Interventional radiology theatre opening expands embolisation service
Pictured are Siemens Healthcare regional sales manager Paul Vaughan, angiography business manager Jane Whittaker, customer service manager Steve Kimber, UK managing director Peter Harrison, Dr Graham Plant, interventional radiologist Dr Gaurang Ubhayakar, superintendent radiographer Ben Weight, Wendy James and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust divisional planning and development lead Christine Saunders.
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital has officially opened a newly-refurbished interventional radiology theatre that incorporates an Artis zee ceiling mounted angiography system from Siemens Healthcare that will allow the hospital to expand oncology services.
Retired consultant radiologist at the hospital Dr Graham Plant and semi-retired superintendent radiographer Wendy James, who have been pioneers of interventional radiology over the past 30 years, carried out the unveiling at the opening attended by hospital board members and directors, and senior representatives from Siemens Healthcare.
Dr Ubhayakar said: “CT scanners have significant pressures placed on them in terms of providing timely diagnoses, and this new system will assist with needle-guided microwave and radiofrequency ablation of tumours that are time consuming on the CT scanner, amongst other procedures. Our new system transfers CT guided interventional procedures, thereby increasing CT diagnostic capacity.”
See the full story on page 4 of the January 2015 issue of RAD Magazine.
