GE Healthcare VivideProduct Description The Vivid e is a complete miniaturized high performance, ultra-portable ultrasound system, designed for cardiovas- cular imaging, abdominal, small-parts and intra-operative opplications. System Architecture The Vivid e is based on GE's TruScanScan Architecture, ‘common to all GE Ultrasound systems. Featuring ¢ powetul flexible PC platform, raw data acquisition and review, DICOM storage, record archiving and management and ‘on-board high copacity hard disk storage, Awide range of connectivity options significantly improve productivity Data Acquisition + Programmable system architecture + Application-Specific Channel Architecture: the Vivid e employs flexble digital beam-former architecture capable of using up to 1024 channels depending on specific application requirements + Application specific Digital Beam forming algorithm for each mode + Beamformer operating frequency range: 15 - isMhz + Supports Phased Array, Linear and Curved Array + Receive focusing, aperture, opodization and frequency response are all continuously variable as a function of depth Data Processing + Echo date processing of phase, amplitude and frequency + Eosily upgradeable for future expansions + On line ond off line post processing and measurment analysis + On board raw data processing capabilities Display + High-resolution, flat 15-inch TFT LCD screen + Display Pixel 1024 x 768 pixels with 260 thousand simultaneous colors available + Instant review screen displays 16 simultaneous loops/ images for a quick study review + Image orientation marker + Selectable display configuration of Duplex and Triplex modes displays: side by side or top bottom, format size (1/3,1/2.2/3).Can be changed during image recall during live, digital replay and clipboard + Single, dual and quad screen display Display Annotations + Mechanical index IMI + Thermal index: application dependent. + Patient name/ID and additional patient information + Hospital name + Time/date + Trackball driven annotation arrows + Scanning parameters + Application + Probe name + Active mode display + Parameter annot ion follow ASE standard Tissue Imaging General + 1024 Digital Processing Channel Technology + Variable transmit frequencies for resolution! penetration optimization + Display zoom with zoom area contol + Variable Contour Filtering: for edge enhancement + Depth range up to 30 cm - probe specific + Selectable Grayscale Parameters: Gain, Reject, Frame Average and Compress - can be adjusted in ive, digital replay and image clipboard recall + 256 shades of gray (VGAl +172 d8 system internal dynamic range + 6 TGC ports for image optimization + Automatic Optimization = Auto Tissue Optimization: ATO = Auto CFM Optimization: ACO = Auto Spectrum Optimization: ASO 20-mode + Sector tit and width control + Phase invertion Harmonic Imaging: second-generation harmonic tissue imaging providing improved lateral and contrast resolution over conventional imaging: features reduced noise and improved wall definition CHI gives improved axial resolution without sacrificing frame rate making it the tissue modality of choice forall patient groups + Voriable mage Width: a reduction either increases frame rate or increases the number of facal zones while maintaining the frame rate - application dependent + Multi Focus: offers additional focal zone for added spatial ‘and contrast resolution from heart base up to apical areas. + Up/Down invert, in lve, digtal replay or image clipboard recall + Digital replay for retrospective review or automatic looping of images, allowing for adjustment of parameters such 4 gain, reject, anatomical M-mode, Frame Average and replay speed + Colorized 20-mode, user selectable in real-time, digital replayM-mode + Trackball Steerable M-mode line available with oll imaging probes ~ max steering angle is probe dependent ‘+ Simultaneous real-time 2D- and M-mode “+ M.mode PRF 800Hz, all mage data acquired are combined to give high-quality recording regardless of display scroll speed + Digital replay for retrospective review of spectral data + Several top-bottom formats, side-by-side format and time ‘motion only format -can be adjusted in lve or digital replay + 8Selectable horizontal scroll speed: 1, 2,3,4,6 812,16 seconds across display ‘+ Horizontal scroll can be adjusted in live or digital replay tacross bright areas of the 2D-mode image + Anatomical M-made- M-mode cursor can be adjusted at any plane. Can be activated from real-time scan, digital replay or image clipboard recall ‘+ Anatomical Color M-mode available in real-time scan, digital replay or image clipboard recall Measurement ond Analysis capability Color Doppler General + Steerable Color Doppler available with all imaging probes ‘max steering angle is probe dependent + user assignable Colour maps + Trockball-controlled RO! + Color map can be removed from digital replay issue during + Digital replay for retrospective review of Color or Color M-mode data allowing for adjustment of parameters such ‘98 Colour Map and Color Gain even on stored data + PRF Settings: user selectable + Advanced Regression Wall Fiter gives efficient suppression of wall clutter + For each encoding principle, multiple-color maps can be selected in lve and digital replay - variance maps available ‘+ Mote than 65,000 simultaneous colors processed, providing a smooth display two-dimensional color maps containing a multitude of color hues ‘+ Simuitoneous display of grayscale 20 and 20 with Color Flow’ + Color Invert: user selectable in live and digital replay + Variable Color Baseline: user selectable in live and digital replay + Color Doppler frequency can be changed independently from 20 for optimal flow Color Doppler imaging + Variable ROI size in width and depth + ACE™{Adaptive Color Enhancement! + User-selectable Spatial Averaging for reduction of statistical Uncertainty in the color velocity and variance estimates + Digital replay for retrospective review or automatic looping of color images, allowing for adjustment of parameters such as baseline shift, color maps, and color gain even on frozen/recalled data + Application-dependent Multivariate Motion Discriminator reduces flash artifacts Po! (Power Doppler Imaging) + Angle-independent mode for visualization of small vessels with increased sensitivity compares to standard color Flow. Color M-Mode + Variable RO! length and position -user selectable + 8 Selectable horizontal scroll speed 1. 2,3,4,6,8 12, 16 seconds across display ~ can be adjusted during live, digital replay or image clipboard recall ‘+ Real-time 20 image while in Color M-mode ‘+ Same controls and functions available as in standard 20 Color Doppler Anatomical Color M-mode + Vingmed-patented, any plane Color M-mode display derived from Color Doppler cine loop ‘+ Measurement and Analysis capability Spectral Doppler General + Operates in PW, HPRF and CW modes + Trackball Steerable Doppler available with all imaging probes - max steering angle is probe dependent + Selectable Doppler optimization + Real-time duplex or triplex operation in PW Doppler made for all velocity settings ‘+ 20 and Color Doppler modes in duplex or triplex modes + Dynamic Reject gives consistent suppression of back ground - user selectable in real-time, digital replay or image clipboard recall replay for retrospective review of spectral Doppler data + Several top-bottom formats, side-by-side format and time-motion only format ~can be adjusted in live or digital replay + 8 Selectable horizontal scroll speed~ can be adjusted in