Re: OB: Ultrasound equipment
From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (garrys@mindspring.com)
Wed Dec 17 20:22:20 2003
A friend who deals in used medical equipment said the same thing about
GE machines in terms of quality, durability, price and availability.
My gut says to get a larger machine, used, rather than a sonosite, but I
am looking into both.
Thanks,
Garry
At Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D. wrote:
>
>I agree with Charlie. It is hard to beat GE for office U/S equipment.
>Their lower end machines are quality with excellent imaging, the service
>is excellent and the price is reasonable. They should owe me a
>commission for all the machines I have sold for them, but I keep doing
>it because they are hard to beat.
>I have a Voluson, a Acuson (bastards sold out on all their loyal
>customers so I hope they burn in hell) and a sonosite. Currently
>considering a second Voluson. The sonosite is nice if you have multiple
>satellite clinics, but if you want a machine that is going to stay put,
>buy a larger one.
>Lynn
>
>--
>Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D.
>Rocky Mountain Women's Health
>2835 Fort Missoula Rd., Suite 303
>Missoula, Montana, 59804
>406-549-0978
>fax 406-549-0987
>e-mail: apgar10@montanadsl.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of
>Charlie Chambers
>Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 8:54 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>Subject: Re: OB: Ultrasound equipment
>
>Garry
>
>GE just did a complete overhaul of their ultrasound line. You can get
>some outstanding machines with digital probes. In general, stick with
>the tried and true companies. They have outstanding service and will
>still be around 10 years from now. Seems that too many companies come
>in and out of the picture.
>
>I can see the advantage of a portable system in a hospital setting, but
>
>would rather have a "less" portable system for office use.
>
>On Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at 07:36 PM, Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
>wrote:
>
>> Dear all:
>>
>> Our practice needs another ultrasound machine, basically used by the
>> docs for early scans under 12 weeks (vaginally), as our old (10-ish
>> years) Aloka is no longer supported by the company. Ideally, we are
>> looking for a used machine that is servicable and won't be too out of
>> date.
>>
>> That said, we also are aware that new Sonosite machines may be
>> relatively inexpensive, but I wonder if, similar to the desktop/laptop
>
>> argument, we are better off with a "big" machine rather than a
>> portable one in terms of fragility.
>>
>> Does anyone have any thoughts?
>>
>> Garry
>>
>> --
>> Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
>> Private Practice
>> Roswell, GA
>>
>************************************************************************
>
>--
>************************************************************************
>**
>Charlie Chambers
>Hood River, OR USA
>cchamber@alumni. rice. edu
>
>"I'm a goin fishin.
>Yeah, I'm goin fishin
>And my baby's goin fishin too!"
> Taj Mahal
>
>************************************************************************
>
>************************************************************************
>
--
Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
Private Practice
Roswell, GA
