EP service expands with bi-plane installation

Lying on the couch at Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals NHS Trust is cath lab superintendent radiographer Chris Prytherch.  With him are staff nurse Pima Lhazom, Philips key account manager Amanda Barlow, Philips southern district general manager Ian Graves, lead EP cardiac physiologist Robert Edwards, Philips iXR sales support manager EU/Latam Ruth Turner, Philips customer support engineer Nigel Humphries and staff nurse Julia Gangata.

Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals NHS Trust’s electrophysiology (EP) service has been expanded following the installation of a state-of-the-art Philips Allura Xper FD10/10 bi-plane system for its purpose-built cath lab at Harefield Hospital.  The dedicated electrophysiology imaging suite includes EP Cockpit, 3D Atriography, EP Navigator and a FlexVision monitor.

Superintendent radiographer Chris Prytherch said: “The system has enabled Harefield to increase its capacity and stay at the forefront of EP technology.   We find we can carry out EP procedures faster and with better visualisation, and we are also able to reduce contrast dose using the equipment.”

See the full report on page 7 of the January 2012 issue of RAD Magazine.