Avoiding Veterinary Equipment Pretenders

By: Lara Herger

How to locate the serial number, model number, and year of MRI or CT

Providing the serial number of your MRI scanner is typically a standard requirement in the insurance or financing processes to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance with regulations. You can follow these general steps to locate the serial number and year of manufacture on an MRI scanner:

CT in Veterinary Medicine

Selecting the best CT for your veterinary practice: Conebeam or Spiral CT?

As CT utilization increases in veterinary medicine there has been an increase in the imaging options offered on the veterinary market. Cone beam CT has become more popular in the human dental market because it offers faster image acquisition and less exposure to radiation. Human imaging vendors have tapped into opportunities in the veterinary market as an influx of these machines have come available on the second hand market in recent years. Both traditional CT and cone beam CT have their pros and cons in veterinary medicine. Because of this we recommend you speak with a veterinary imaging specialist or veterinary radiologist prior to making any decisions regarding the purchase or lease of CT in Veterinary Practice.

Veterinary CT Imaging: 16 Slice vs. 64 Slice

Veterinary CT Imaging: 16 Slice or 64 Slice CT?

There are several great options for CT imaging in veterinary medicine. The most commonly seen types of scanners today are the 16 slice and the 64 slice. While comparing equipment is often like comparing apples to oranges, for our intents, today we compare the Siemens SOMATOM go.Now 16 and the Siemens SOMATOM go.Now 64.  Both scanners offer the same resolution and options when it comes to studies and reconstructive imaging. One simply takes seconds versus minutes to complete a scan. Each has advantages over the other in terms of image acquisition times and expenses.

Veterinary MRI Training & Applications

Veterinary MRI Training & Applications 

Veterinary MRI training and applications vastly differs from its human counterpart. Consider this while sourcing your equipment. Not all equipment providers are experienced with the details of veterinary MRI. And while we often hear "veterinary MRI" providers use the term; veterinary specific coils, this matters less than you might think.