Warwick Hospital acquires second CT scanner to improve patient throughput

Warwick Hospital has received an Aquilion Prime SP CT scanner from Canon Medical Systems, which includes an upgrade to its Vitrea Enterprise system, providing advanced visualisation solutions for both Aquilion CT scanners at the hospital.

CT/MRI lead radiographer Beverley Bradley said: “We have been so pleased with the Aquilion CX installed seven years ago that our choice for the Aquilion Prime SP as a second CT scanner was an easy one to make. Low doses, reliability, ease-of-use and excellent customer support were all factors.

“Having a second scanner has enabled us to significantly improve our throughput, helping to reduce waiting times and to relieve the pressure placed on the service from having a single CT scanner.”

“We are particularly impressed with the rapid image reconstruction and integrated software packages the Aquilion Prime SP offers. The noticeable reduction in post-processing applications has already impacted upon our productivity.”

New three-phase variable helical parameters (vHP3) provide the flexibility to perform three separate scans in a seamless acquisition to potentially save radiation dose, contrast dose, or both. Overall fast scan times shorten examination times for trauma imaging.

Picture: Senior radiographer Samantha Randall, CT senior radiographer Nicky Dillow and radiology clinical director Professor Rakesh Sinha. Behind them are radiographer Oliver Letchford, CT/MRI lead radiographer Beverley Bradley, Canon Medical Systems account manager Barnaby Harrison and project manager Nicola Venuto.

Published on page 6 of the May 2019 issue of RAD Magazine.