Important early (pioneering) linear array scanners:

• Organon-Teknika Multiscan system (1972)
• First ADR model (1973)
• ADR 2130 (1975)
• Diagnostic Sonar System 85 (1976)
• Aloka's first Commercial linear array (1976)
• Toshiba SSL-35H (1976)
• Toshiba SAL-10A (1977)
• Toshiba SAL-20A (1978)
• Toshiba SAL-30A (1979)
• Aloka SSD-202 (1979)
• Aloka SSD-203 (1980)
• Aloka SSD-256 (1982)
• Roche-Kontron Axiscan 5 (1976)
• Roche-Kontron Abdoscan 5 (1979)
• Philips Sono R (1978)
• Siemens Imager 2300 (1981)
• Hitachi/ Picker LS 2000 (1980)
• Hitachi/ Picker LS 1500 (1981)

  
  

  
  Important scanners in the early to mid '80s :

  This is the period with the heaviest proliferation of standard-setting good-quality machines.

  By the early 1980s there were over 45 large and small ultrasonic scanner manufacturers worldwide.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  ADR 4000    marketed 1980.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  Kontron MS 50    marketed 1982.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  ATL Mark 300    marketed 1981.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  Acuson 128    marketed 1983

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Siemens SL1    marketed 1986.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Kretz Combison 320    marketed 1984.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  ATL ULTRAMARK 2    marketed 1986

  
  

  
  

  
  

  GE RT3000    marketed 1984

  
  

  
  

  
  

  ATL ULTRAMARK 6    marketed 1986.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Hewlett Packard Sonos 1500    marketed 1987.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Toshiba SSA-90A    marketed 1985.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Aloka 650CL    marketed 1987.