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Neath Port Talbot Hospital has invested in a Philips UKI BV Endura 12″ C-arm. The hospital is part of the Swansea Bay University Health Board and is the smaller of its three sites. The new equipment will be used to expand the capability of its operating theatres. Senior radiographer David Arnold said: “The new equipment […]

Radiologists assessing lung CT scans are increasingly finding support in new technologies. SEARCH Lung CT from contextflow is a clinical decision support system that detects, visualises and quantifies lung anomalies and pulmonary nodules. “In detail, it provides location and extent of changes and heat maps for six image patterns, as well as visualisations and measurements […]

AXREM director Sally Edgington has received The Trade Association Forum Outstanding Contribution Award. In February AXREM vice chair Charlie McCaffrey from Philips UKI and colleagues joined Edgington at Drapers Hall in London. Upon presenting her award the forum recognised that Edgington had been instrumental in increasing membership and driving innovation. She is a champion for […]

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is the latest site to install trophon2 devices from Nanosonics, enabling it to perform high level disinfection (HLD) of ultrasound probes. Professional lead for ultrasound and deputy professional lead for imaging Hayley Whitehouse said: “Infection control is vital to us and our new trophon2 machines are the gold standard of ultrasound […]

Esaote has appointed Lorna Bailey as ultrasound clinical applications specialist for the north of England and Scotland. Her career began as a diagnostic radiographer over 20 years ago but she soon realised her passion was for ultrasound and trained as an advanced practitioner sonographer. This led to a successful career in ultrasound spanning 18 years […]

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital invested in a Fujifilm FDR nano mobile x-ray unit. Initially used while the hospital was supporting the local trust in providing ongoing treatment for oncology and haematology inpatients, it is now mostly used for immediate post-operative pelvis x-rays in theatre recovery. “During the first […]

A consortium of NHS trusts that covers a population of around 1.2 million has procured a medical imaging system from Sectra. The project, initially focused on radiology and mammography imaging, covers large parts of Surrey and Sussex and will see the Sectra PACS deployed as a cloud-based solution. Trusts involved are Ashford and St Peter’s […]

Consultant radiologist Professor Anwar Padhani at Paul Strickland Scanner Centre in Northwood has been rated a world expert in prostatic neoplasms such as prostate cancer. Professor Padhani was ranked in Expertscape, a directory that helps patients find the most knowledgeable health professionals in the world. A statement from Expertscape said: “To be ranked among the […]