GE Vivid S70 / S60
Family: GE Vivid · Modality: Ultrasound
GE HealthCare's current premium cart-based cardiac ultrasound — sits alongside the Vivid E95 flagship as a contemporary premium cardiac platform. Vivid S70 is the top S-series tier; Vivid S60 the slightly lower configuration. Strong fit in academic cardiac echo, structural-heart programs, advanced 4D / strain quantitation workflows.
Distinctive technology
- cSound — GE's image-formation platform on the S70 / E95 generation; software-defined beam formation.
- AutoEF / Auto-AFI automated EF and global longitudinal strain measurements.
- TVI strain — tissue Doppler velocity imaging.
- 4D matrix-array probes (e.g., 6VT-D 4D TEE, 4Vc-D 4D abdominal-cardiac) for live volumetric cardiac.
- AI-assisted measurements on configured units.
- EchoPAC workstation integration.
Variants in family
- Vivid E95 — top-tier flagship sibling (radiology + cardiac).
- Vivid S70 — top S-series cardiac (this card).
- Vivid S60 — sub-tier S-series.
- Vivid iq — portable laptop.
- Vivid T8 / T9 — mid-tier cart.
- Vivid E9 — predecessor premium (large refurb base).
Refurb posture
- Newer line — refurb supply small as installed base is younger.
- Cardiac probe inventory drives cart value, particularly TEE and 4D matrix probes.
- License tier (AFI, AutoEF, 4D) is the price-determining variable.