Aberdeen Royal anticipates reduced cardiac wait

A Symbia S SPECT was officially opened at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by former chief technologist Eddie Stevenson MBE.  Pictured, from left, are nursing assistant Julie Clark, senior clinical scientist Dr Roger Staff, senior technologist Joan Innes, technologist Jill Pope, head of nuclear medicine Dr Howard Gemmell, principal technologist Lesley Lovell, Eddie Stevenson, staff nurse Grace Ferguson, clinical scientist Rebecca Peare, senior technologist Harriet Eames, nursing assistant Susan McGhie and consultant radiologist Dr Alan Denison.

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, part of NHS Grampian, has installed a second Symbia S SPECT system with IQ/SPECT from Siemens Healthcare to enhance its cardiac offering. 

“Combining state-of-the-art image quality with workflow automation, the system handles higher patient volume with ease,” states Siemens.

See the full report on page 28 of the June 2011 issue of RAD Magazine.