When it comes to women’s health and Bone Densitometers, GE and Hologic are without a doubt the dominant players.  The following is a quick and easy guide to learn what your used Bone Densitometer is worth in today's secondary market. 

Now that we're partners with Neusoft Medical Systems USA as a distributor of their Neuviz CT line, we at Block Imaging want to take the next few paragraphs to introduce you to the Neusoft CT products we now offer.To make this introduction as informative as possible, we've decided to compare the Neuviz 16 slice CT scanner to the more common GE Lightspeed 16 slice.

Happy Earth Day! The perfect time to talk about recycling, right? But there's no way you're gonna fit that old bone density unit into your curbside bin.

If you're about to hit the market for an R/F room, we want to help you know what you can expect when you get there. 

For anyone exploring the purchase of an analog pain management C-arm, one concern you'll need to address is image transferrability. Analog models don't come with the same networking features as their younger digital successors and all those shots aren't going to send themselves to your PACS server.

Trying to decide on which medical imaging manufacturer and equipment model is best for your facility? These three factors can help you decide:
 

Staff Comfort

As with the purchase of any kind of equipment, there will always be a certain adjustment period for those that will be using it. In the case of medical imaging equipment, the time and money involved in training and familiarizing your staff with a new system can be reduced greatly by the choice of an operating system they’ve used before.
 

Service Support Proximity

Having options is a powerful thing when you’re considering service agreements or need to get your system up and running in a jiffy.  Are there third-party engineers near your site? Which manufacturers’ products do they have training and experience with?
 

Parts Availability

The availability of parts is crucial to both driving down service cost and maximizing system uptime.  Depending on the modality you’re shopping for, parts from some manufacturers are easier to find than others. Harder-to-find parts frequently translate into higher costs and longer waits.
 

What If I Don’t Have a Preference?

Just ask an expert.  Our team has bought and sold hundreds of systems over the years.  We’re happy to ask questions, present recommendations or even connect you directly with customers who have had various experiences with different makes and models. 

We've moved! Finally... all Block Imaging teams operating under one roof from our new corporate headquarters in Holt, Michigan.

Interim C-Arm rentals make perfect sense for many reasons... especially:

• If you need to test your market to know if buying a C-Arm will be a good investment for you.  
• If you find the C-Arm you own down for repair and you do not expect it to be up and running anytime soon.
• If you are running a training or continuing education course and need a few C-Arms to demonstrate procedures. 
• If you have to trim a backlog of patients.
• If you have money in the operating budget and no money in the capital budget.

Whatever the reason, consider the following costs to make your c-arm rental work for you.

Length of Term vs Cost

The shorter the term, the higher the cost:

Even here in the digital age there are a number of scenarios where the purchase of an analog cath/angio system may still be the best choice. Among the most common analog systems available on the used and refurbished cath lab market is the GE LC Series of analog cath labs.