How to perform TEE probe leakage testing
TEE probe leakage testing has been around for about 30 years. Surprisingly, it’s something that, currently, is still misunderstood by many biomeds, imaging service engineers, even those routinely performing the...
Read MoreEarly Warning Signs
If you don’t schedule time for preventive maintenance, your device will schedule it for you…and usually at the most inopportune time. A simple web search on the term preventive maintenance...
Read More3D Ultrasound
Is it 3D, 4D, or 3D/4D, and what is 5D Ultrasound? You may be surprised to know that the first 3D ultrasound image was acquired back in 1986. Saying that...
Read MoreTEE Probes 101
Trans-esophageal echo-cardiology (TEE) probes. Merely uttering those words can sound intimidating. Even imaging service engineers, who’ve supported diagnostic ultrasound for years, may have never truly felt comfortable handling these devices....
Read MoreTEE Probe Preventive Maintenance
TEE probes are exposed to significant wear as part of everyday normal use. Significant savings add-up with a TEE probe preventive maintenance program. Last month, we provided an overview of...
Read MoreDecoded dStream and Error-Free AIR coils
Over the past few years, several OEMs have released new MRI coil models that have strayed from traditional design. Philips dStream™ and GE AIR™ coils utilize updated technologies and updated...
Read MoreElements of Speed
No matter what’s going on in the world around us, turn-around time will always be a critical issue for maintaining uptime, client satisfaction, and patient care for healthcare facilities of...
Read MoreSoft training that can save your budget
It’s a given that your service team needs ongoing, specialized in-depth training on maintaining and troubleshooting the devices you have in your imaging departments. However, sometimes the soft training, training...
Read More5-Rules for Testing Ultrasound Image Quality
Recently, a customer reached out for some tech support for troubleshooting an image quality complaint from one of his sonographers. He had only just started supporting ultrasound and wanted some...
Read MoreVisual Inspection of Ultrasound Probes
Anywhere from 30% – 40% of ALL ultrasound probes, in-use at ANY moment, require some level of repair. I can say that with firm confidence after visiting hundreds of customer sites and assessing well...
Read MoreWhat’s Inside Matters
If we’ve learned anything over the years, that applies to the Right to Repair issue that we now face relative to a repair, is WHAT’S INSIDE MATTERS. Back in 1991, Intel Corporation began...
Read MoreThe High Cost of Low Price
Remember that great deal you got on that shirt that wasn’t the same after washing it once? Well the same thing can happen with imaging device repairs. That repair you...
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