CT Scanners That Veterinarians Should Consider

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CT Scanners That Veterinarians Should Consider
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By Vikki Harmonay
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As a veterinarian, your patients may not walk on
two legs, but they still need medical imaging for
health issues. The big difference between human
patients and those who have fur, scales, feathers
or fins is that they dont have insurance to help
defray the cost of MRI or CT scans. Their owners
have a limit to what they can spend, so it makes
sense that vets need to choose imaging equipment
thats not cost prohibitive. When looking for a
CT Scanner for your veterinary practice, youll
want to make sure you buy a system that wont
cost a fortune in upkeep. That means you dont
want to purchase a CT Scanner with a high-use or
old tube, outdated hardware, a large footprint or
costly replacement tubes and parts.
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Four Used CT Scanners To Consider For Your
Veterinary Practice
In most situations, veterinarians can get the
performance they want by buying a refurbished or
used CT Scanner. GE has three on the secondary
market that can be a real workhorse for your
veterinary clinic without breaking the bank.
Neurologica is a fourth option thats great for
veterinarians. Check out all four and see which
one could be right for you. (Plus, even though
theyre used, they come with great warranty
coverage!)
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GE Brightspeed Select
Whether you need a 4, 8 or 16-slice CT Scanner,
the Brightspeed Select is a great option for
vets. It was manufactured between 2005 and 2012.
It has one of the smaller footprints in the
industry so your construction costs and
installation costs will be manageable. It comes
with a less expensive tube, (Solarix 3.5 MHU), so
tube replacement is much more affordable. It also
has a lower-power generator which makes it
perfect for animals smaller than equine or bovine
species. Its air cooled so theres no chiller
required.
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Neurologica Ceretom
The Neurologica Ceretom is an 8-slice scanner
thats small and portable, so its easy to move
around. Since its portable, theres no
construction involved in installing it. However,
the bore is only 12 inches, so it cant be used
on larger animals, which includes larger dog
breeds. The downside? Its challenging to work
with the OEM( a division of Samsung) because its
such a niche CT Scanner. There just arent a lot
of third-party parts available.
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GE Lightspeed 16
The GE Lightspeed 16 can be a real workhorse (and
revenue stream) for veterinarians. Its reliable,
easy to repair, is air-cooled, has a small
footprint and its super easy to find parts and
engineers for repairs. If you decide to go with
this model, be sure to buy one with the MX200
tube instead of the MX240. Also, buy one with an
Xtreme console instead of the older Octane.
Because they are newer parts, youll get the
reliability you want as well as affordability.
Its true, you could consider a 4 or 8-slice, but
the faster technology in the 16-slice delivers
faster technology for just a little bit more
expense.
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GE Lightspeed VCT 64
A 64-slice is probably not necessary for
veterinarians, but if you wanted this kind of
premium technology, this is the one to buy. Of
course its more expansive than 16-slice units,
but the GE Lightspeed VCT 64 is cheaper to
service than 64-slice CT Scanners from other
OEMs. Unless youre going to image 20 animals a
day, a 16-slice CT Scanner should suffice.
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Talk To An Expert
When choosing a CT Scanner for your veterinary
clinic, be sure to balance your budgetary
realities with your clinical needs. The good news
is, you can find these four models (and others)
on the secondary market easily. Talk to the
experts at Atlantis Worldwide about refurbished
or used CT Scanners that could fit the needs of
your veterinary clinic. Atlantis Worldwide has
been helping clinics, hospitals, practices and
urgent cares with their medical imaging needs for
almost 30 years and wed love to help
you. Contact Us Today! Follow Atlantis Worldwide
on Twitter _at_AtlantisLLC
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