Canon Medical Aplio i900
Family: Canon Aplio i-series · Modality: Ultrasound
Canon Medical's flagship premium cart-based ultrasound platform — competes with Philips EPIQ Elite, GE LOGIQ E10, and Siemens ACUSON Sequoia at the radiology / cardiology premium tier. Strong cardiac following inherited from the Toshiba Aplio Artida lineage. Successor / sibling to Aplio i800.
Distinctive technology
- iBeam — Canon's beamforming architecture for premium-tier image quality.
- Shear-wave elastography (SWE) at clinical scale on advanced applications.
- MicroPure — high-frequency microcalcification visualization on linear probes.
- Smart Sensor — automated patient-positioning / probe optimization.
- Differential THI harmonic imaging.
- 3D / 4D matrix-array transducers for cardiac and OB workflows.
Variants in family
- Aplio i600 — entry-tier i-series.
- Aplio i700 — mid-tier.
- Aplio i800 — premium tier (large refurb base).
- Aplio i900 — current top-tier.
Refurb posture
- Aplio i800 refurb is more common than i900; i900 installed base is younger.
- Probe inventory drives most of cart value — Aplio premium probes (PVT-674BT, PLT-1005BT, PVU-781VT TEE, etc.) carry meaningful standalone value.
- Software-version + license tier (cardiac SWE, neuro applications, contrast imaging) is the price-determining variable on premium deals.