| Year Launched | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Estimated Market Price | Premium |
| Monitor | 15" |
| Tilt/Rotate Adjustable Monitor | Yes |
| Monitor Resolution |
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| Image Size Resolution |
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| Touch Screen | 10.4" |
| Trackball or Trackpad | Trackball |
| CP Back-Lighting | Yes |
| Weight | 300lbs (136kg) |
| Probe Ports | 4 (+1parking slot port) |
| Battery | No |
| Boot-Up Time |
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| Sleep Mode | No |
| Maximum Depth of Field | 30cm |
| Minimum Depth of Field | 0-1cm |
| Cart | No |
| Independent Steer & Lockable Wheels | No |
| 2D, M mode | Yes |
| M-color Flow Mode | Yes |
| Anatomical M-mode | No |
| Trapezoidal Mode | Yes |
| Color, Power Angio, Pulse Wave Doppler | Yes |
| Bi-directional Power | Yes |
| SCW Doppler | Yes(Option) |
| Tissue Doppler(Velocity) Imaging | Yes |
| Freehand 3D | Yes |
| Live 3/4D OB/GYN | Yes |
| HD Live | No |
| STIC | Yes |
| Live 3D Echo | No |
| Stress Echo | No |
| Strain and Strain Rate | No |
| B Flow | Yes (Expert) |
| Panoramic Imaging | No |
| Contrast Imaging-Cardiac | No |
| Contrast Imaging - General Imaging | No |
| Strain-based Elastography | No |
| Shear Wave Elastography | No |
| Tissue Harmonic Imaging | Yes |
| Spatial Compounding(=CrossXbeam) | Yes(option) |
| Speckle Reduction (=SRI) | Yes |
| Auto Image Opt(B mode) | Yes |
| Auto Image Opt(Doppler) | Yes |
| Write Zoom | Yes |
| Triplex Mode | Yes |
| Needle Enhancement or Needle Recognition | No |
| Auto NT Measurement | No |
| Auto Follicle 2D Measurement | Yes |
| Auto Follicle 3D Measurement | No |
| Auto IMT | No |
| Auto IMT (Real Time) | No |
| Automated B/M/D Measurement | No |
| Automated LH Measurement(Automated Function Imaging(AFI), Cardiac Motion Quantification(CMQ), or Auto EF(Ejection Fraction) | No |
| Live Dual (B/BC) Mode | Yes |
| SmartExam or Scan Assistant | No |
| Fusion | No |
| Raw Data File | Yes |
| Flexible Report | Yes |
| Barcode Reader | No |
| Gel Warmer | No |
| Abdominal | Yes |
| Women's Health Care | Yes |
| OB | Yes |
| Fetal Echo | No |
| Vascular | Yes |
| TCD(Transcranial) | Yes |
| Small Parts | Yes |
| MSK/Anesthesiology | Yes |
| Pediatrics | Yes |
| Urology | Yes |
| Echocardiography_Adult | Yes |
| Interventional Cardiology | No |
| Echocardiography_Pediatric | Yes |
| Echocardiography_Neonate | No |
| Stress Echocardiography | No |
| Transesophageal Echo_Adult | No |
| Transesophageal Echo_Pediatric | No |
| Internal Medicine w/ Shared Service | Yes |
| Surgury | No |
| Interventional Radiology | No |
| Contrast Imaging_General Imaging | No |
| Contrast Imaging_Cardiac | No |
| Bowel Imaging | Yes |
| Strain Elastography | No |
| Shear Wave Elastography | No |
| Convex (1~6Mhz) | Yes |
| Convex (2~9Mhz) | No |
| Single Crystal Convex (1~6Mhz) | No |
| Single Crystal Convex (2~9Mhz) | No |
| Single Crystal Micro Convex | No |
| 2D Arrary 3D Convex | No |
| Micro Convex (5~8Mhz) | No |
| Single Crystal Endocavity_Straight Type | No |
| Endocavity_Curved Type | Yes (4~9) |
| BiPlane Endo Rectal | No |
| Biplane Micro Convex (3~10MHz) |
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| 3D Convex | Yes (1~9) |
| 3D Convex Light Weight | No |
| 3D Endocavity | Yes |
| 3D Micro Convex | No |
| 3D Linear | Yes (6~18) |
| Linear (>14Mhz) | No |
| Linear (3~12Mhz) | Yes (3~17) |
| Linear (<9Mhz) | Yes |
| Single Crystal Linear | No |
| Single Crystal Linear (3~12Mhz) | No |
| Single Crystal Linear (<9Mhz) | No |
| Linear 50mm | No |
| Linear 25mm | No |
| Hockey stick (<13Mhz) | No |
| Hockey stick (>13Mhz) | No |
| T or L shape Intra Operative | No |
| Laparoscopic | No |
| Phased Array_Adult | Yes |
| Single Crystal Phased Array_Adult | No |
| 2D Arrary 3D Phased Array | No |
| Phased Array_Pediatric | Yes |
| Single Crystal Phased Array_Pediatric | No |
