Sensible Solutions for Refurbished Radiology

For many people who are concerned with developing a better physique, recognizing the difference between weight loss and muscle loss, or weight gain and muscle gain can be a complete guessing game. Even when you start seeing the results in the mirror, watching the numbers on the scale fluctuate from day-to-day or week-to-week can be maddening. Even calculating Body-mass index (BMI) doesn’t seem to give most people any real insight into the true composition of their body. Sometimes it feels like discovering what’s actually going on is near impossible.

Benjamin Franklin said it best. “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

Do you need help in planning for a CT Scanner or perhaps need to replace one?  We have complied a list of 10 blogs on CT that can assist you.  You can choose the best articles to help you compare, decide and plan for an CT Scanner. 

We were reminded this week, unfortunately, that MRIs are not just for people any more. One of our co-workers has a beautiful six-year-old brindle bullmastiff that began having seizures—and not just one now and then, but multiple times a day.  A trip to the neurologist resulted in an order for a brain MRI. Unfortunately, the diagnosis was not good—a brain tumor that was large and inoperable.  While our friend is heartbroken, she’s also relieved that she knows exactly what’s wrong, what to expect, and roughly how much time she has left with Poudre.

So you need a C-Arm. There are countless options out there and it’s an important decision you don’t want to mess up. You do your research, you take a look at your practice and the procedures you perform and you pinpoint the C-Arm that works best for you. You decide that a refurbished C-Arm will provide the performance (and price!) you need, so you call the dealer, ready to buy. Then that knowledgeable salesman asks you what kind of C-Arm table you want. What?

It’s a new year and 2014, for better or for worse, is in the past. In the Chinese Zodiac calendar, 2015 is the year of the Sheep. But in the radiology world, I like to view 2015 as the year of the Functional C-Arm. You can sit back, knock on wood and cross your fingers, but if you really want to make sure your C-Arm continues working all year long there is one simple thing you can do. Preventative Maintenance. 

So you want to sell some of your existing medical imaging equipment. Or maybe you’re even thinking about using your current equipment as a trade in for something newer.   How do you go about it? How do you know who to do business with? How to you determine the selling price or trade-in value of your equipment? What kind of timeline from offer acceptance to equipment removal date is appropriate?

The best articles of 2014 - Atlantis has compiled the most popular blogs of 2014. In case you missed them here they are!

Here we are, days away from entering into the year 2015 and sometimes we take all the technology that is accessible to us for granted. 150 years ago there were no C-Arms, no X-Ray systems, no computers and no printers. Charles Babbage, motivated by frustrations he felt from the tedious and often times inaccurate task

Do you know the difference between used and refurbished medical imaging equipment? Does anyone? I decided to look online and see what people’s comments and questions were. I was surprised—and not surprised—by the level of confusion out there. Some people thought that “used” means the equipment is still working and can be sold again. Some thought “refurbished” means the equipment is broken and scratched, then cleaned up and repaired and sold for lower price. Others thought that used equipment was sent back to the factory for minor repairs and was then wrapped in plastic and sold as refurbished.