GE Vivid iq
Family: GE Vivid · Modality: Ultrasound
GE HealthCare's portable cardiac ultrasound — laptop-form-factor echocardiography platform. Brings full-feature Vivid-class cardiac imaging (color / PW / CW Doppler, M-mode, 4D, strain) to bedside / point-of-care contexts where the cart-based Vivid E9 / Vivid E95 are not the right form factor. Strong fit in point-of-care echo, stress echo on the road, emergency-medicine cardiac workflows.
Distinctive technology
- Cart-class cardiac imaging in a laptop — full Vivid feature set scaled to portable form factor.
- TVI / strain / 4D on configured units.
- Compatibility with full Vivid probe portfolio (M5Sc-D adult cardiac, 6S pediatric, 9L linear, etc.).
- Auto-EF + AFI automated EF and longitudinal-strain measurements.
- EchoPAC workstation integration — same reading workflow as Vivid cart fleet.
Variants in family
- GE Vivid 7 — earlier-generation premium cart.
- GE Vivid E9 — premium-tier cart.
- GE Vivid E95 — top-tier cart flagship.
- Vivid iq (this card) — portable laptop cardiac.
- Vivid T8 / T9 — mid-tier cart cardiac.
- Vivid S70 / S60 — current premium cart cardiac.
Refurb posture
- Active refurb supply — Vivid iq turnover in cardiology / point-of-care upgrades.
- Probe inventory is the price-determining variable, particularly cardiac probes.
- Software / license tier affects cardiac applications.