| Phased Array_Neonate | No |
| ICE | No |
| TEE_Adult | No |
| TEE_Pediatric | No |
| 2D Array 3D TEE | No |
| Pencil CW (2Mhz) | No |
| Pencil CW (5 or 6Mhz) | No |
| DICOM 3.0 | Yes(Option) |
| DICOM SR_Cardiac | Yes |
| DICOM SR_Vascular | Yes |
| DICOM SR_OB/GYN | Yes |
| JPEG, WMV, & AVI | Yes |
| USB | Yes(2) |
| HDD/SDD | 80GB |
| DVD/CD RW | Yes |
| Wireless LAN | No |
GE Voluson 730 Ultrasound Machine
The GE Voluson 730 ultrasound system was a high-end and midrange 4D OB/GYN ultrasound machine that was the most popular and well known 4D system in the world. The Voluson 730 was split into the simpler “Pro” edition and the more powerful “Expert” version with a touchscreen for navigation. The Voluson 730 was produced right up till 2014 when it was finally replaced by the Voluson S8 and S6.
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The GE Voluson E10 is the top-of-the-line premium 4D OB/GYN ultrasound machine. The E10 supersedes but does not replace the lower priced Voluson E8. The E10 offers 4 times the processing power of the E8 a larger screen, sophisticated beam formation and new rendering technologies. The new processing power speeds render times and smooths frame rates so that HD live is even more realistic. However the steep price difference with the E8 means that for now most doctors will still choose the proven Voluson E8.
The Samsung WS80A is top of the line in Samsung OB/GYN lineup, which empowered by the world class of Samsung digital technologies and its unique 3/4D technologies and OB/GYN dedicated automation technologies, 5D.
$35,600.00
The Philips Epiq 5 is a premium shared service ultrasound machine from Philips. It offers Purewave single crystal probes, a compact and lightweight design and superior ergonomics and workflow. The Epiq 5 replaces the older Philips iU22 without xMatrix. The Epiq 5 has less probe options and features than the more expensive Epiq 7. All the Epiq and Affiniti ultrasound machines look visually very similar and use the same monitor and huge tablet like touchscreen for navigation.
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The GE Voluson E8, is a premium women’s health 4D ultrasound machine that was the top-of-the-line before the Voluson E10 was released in 2014. GE’s breakthrough technology for this system was the Voluson E8 HDlive, a revision with high resolution 4D imaging introduced in 2012 and a standard feature with the Voluson E8 in revision BT12 and newer. The Voluson E8 is the best selling 4D ultrasound machine in the world even though it is more expensive than it’s competitors. The current GE Voluson E8 price range is from approximately $30,000 dollars for the oldest used E8 to $100,000 dollars for a brand new E8. All Voluson ultrasound machines are focused on women’s health, especially obstetrics, gynecology, and fertility. Secondary applications include general imaging, adult & pediatric cardiology and Neonatal cardiology. Doctors looking for shared service capabilities from a GE ultrasound machine should consider the GE Logiq E9 instead. The E8 is the best in the world at providing amazing 4D imaging with any probe and any situation needed, it even offers a rare 4D linear probe and a 4D neonatal cardiac probe.
The Canon Nemio XG is an entry level General Imaging and OB/GYN ultrasound machine that replaces the ealier Nemio 30
The Canon Viamo is a high-end portable ultrasound machine for shared service application. It has the same imaging hardware and transducers as the high-end Aplio series. This gives the Viamo excellent image quality. Its fully programmable touch screen provides customizable access to imaging, quantification, and workflow functions.
The SonoScape S8 is fully shared service with accepable image quality in a midrange portable ultrasound system. Unlike other portable midrange system, S8 support real time 4D, pediatric TEE, two active probe ports with battery operation.
