Your Guide to Medical Imaging Equipment

Both the GE VCT 64 and the Philips Brilliance 64 are prominent models from prominent players on the 64-slice CT scanner market. Admittedly- the two systems have a lot in common, and either can serve both patient and radiologist needs well. There are, however, some factors that set apart the experiences of owning and using one over the other.  So, what are those differences, and how do you choose?

Below are a few key pros, cons, differences, and similarities to think over as you consider the GE VCT 64 and Philips Brilliance 64 as options in the hunt for your next CT scanner.

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When people hit the market for a 64-slice CT scanner, the GE VCT and the Siemens Sensation are two models that are likely to be "first pagers" on that initial Google search. While these models aren't that hard to find, what can be much harder is deciphering how they stack up side-by-side. They're both 64-slice scanners, with high-end features and upgrade options, from well-respected, leading manufacturers- and they fall in the same ballpark price bracket. So how do you choose?

Below are a few considerations from both the hardware/features side of things and the ownership experience side that will help you as you narrow down your 64-slice CT scanner options.

Are you skeptical when someone in the used imaging equipment business uses the word "inventory"? We are too. To some providers, "inventory" is simply a list of potential offerings. For others it means a system is paid for and physically present at the company offering it. While this discussion can quickly fall into competing semantics- "What does it mean to actually own something anyway?"  "Do we really 'own' the car we drive or the house we live in?"- our goal is to make it clear why inventory matters and what Block Imaging means when we say, "inventory".

GE Healthcare has a long track record of pushing forward new advancements in interventional radiology. They also have a long track record of naming products with strings of numbers and initials that aren't as informative as one might hope. Their recent IGS labs are no exception, and the question has been put to us: "What is the difference between the GE Discovery IGS 730 and the GE Innova IGS 530?" To answer that, we took a deeper look at the specs of each system. Here's what we found:

Over the years, we've had the opportunity to help people from hospitals and clinics across the world choose their interventional radiology equipment. During this process, one of the questions we hear every time is: Which image intensifier (II) size do I need? 

This is a great question and, to get the answer that will be a great fit for your facility, you'll need three other pieces of information. We'll break these down below so that you can be more prepared to get the equipment you need to best serve your patients.

Getting a new open MRI scanner can be exciting: new capabilities, new ways to serve patients, and (maybe) eligibility for new reimbursements. But, before you go out and make an equipment purchase, you'll need to contain your excitement for a little while and sort out some logistics. Namely, you'll need to make sure just how much scanner your facility's infrastructure can handle.

With that need-to-know in mind, we've compiled the table below to show you the approximate system weight of the most popular open MRI scanners.