How to Find the Right Part Number for Your Imaging System
Where to locate part numbers on CT, MRI, ultrasound and X-ray components — and what to send your supplier so you get the right part the first time.
Ninety percent of wrong-part shipments trace back to one cause: the order was placed on a system model name alone. System names cover years of production and dozens of revisions. The part number is what makes an order unambiguous.
Where the number lives
Boards carry the part number silk-screened on the PCB or on a label near the connector edge. Coils and probes print it on the connector housing or the strain relief. Tubes and large assemblies have a metal rating plate. If the label is unreadable, a clear photo of the whole component plus the system's serial number usually lets a parts desk identify it.
What to send with a part request
The ideal request contains four items: the part number, the system model (e.g. Aquilion 64, Magnetom Aera), a photo of the part, and a photo of the system nameplate. With those four, compatibility can be confirmed in hours, not days — and the quote you receive is for the part that actually fits.
Use the search bar at the top of this site: enter any part number as printed, with or without dashes. If it isn't listed, send it through the RFQ form — sourcing unlisted parts is a large share of what our parts desk does every day.