Your Guide to Medical Imaging Equipment

If you're looking to sell your Hologic Selenia Dimensions digital mammography system, there are some important things a prospective buyer will want to see before they seriously consider making you an offer. If you can show these items up front, you'll answer questions preemptively and attract more serious buyers. Often, this helps draw a higher price and simplifies your transaction.

Below, we'll give you the full list of "must have" information to help you get your Hologic Dimensions out the door at the best price you can find, as well as an example of current going rates. 

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Given the FDA's relatively recent approval of 3D tomo mammography and the high-end price tags on new 3D mammo systems, the technology hasn't been, in a financial sense, widely accessible to many smaller, lower-volume imaging facilities. Now, however, with Hologic's "gap" product- the upgradeable Dimensions 2D- finding its way onto the secondary market, the scene has changed and accessibility has increased.

In the video below, we'll give you some background on the Dimensions product line as well as how it can help you move from 2D to 3D digital mammography more affordably than ever.

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If you own a Hologic Selenia digital mammo, or are considering purchasing one, you probably already know that the digital detector is the most costly (if not the most vital) component in the entire system. If you should decide to keep the maintenance and repair of your system in-house, there are some details about these detectors that will be important for you to be aware of.

Keep reading to see vital Selenia detector details like part number, replacement cost, and average lifespan.

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Retrofit kits that allow a facility to upgrade analog X-ray machines with direct digital imaging capabilities have been around for years. Now, there is a kit that brings the same ease of upgrading to facilities currently using analog mammography units with film or CR cassettes. This upgrade kit is called Pearl, and we're positive that the benefits of upgrading will speak for themselves to any mammogram provider who is considering a step forward in their breast cancer screening technology. That said, we'll dive right in below with what a Pearl digital mammography upgrade kit is capable of and what those capabilities can mean for you and your patients.

If you're searching the secondary market for a good value on a GE Essential mammography system, you may have noticed that not all of the offerings come with the same selection of compression paddles. This isn't unusual, but for a first-time mammo buyer, it can be a touch confusing. With so many different types of paddles out there, which types should a buyer look for? Which types make up a "standard" set for the Essential?

There's not really a consensus around what makes a "standard" paddle set, but there are a number of paddles that techs use so often they could be considered standard on a de facto basis. The list below will fill you in on the seven to nine paddles that are likely to be part of a GE Essential mammography purchase.

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