Sensible Solutions for Refurbished Radiology

What Steps are You Taking to Lower the Dose on Your CT Scanners?

Posted by Vikki Harmonay on Tue, Nov 26, 2013 @ 09:11 AM

There are three distinct steps that we see CT providers taking to reduce patient radiation exposure on their CT scanners today.  Lets take a look at these actions.

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Topics: iterative image reconstruction, Low-dose solution, CT Scanner

CT, MRI & X-Ray: Emerging Market BIGGEST Concerns

Posted by Vikki Harmonay on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 @ 10:10 AM

When trying to set up a new Diagnostic Imaging enterprise in a developing nation, there are several items that need to be addressed to give the venture a solid chance for success.  The last thing you want to do is spend a lot of money and not have functioning equipment, or the solutions in place to ensure its long-term usage.  Here are some basic areas of concern for your attention:

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Topics: Buying Imaging Equipment, Used Medical Imaging Equipment, CT Scanner, MRI, X-Ray

Role of iterative reconstruction technique for low dose chest CT

Posted by Vikki Harmonay on Thu, Sep 19, 2013 @ 09:09 AM

Case Study: Role of image-based iterative reconstruction technique for low radiation dose chest CT examination

Sarvenaz Pourjabbar, MD; Ranish Deedar Ali Khawaja, MD; Sarabjeet Singh,MD;  Atul Padole, MD; Diego Lira, MD; Mannudeep Kalra, MD

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Topics: iterative image reconstruction, Low-dose solution, CT Scanner

SafeCT: Reviews & Validation

Posted by Vikki Harmonay on Thu, Aug 15, 2013 @ 15:08 PM

SafeCT has been clinically validated at leading medical centers such as University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA), Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH, Boston, MA) and Rambam Medical Center (Haifa, Israel). Clinical results have been presented in professional conferences, such as RSNA and ASNR. US FDA clearance and European CE approval were received in 2011. As of May 2013, over 100,000 low-dose CT studies were processed by SafeCT.

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Topics: iterative image reconstruction, Low-dose solution, CT Scanner

Atlantis Extends Imaging Equipment Life with Software Upgrades

Posted by Vikki Harmonay on Mon, Aug 5, 2013 @ 11:08 AM

by Matthew N. Skoufalos
A Slice of Life Success Story - Medical Dealer August 2013

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Topics: Medical Imaging News, CT Scanner, Refurbished medical imaging equipment

Q & A: How One Practice Achieved Extreme Low Dose

Posted by Vikki Harmonay on Thu, Jul 11, 2013 @ 13:07 PM

by Whitney L.J. Howell

Since August, Imaging Healthcare Specialists (IHS) in San Diego has achieved what they say is one of the lowest dose levels for CT scans nationwide, in some cases reducing exposure by 90 percent. IHS chief executive officer Jon Robins, MD, credits the practice’s long-standing tradition of being an early adopter of technology with this success. Last fall, the practice pai

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Topics: iterative image reconstruction, CT Scanner

Info-Graphic: CT Scanner Acronyms FYI

Posted by Vikki Harmonay on Thu, Jun 27, 2013 @ 11:06 AM

Questions about CT scanner acronyms? Here is an info-graphic to use as a reference! 
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Topics: Used Medical Imaging Equipment, CT Scanner

“Sweet” 16 Program: Finding the Perfect 16 Slice CT

Posted by Vikki Harmonay on Wed, Jun 19, 2013 @ 10:06 AM

Like so many things in life, there’s a belief that “bigger is better” in CTs.  The more slices you get, the better, right?  Not necessarily.  There are lots of different things to consider before you decide which CT is right for your hospital, facility or practice.  Let me try to help.

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Topics: Used Medical Imaging Equipment, Imaging Equipment Solutions, CT Scanner

Mobile CT brings low-dose lung cancer screening to underserved

Posted by Vikki Harmonay on Fri, May 31, 2013 @ 15:05 PM

May 29, 2013 by Loren Bonner , DOTmed News Online Editor

Patients in an underserved area of the U.S. now have access to high-quality, low-dose lung cancer screening because of a mobile CT unit equipped with a universal CT image reconstruction add-on system.

SafeCT, from the Israeli company Medic Vision Imaging

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Topics: iterative image reconstruction, Low-dose solution, Medical Imaging News, CT Scanner

WHY ARE CT TUBES SO EXPENSIVE?

Posted by Vikki Harmonay on Thu, May 23, 2013 @ 09:05 AM

Back in the early 1900s, Nobel Prize-winning physicist (and father of x-ray technology) Wilhelm Roentgen wrote a letter to one of the first manufacturers of x-ray tubes. In it, he asked the company for a better discount on x-ray tubes, because he needed quite a few and the cost was too expensive.

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Topics: Used Medical Imaging Equipment, Imaging Equipment Solutions, CT Scanner