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University Hospital Crosshouse, a district general hospital with an emergency department serving east and north Ayrshire in Scotland, has installed two AI-assisted CT scanners in its medical imaging department to enhance diagnostic imaging services. The Aquilion Prime SP CT systems from Canon Medical Systems UK replace eight-year-old scanners and will be instrumental in remobilising COVID-19 […]

Healthcare IT trade association AXREM has a specialist focus group that represents members of the healthcare imaging supplier industry that provides most of the diagnostic medical ultrasound equipment in UK hospitals. Member companies and their employees work with hospital consultants and clinicians to enable them to deliver advanced healthcare by promoting best practice based on […]

Professor Stephen Keevil has become president of The British Institute of Radiology 2022-24, as Dr Sri Redla steps down after two years in office. Professor Keevil has been a supporter and member of the BIR for many years, serving on council as vice president for external affairs, on the BIR MRI committee and the BIR […]

Former equine veterinary association BEVA president Lucy Grieve has been appointed as its veterinary projects officer. Previously an ambulatory assistant at Newmarket-based Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons, Grieve will be providing additional veterinary guidance and resources for BEVA in this new role. Grieve qualified from Cambridge University in 2007 and became the first diagnostic imaging intern at […]

The capacity to detect cancers and other health conditions that disproportionately affect the Greater Manchester population has been accelerated through a new strategic partnership. A memorandum of understanding between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Siemens Healthineers and The University of Manchester (UoM), will formalise already close working relationships between the three organisations. In January 2021, […]

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT) returned to Fujifilm to meet its latest x-ray needs. The company supplied its new FDR Visionary Suite with power assist that has made life a little easier for radiographers. ULHT has already received several Fujifilm systems and chose to continue working with the company due to its responsiveness and ability […]

The Lister Hospital in Chelsea, part of the HCA Healthcare UK group, is continuing to invest in the latest imaging equipment. With its existing MRI system due for refurbishment, the ideal opportunity arose to provide patients with a new experience. Following preparation over a number of months, the imaging team led by Theresa Doherty set […]

A new display at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, highlights how patients have helped shape radiotherapy treatment. The multimedia installation in the entrance to the radiotherapy department has been produced in partnership with a group of patients, some of whom have shared their experience of radiotherapy treatment. In 2019 Cambridge was named by Cancer Research UK as […]