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"When I was working in physical medicine and rehabilitation in Chicago, Ioften employed ultrasound imaging versus more expensive and time-consumingimaging modalities such as MRI," said Siodlarz. "When I came to Dallas tobecome medical director for FC, I knew ultrasound would be extremely importantin this environment. What I needed, however, was a compact system with premiumimage quality and configuration flexibility."
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Siodlarz, who is also a spine interventional specialist at Baylor HealthCenter, selected the z.one ultrasound system, which is based on proprietaryZone Sonography technology, to fulfill these needs. Zone Sonography(TM)technology has enabled ZONARE Medical Systems to bring its unique, patentedpremium Convertible Ultrasound platform to the industry providing premiumimage quality, performance and features together with portability and ease-of-use at an attractive price to value ratio compared to conventional ultrasoundsystems. Clinicians are able to convert the z.one ultrasound system, at thetouch of a button, from a full-featured, cart-based system into a premiumcompact ultrasound system, optimizing its versatility in a variety of clinicalsettings, without sacrificing image quality or performance.
"During home games, I use the z.one ultrasound system in its cart-basedconfiguration since the clinic is next to the field," said Siodlarz. "However,I often go to different clinic locations and multiple training venues whichallows me to optimize the portable scan engine. The z.one ultrasound system iseasy to use, provides premium image quality and its optimization features arevery helpful. I also find its upgradeability for new applications extremelyimportant as the technology advances."
The z.one ultrasound system's Zone Sonography software-based architectureallows its performance to continue to improve as greater processing powerbecomes available. System upgrades can be downloaded via the internet,allowing for fast, convenient advances in clinical capabilities, enablingclinicians to cost-effectively maintain a state of the art ultrasound system.
With a busy schedule ahead, Soidlarz will use the z.one ultrasound systemto assess lower extremity and other muscle or tendon sprains, hamstringhematomas, as well as grading tears in the musculature structure. At Baylor,in addition to similar uses at FC Dallas, Soidlarz also uses the z.oneultrasound system to visualize needle guidance for carefully targetedinjections.
"The z.one ultrasound system provides great clinical utility and economicvalue," said Siolarz. "In fact, I encourage other MLS team doctors to considerit as a standard for the league. It is imperative that we keep our playershealthy which translates to acting quickly in confidently diagnosing andtreating an injury. The z.one fits especially well into this scenario."
Siodlarz is entering his second full season as team physician afterjoining the team in October, 2005. He is also a partner with PhysiatricMedicine Associates (PMA) of the Baylor Health Center Texas. Previously,Siodlarz was a clinical instructor at the Rehabilitation Institute of ChicagoSpine and Sports Center. He received his medical degre
