| Year Launched | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Estimated Market Price | Mid |
| Monitor | 19" LCD |
| Tilt/Rotate Adjustable Monitor | Yes |
| Monitor Resolution | 1280*1024 |
| Image Size Resolution | 960*720 |
| Touch Screen | No |
| Trackball or Trackpad | Trackball |
| CP Back-Lighting | Yes |
| Weight | 198 lbs (90 kg) |
| Probe Ports | 3 (w/ 1non active) |
| Battery | Yes |
| Boot-Up Time |
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| Sleep Mode | No |
| Maximum Depth of Field | 30cm |
| Minimum Depth of Field | 0-2cm |
| Cart | No |
| Independent Steer & Lockable Wheels | Yes |
| 2D, M mode | Yes |
| M-color Flow Mode | Yes |
| Anatomical M-mode | Yes |
| Trapezoidal Mode | Yes |
| Color, Power Angio, Pulse Wave Doppler | No |
| Bi-directional Power | Yes |
| SCW Doppler | Yes |
| Tissue Doppler(Velocity) Imaging | Yes |
| Freehand 3D | Yes |
| Live 3/4D OB/GYN | Yes |
| HD Live | Yes |
| STIC | Yes |
| Live 3D Echo | No |
| Stress Echo | No |
| Strain and Strain Rate | No |
| B Flow | Yes (not in all countries) |
| Panoramic Imaging | Yes |
| Contrast Imaging-Cardiac | Yes (not in all countries) |
| Contrast Imaging - General Imaging | No |
| Strain-based Elastography | No |
| Shear Wave Elastography | Yes |
| Tissue Harmonic Imaging | Yes |
| Spatial Compounding(=CrossXbeam) | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Auto Follicle 2D Measurement | Yes |
| Auto Follicle 3D Measurement | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Contrast Imaging_Cardiac | Yes |
| Bowel Imaging | Yes |
| Strain Elastography | No |
| Shear Wave Elastography | No |
| Convex (1~6Mhz) | Yes |
| Convex (2~9Mhz) | Yes |
| 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) | Yes |
| Single Crystal Endocavity_Straight Type | No |
| Endocavity_Curved Type | Yes (4~10) |
| BiPlane Endo Rectal | No |
| Biplane Micro Convex (3~10MHz) |
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| 3D Convex | Yes (2~8) |
| 3D Convex Light Weight | Yes |
| 3D Endocavity | Yes (4~9) |
| 3D Micro Convex | No |
| 3D Linear | No |
| Linear (>14Mhz) | No |
| Linear (3~12Mhz) | Yes |
| 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) | Yes |
| 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 |
| HDD/SDD | 500GB |
| DVD/CD RW | Yes |
| Wireless LAN | Yes |
GE Voluson S6 Ultrasound Machine
The GE Voluson S6 is a midrange 4D OB/GYN ultrasound machine that shares some transducers with the Voluson-i portable. It is the replacement for the Voluson 730 pro and is much smaller and lighter than any other Voluson console. This together with a battery allow it to easily be wheeled from room to room without rebooting. The Voluson S6 is a lower priced version of the S8 with less features and probes, but the two look nearly identical.
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The Samsung UGEO H60 is a high performance midrange ultrasound machine designed from the ground up by Samsung. Previously known as the UGEO H60, this system features productivity enhancements a touchscreen (rare at this price point), large LCD monitor and 4 active probe ports.
The Philips ClearVue 650 is a midrange 4D OB/GYN and shared service ultrasound machine. It is powered by Active Array technology, is easy to use, and has best in class automation features. The Philips ClearVue 650 replaces the HD9 and is visually identical to the ClearVue 550 except it has a larger monitor.
The GE Logiq S7 is a midrange ultrasound machine designed for complete shared service applications from cardiac to GI to 4D OB/GYN. The GE Logiq S7 is extremely light and compact and looks visually very similar to the Voluson S8 and S6. The GE Logiq S7 is the replacement for the older GE Logiq S6. The GE Logiq S8 is a higher performance version of the S7.
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.
The Canon Aplio XG is the high end cardiac ultrasound machine made by Canon and is especially suited for clinical work and research. The Aplio XG improves on earlier models such as the Aplio 80.
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The SonoScape E1 is categorized as an economy portable ultrasound system that is designed for abdominal, cardiac, gynecology, musculoskeletal, obstetrical, pediatric, small parts, cephalic, urology, veterinary, and vascular exams. More advanced hardware and software platforms has been developed from the older generation, SonoScape A6; the SonoScape E1 integrated a number of advanced imaging technologies such as the full digital broad band width beam former, wide band dynamic range, and multi-beam parallel processing. Although it is targeting a B/W low-cost market, it supports PW Doppler, Auto IMT, Spatial Compounding, Auto Image Optimization, Stand-by Mode, Enhanced Needle Visualization, Panoramic imaging with 2 standard probe ports and 15.6″ LED monitor. The SonoScape E1 and E2 share a similar system architecture, however, the SonoScape E2 incorporates more options enable to better cover clinical applications and workflow.