The Canon Aplio i700 is the entry level system among the Aplio i series. The Aplio i700 is a premium multi-purpose diagnostic ultrasound system that concentrated on continuously highlighting Canon’s clinical reputation and image quality in General Imaging. The Canon Aplio i700 with well-known Canon’s extensive selection of transducers excluding matrix transducers at the Aplio i900 and the Aplio i800 supports a wide range of clinical applications including obstetrics, abdominal, gynecology, pediatric, small organs, neonatal cephalic, adult cephalic, trans-rectal, trans-vaginal, MSK (conventional, superficial), urology, adult cardiac, pediatric cardiac, and peripheral vessel.
The Canon Aplio i700, apart from the Aplio Platinum series, integrates Canon’s new & fully digital transmission and reception processing technology, iBEAM digital architecture. The Canon Aplio i700 provides a number of high performance hardware such as a 23” wide LCD monitor, a fully customizable 12.1” LCD touchscreen, remotely operable wireless tablet console, 4 active probe ports. Due to the lack of the Intelligent Dynamic Micro Slice option, the Canon Aplio i700 does not support premium Matrix transducers. The Canon Aplio i700 provides the similar transducer line up like the Canon Aplio Platinum series. Nevertheless, its extensive selection of specialty transducers efficiently cover a high standard of demand in sophisticated General Imaging applications. Similar to the Canon Aplio i900 and the Aplio i800, the Aplio i700 is compact and light-weight, and easily maneuverable with over 36cm console height adjustment, lateral slide and a fully articulating monitor arm.
Remarkable new features of the Canon Aplio i800 that differentiate it from the Canon Aplio i700 are an intelligent Dynamic Micro Slice function for operating matrix transducers such as i8CX1, i18LX5, and i24LX8 and a Multiplexing function that is used to perform Quad View for CHI, Quad View for SWE, Shadow Glass, and Smart sensor 3D. The Multiplexing function is standard on the Aplio i800, but it is an option for the Aplio i700.
The Canon Aplio i700 also provides a wide range of Canon’s exclusive, clinically proven technologies as standard such as Precision Imaging (Speckle Reduction), ApliPure+ (Spatial Compounding), Advanced Dynamic FlowTM (ADF), Smart 3D, BEAM, Superb micro-vascular Imaging(SMI), Intelligent Dynamic Micro Slice, Multiplexing, and Volume Matrix. Other options include 2D Wall Motion Tracking, Mitral Valve Analysis, Contrast Imaging, 4D, Luminance (HDlive), Fly Thru, Elastography, Shear wave, Smart Fusion, MicroPure, and Panoramic View. The only two missing options between the Aplio i800 and the Aplio i700 are the intelligent Dynamic Micro Slice kit and the Multiplexing kit.
The Alpinion E-cube 5 provides image quality comparable to the GE Logiq P5 premium and similar premium entry level ultrasound systems at a much lower price together with a longer extended warranty. The E-cube provides excellent 2D image quality for OB/GYN, abdominal and MSK applications. It is very light, compact, and easier to maintain than similar console ultrasound machines with an exceptionally low power draw that could save thousands of dollars in electricity over the life of the system.
The Canon Aplio 500 was the top model in Canon’s flagship Aplio Platinum series. Thanks to the launch of new Aplio i series in 2016, the Canon Aplio 500 was dethroned as Canon’s premium flagship system. Although the Aplio 500 is not at the top anymore, it is still a great system. The Canon Aplio 500 is designed to support a full range of applications and can be used as a general-purpose system or a specialized system, depending on the installed software. The Canon Aplio 500 Platinum with Canon’s well-known extensive selection of transducers supports a wide range of clinical applications including fetal, abdominal, intra-operative (abdominal), pediatric, small organs, trans-vaginal, trans-rectal, neonatal cephalic, adult cephalic, cardiac (both adult and pediatric), peripheral vascular, transesophageal, and musculo-skeletal (both conventional and superficial).
The Canon Aplio 500 Platinum is the most feature rich system among the Aplio Platinum series. The standard package of the Canon Aplio 500 includes: 19-inch LCD monitor, DVD/CD drive, Precision imaging, Tissue Enhancement, Differential-THI, ApliPure+, Speckle Reduction, Tissue Specific Optimization, Trapezoid Scan, Quick Scan, TDI, QSP, HPRF, Advanced Dynamic FlowTM(ADF), Smart 3D, and DICOM Media Storage.
