Cardiologists and interventional radiographers welcome innovative tool at Bedford cath lab
Europe’s first clinical installation of a Canon Medical Systems Alphenix interventional imaging system for cardiology has gone live at Bedford Hospital NHS Trust. It replaced an older system and will be used to support minimally invasive cardiac procedures including diagnostic angiograms, pacemaker implants, percutaneous coronary intervention using optical coherence tomography, intravascular ultrasound, fractional flow reserve and instant wave-free ratio.
Lead radiographer IR and cath lab Elizabeth Wishart said: “We have received excellent after sales service from the engineers and application specialists at Canon Medical Systems UK following the installation of the system and look forward to their ongoing guidance.”
The Alphenix imaging system is built to move around the patient, removing the need to move them, while providing access from any angle. It has accelerated processing power to boost real-time procedure capabilities. Canon says its dose tracking system is unique to the interventional marketplace, automating dose management to safeguard patients and clinical staff.
Picture: Staff nurse Saroj Mathuram and nurse team leader Carol Jones with consultant cardiologist Dr Sudipta Chattopadhyay, lead radiographer IR and cath lab Elizabeth Wishart, consultant cardiologist Dr Awais Bokhari, sister Stephanie Barlow, consultant cardiologist Dr John Cooper, cath suite nurse manager Rebekah Sarella, consultant cardiologist Dr Shahid Mahmood, staff nurse Tracey Wallace, consultant cardiologist Dr Manoj Goonewardene, sister Petula Lemessy, consultant cardiologist Dr Ramesh de Silva, nurse Delia Garcia, consultant cardiologist Dr Spyridon Zidros and project manager Matthew Pope.
Published on page 4 of the January 2020 issue of RAD Magazine.