TEE Probe Repair: Common Failures, Repair Options, and Replacement Considerations
Can a Damaged TEE Probe Be Repaired? Many transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe failures can be repaired, including bending rubber damage, articulation problems, physical damage, cable failures, and internal electronic faults....
Read MoreMRI Coil Repair: Evaluating Failures, Repair Options, and Replacement Costs
Can a Damaged MRI Coil Be Repaired? Many MRI coil failures can be repaired, including certain cable, connector, electronic component, and internal circuitry faults. Specialized MRI coil repair can address...
Read MoreIndependent Imaging Center Equipment Repair
Managing Costs and Downtime For an independent imaging center, a failed ultrasound probe or MRI coil can cost considerably more than the repair itself. Lost examination capacity, rescheduled patients, staff...
Read MorePhilips dStream & GE AIR Coil Repair
Advanced Fiber-Optic and Flexible-Circuit Solutions Replacing a failed Philips dStream or GE AIR MRI coil can cost between $50,000 and $100,000, depending on the model. For healthcare technology management (HTM)...
Read MoreExtending the Life of Medical Imaging Equipment Through Specialized Repair
Extending the Value of Existing Imaging Equipment When healthcare organizations evaluate the useful life of their imaging equipment, attention often focuses on major capital investments such as MRI scanners, ultrasound...
Read MoreThe $100,000 Question: What’s the Smartest Way to Fix a Failed GE Air Coil?
If you manage imaging equipment, you already know the GE Air coil is a workhorse — and you’ve probably already felt the sting of what happens when it fails. GE’s...
Read MoreEnd users can significantly impact MRI coil uptime
Clinicians, technologists, and other staff play a critical role minimizing service costs and maintaining uptime. For instance, 3 different imaging departments/facilities, having very similar equipment, could experience such very different...
Read MoreAll the Knowledge You Need About Ultrasound Applications and Image Artifacts
Tips for Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk with clinicians and technicians so you can Exceed Expectations without Missing a Beat It’s of vital importance for service engineers to...
Read MoreLet’s Focus on the Lens
We’re going to begin a series focusing on some of the key components within an ultrasound probe. Some of these components are high failure items, while others, you may think,...
Read MoreCommon MRI Coil Failures
We’re often asked, “What are the most common failures on MRI coils? Since so many have asked, independently of each other, we thought that it would be a great idea...
Read MoreTroubleshooting Mechanical 3D Ultrasound Probes
Despite advancements in matrix array technology, mechanical 3D probes still remain very popular for abdominal and Ob-Gyn applications. Given their design, there are modes of failure specific to mechanical 3D...
Read MoreCool it, and clean it!
An ultrasound probe provides an image only as good as the system to which it is connected. Let’s discuss ways to minimize common problems with ultrasound scanners: infrequent and inadequate...
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