The Canon Aplio Platinum series was the top line products series before Canon launched the new Aplio i series in 2016. The Canon Aplio Platinum series shares the same system architecture; therefore, all options could be used to the Aplio 300, 400, and 500. The user selectable key options are as follows: 4D for motor driven volume transducers and TEE transducer, Battery Kit, Smart Fusion, Smart Navigation Sensor, Smart Navigation, Wireless LAN, Stress Echo, 2D Wall Motion Tracking, CHI(Contrast Harmonic Imaging), CHI-Q, Parametric MFI, 4D STIC, Luminance, Fly Thru, Protocol Assistant, Super Micro Vascular Imaging (SMI), MicroPure, Elastography-FLR, Elastography, Shear Wave, Panoramic View, Vascular Index, Auto NT, and 1.5D Transducer support kit.
Apart from the selectable options, the Canon Aplio Platinum series supports a total of 47 transducers including sector, convex, 4D volume, linear, micro convex, TEE, and Pencil transducers. Among those 47 transducers, the Canon Aplio Platinum series supports about 10 different intra-operative and biopsy enhancement transducers that improve clinical productivity in interventional Radiology.
The Canon Xario 100 Platinum is a compact and feature rich system that is positioned in the economy grade, but flexibly upgradable to the higher grade Xario 200 Platinum. Based on widely selectable options and transducers, the Canon Xario 100 Platinum is designed to support a full range of applications and can be used as a general-purpose system or a specialized system, depending on the installed software. The Canon Xario 100 Platinum with Canon’s well-known extensive selection of 28 transducers supports a wide range of clinical applications including fetal, abdominal, intra-operative(abdominal), laparoscopic, pediatric, small organs, neonatal cephalic, adult cephalic, trans-rectal, trans-vaginal, musculo-skeletal (conventional), musculo-skeletal (superficial), cardiac adult, cardiac pediatric, trans-esoph(cardiac) and peripheral vessel.
The Canon Xario 100 Platinum shares its platform with the Canon Xario 200 Platform. Both systems have the basic configuration as standard, but there are a number of selectable options that can extend the use of the system for many clinical applications. The standard package of the Canon Xario 100 Platinum are as follows: 19-inch LCD monitor, LCD touch screen, DVD/CD drive, Wide View, ApliPureTM, and B/W printer mounting brackets (side-access type).
The Canon Xario 200 and 100 Platinum originally developed from the Canon Xario XG, launched in 2007. With a couple of revisions and technology migration from Aplio series and also integrated full-digital transmission and reception processing technology, the Canon Xario 200 and 100 Platinum became more stable and reliable. The user selectable options of the Canon Xario 200 are as follows: CW, 4D, Gel warmer, MD-TEE hanger, Wireless LAN, Stress Echo, CHI(Contrast Harmonic Imaging), Panoramic View, Differential THI, Precision Plus, Dynamic FlowTM, Superb Micro Vascular Imaging, Protocol Assistant, Elastography, Elastography-FLR, FLEX-M, Precision Imaging, ApliPure plus, Tissue Specific Optimization, Auto NT, Smart 3D, and Luminance.
Apart from those all selectable options, the Canon Aplio 100 Platinum supports total 28 transducers (Some transducers required to integrate upgrade optional kits) including sector, convex, 4D volume, linear, micro convex, TEE, and Pencil transducers. Among those 28 transducers, the Canon Xario Platinum series support about 5 different intra-operative and biopsy enhancement transducers that can improve clinical productivity in interventional Radiology, and also are available motor-driven volume transducers for in-depth 3/4D Obstetrics and Gynecology applications.
The Sonoscape S2 is a low-cost color Doppler system with a 15″LCD monitor with a long list of advanced features such as spacial compounding, speckle reduction, 3/4D function, and panoramic imaging. Unlike other compact systems, the system supports two active probe ports on the system. It looks like Medison R3, but it has a huge advantage thanks to the internal battery.
The Supersonic Aixplorer is the premier Elastography system available in Ultrasound today. Though it was not the first brand to offer Elastography, the major brands are trying to catch up with it’s proprietary ShearWave technology. This technology delivers impeccable image quality and enables ultrafast imaging and Doppler. Though the Aixplorer is a very specialized machine, it can do other general imaging, but is not as flexible as a Philips iU22, or Logiq E9 which also try to compete in this segment.
The E-CUBE 9 DIAMOND the update version of E-CUBE 9 including Live HQ (GE’s HD live). Based on the migration of upper level platform, technologies, and features, the E-CUBE 9 enhances user value in each phase of daily practice, from patient registration to clinical review, as well diagnostic confirmation.