Bradford Royal acquires three ultrasound systems

Back row from left, sonographer Karen Lomas, Toshiba Medical Systems ultrasound sales specialist Jo Bertelsen, sonographer Shama Bi Ali, superintendent sonographer Wendy Hall, sonographers Penny Halmshaw, Naomi Titley and Gemma Powley, Toshiba clinical applications specialist Louise Higgins and midwife Carol Cahill.  In front are lead sonographer Jacqui Lee, sonographer James Chan and midwife Penny Fleming.

Bradford Royal Infirmary has acquired two Toshiba Aplio 400s and an Aplio 500 ultrasound system.  The Aplio 500 is being used in the main ultrasound department for general radiology applications, including paediatrics, interventional cases, contrast ultrasound, MSK work and abdominal and gynaecology studies.  The Aplio 400 systems were purchased to replace two older Toshiba ultrasound machines in the obstetrics department.  As existing users of Toshiba ultrasound, Bradford Royal Infirmary opted for the company’s equipment again due to the image quality, lifetime applications support and high uptime.

Features include a fully programmable console that can be customised to suit individual clinical needs.  The Aplio 500 comes with Smart Fusion software which allows the ultrasound image and MR/CT images to be fused so that prostate and liver lesions can be targeted more accurately.

See the full report on page 26 of the March 2017 issue of RAD Magazine.