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 Canon Aplio i900 is a premium multi-purpose diagnostic ultrasound system that has advanced 3D/4D cardiac options on top of a great reputation in Radiology. The Canon Aplio i900 coupled with Canon’s well-known extensive selection of transducers 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 i900, apart from Aplio Platinum series, integrates Canon’s new & fully digital transmission and reception processing technology, iBEAM digital architecture. The Canon Aplio i900 provides a number of high performance hardware such as a 23” wide LCD monitor, a fully customizable 12.1” LCD touchscreen, a remotely operable wireless tablet console, 4 active probe ports, 5 premium Matrix transducers such as wideband volume TEE(i6SVX2), wideband sector(i6SX1), wideband linear(i18LX5, i24LX8), and wideband convex(i8CX1). Also, its extensive selection of specialty transducers efficiently covers a high standard of demand in sophisticated Radiology applications as well. The Canon Aplio i900 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 with the release of Canon Aplio i900 are that this system now supports matrix volume sector and TEE transducers to properly perform real-time volume based echocardiographic visualization and Automated Mitral Valve Assessments that demonstrates the mitral valves as seen by the surgeon to facilitate visual assessment of the leaflets for better surgical planning.
The Canon i900 comes standard with a wide range of Canon’s exclusive, clinically proven technologies 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. Additional options include 2D Wall Motion Tracking, Mitral Valve Analysis, Contrast Imaging, 4D, Luminance (Same as HDlive in GE), Fly Thru, Elastography, Shear wave, Smart Fusion, MicroPure, and Panoramic View.
The E-CUBE 9 is built around ALPINION’s proprietary single crystal transducer technology that delivers superior image detail and resolution together with deeper penetration. Other migrated features for enhanced clinical efficiency include superior ergonomics, an integrated gel warmer, and protective transducer port covers.
The Canon Aplio i800 is a premium multi-purpose diagnostic ultrasound system that concentrates on continuously highlighting Canon’s clinical reputation and image quality in radiology. The Canon Aplio i800 with Canon’s well-known extensive selection of transducers 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 i800, apart from the Aplio Platinum series, integrates Canon’s new & fully digital transmission and reception processing technology, iBEAM digital architecture. The Canon Aplio i800 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, 3 premium Matrix transducers such as wideband linear(i18LX5, i24LX8), and wideband convex(i8CX1). By adding the Volume Matrix option that is a standard option on the Aplio i900, the Canon Aplio i800 can generate volume cardiac images with a wideband volume TEE (i6SVX2) and a wideband sector (i6SX1). Its extensive assortment of specialty transducers efficiently cover a high standard of demand in sophisticated radiology applications as well. Similar to the Canon Aplio i900, the Aplio i800 is compact and light-weight, and easily maneuverable with over 36cm of console height adjustment, lateral slide and a fully articulating monitor arm.
Remarkable new features of the Canon Aplio i800 that differentiates itself with 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 i800 also provides a wide range of Canon’s exclusive, clinically proven technologies as standard options 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. Additional 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 different option between the Aplio i900 and the Aplio i800 is the Volume Matrix option.
$16,100.00
The Canon Aplio 500 CV Platinum is the top-of-the-line cardiac ultrasound machine for Canon. It is powered by the Canon’s most advanced realtime application platform and offers raw data functionality. The Aplio 500 CV Platinum offers the widest range of powerful clinical tools for advanced visualization and quantification.
$20,100.00
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 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 Mindray M7 is the best selling compact system from Mindray. This system break a bias of Chinese ultrasound systems with great performance, rich feature sets, and available on wide range of applications with numerous transducers. M turbo and Logiq e were chosen due to the brand awareness and a long history; however, with an excellent 2D image quality and color sensitivity including unique 3/4D function in this grade, it became globally a popular compact system.
$12,100.00
The Canon Aplio 300 is a high-performance system that is based on the same platform as the other systems in Canon’s flagship Aplio Platinum series. The Canon Aplio 300 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 300 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 300 Platinum has the very basic configuration among the Aplio Platinum series. Thanks to using the same platform, the Canon Aplio 300 has no limit to upgrade to the Aplio 400 Platinum and the Aplio 500. The standard package of the Canon Aplio 300 are as follows: 17-inch or 19-inch LCD monitor, DVD/CD drive, ApliPureTM, Quick Scan, TDI, QSP, HPRF, and DICOM Media Storage.
The Canon Aplio Platinum series were the top line products series before Canon launched the new Aplio i series in 2016. The Canon Aplio Platinum series share 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 those all selectable options, the Canon Aplio Platinum series support total 47 transducers including sector, convex, 4D volume, linear, micro convex, TEE, and Pencil transducers. Among those 47 transducers, the Canon Aplio Platinum series support about 10 different intra-operative and biopsy enhancement transducers that improve clinical productivity in interventional Radiology.