Steve Rentz

Steve Rentz is the Product Manager for MRI Scanners at Block Imaging. Steve's goal is to earn each customer's trust and business by specifically addressing the needs of their unique project. When Steve is not helping customers with their MRI needs, he enjoys running, swimming, and woodworking.

Top MRI Manufacturers Compared: Choosing the Best for Your Needs

Thousands of people have come to us with a wide variety of MRI needs and, depending on what those needs were, we've directed them to many different models from many different manufacturers.

Why? Not all MRI scanners perform equally across all the aspects that users value. And ultimately you want to know which is the best MRI machine for your purposes.

To help you build an idea of what to expect, we'll share some of the big considerations we've seen buyers grapple with.

Individual cases vary but, in our experience and the experiences our partners have shared with us, the following is a snapshot of what each of these "major player" MRI manufacturers looks like on the third-party market. 

Note: Block Imaging provides refurbished MRI machines and parts in order to solve all the pain points listed above. You can read about it in detail below or reach out to our sales team to learn more about how it can help improve diagnostic imaging.

 

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