a leading global technological and industrial company with total revenues of ¥10,000 billion ($102.0 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2009. Hitachi’s business is highly diversified, encompassing operations in the following seven segments: Information & Telecommunication Systems; Electronic Devices; Power & Industrial Systems; Digital Media & Consumer Products; High Functional Materials & Components; Logistics, Services & Others; and Financial Services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit Hitachi's website at http://www.hitachi.com.