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Looking for anyone that has worked on either of these systems. We are deciding between the two. The Siemens Magnetom Flow 1.5T is the “Helium independent” system with 0.7L helium. The Philips BlueSeal XE 1.5T is pretty similar to what we currently have, but prior to this magnet our facility has a background in Siemens. The Philips sales team claim that Siemens hasn’t quite figured out the low helium technology yet and as a result have issues with image quality and heat dissipation, claiming we would only be able to scan about 10 patients a day with the heating issues. Curious is this is a sales tactic or if there is any truth to this. Anyone have any actual experience?

ETA: ALSO if anyone works on a Siemens in Washington State - have you had any issues with service? Another big accusation from Philips was that their service in the state has really deteriorated.

About 12 weeks with first baby and just found out last week we are having a girl! Super excited, but we only had a boy name definitively picked. Top choices are Amira, Arabella, Avery, Hadley, Marley, Piper, and Tessa. Arabella is my favorite, but our last name is three syllables and it just seems a little long all together. Husband’s favorites are Arabella and Marley. Open to other suggestions with similar vibe, nothing too popular or overused, but also not overly picky about that. Last name starts with a J, so avoiding any B first names.