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InHealth Reporting is delighted to announce Dr Rizwan Malik as our new clinical advisor, providing medical advisory and support for our radiographer reporting team. Dr Malik is a consultant radiologist at Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, where he is divisional medical director and associate CCIO. Prior to this he was the trust PACS and imaging […]

Patients undergoing CT colonography scans are being quickly notified whether they have bowel cancer, following the implementation of imaging technology that has given staff at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust the opportunity to redesign pathways. The trust first went live with a PACS from Sectra in 2017 to provide faster access to imaging […]

ProbeHunter, a system that validates the performance of ultrasound probes in real time, has been granted a patent in the USA and Sweden. ProbeHunter and BBS Medical ceo Björn Segall said: “As patent-holder it is with great humility that we receive this recognition. It is of importance for patient safety to test and quality assure […]

Two Aplio a-series ultrasound systems have been installed into Derriford Hospital, part of University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, to assist with obstetric and gynaecological patient examinations, helping the clinical team make informed decisions about patient cases. The equipment’s carbon footprint, taking into account manufacturing, packaging, shipping and average energy usage for the standard lifetime, has […]

Run as a family business for more than 50 years, Xograph Healthcare has developed into a well-known name in medical imaging. NHS and private hospitals, government authorities and academic institutions are among its customers. At the end of 2019 ownership of Xograph was transferred to privately-owned company Healthcare 21 Group. Xograph Healthcare md Paul Andrews […]

Kenex (Electro-Medical) Limited is celebrating its 50th birthday. The company has come a long way since it was established in 1970 by husband and wife Ken and Sue Hunt, who say it was founded on sound engineering principles and an ability to solve problems and turn concepts into practical medical devices. Production has progressed to […]

Royal Oldham Hospital in Greater Manchester has added two Fujifilm mobiles to its radiology fleet. The new generation FDR Go Plus and the FDR nano joined an older FDR Go model, which has delivered such reliable service that the hospital chose the system again. “Our existing FDR Go mobile is robust and meets our needs,” […]

Facing the COVID-19 pandemic and a growing number of patients in need of diagnosis, the Veteran’s Administration NY Harbor Healthcare Simulation Center has introduced critical care simulation-based training sessions, utilising a BodyWorks Eve point-of-care ultrasound simulator with a newly installed COVID-19 lung module. Initiated on March 19, the three-hour sessions have prepared non-critical healthcare providers […]