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Althea’s specialist biomed engineers have been working at NHS Nightingale Hospital London to build, test and commission thousands of pieces of medical equipment ready for the first patients to be treated. All of the engineers volunteered for the role after Althea was awarded the contract for dedicated biomed managed equipment support. “The response from our […]

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has installed an Aquilion Prime SP CT from Canon Medical Systems in a scanning room created from a relocated angio suite. An extensive range of applications have been included to boost its versatility across a range of complex and routine clinical procedures in neuro, cardiac, orthopaedic, oncology, CT-guided intervention and […]

Agfa has published a white paper that demonstrates the clinical value of digital tomosynthesis (DTS) in productivity-oriented clinical environments. The paper includes several MSK cases with indications, imaging examples and the added value propositions of DTS. In clinical practice, planar x-ray images are usually the first imaging technique used. However, in many cases patients require […]

Earlier this year the radiology department at Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Wirral, began a new vacuum-assisted breast biopsy service using the Hologic Brevera breast biopsy system and its upgraded Selenia Dimensions digital mammography system. Consultant radiologist Dr Asha Shivaram works at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and at Spire Murrayfield. She said: “I was thrilled that […]

Musgrove Park Hospital has chosen a custom-made Cardiff Chair for its busy breast care centre. Part of the Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, the centre provides a diagnostic and therapeutic service, breast surgery and a Breast Cancer Family History Service. The bright pink Cardiff Chair from Knight Imaging was chosen by the breast screening […]

Fujifilm is supporting the launch of the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020 to give national recognition to staff who go above and beyond the call of duty. The awards were created to celebrate NHS staff, carers and volunteers for their hard work, innovative ideas and unwavering efforts to put patients first. Members of Parliament are now […]

Currently two factors are helping to determine diagnostic workflow in mammography, says ScreenPoint Medical. One is the uncertainty on working practice across the healthcare sector by the COVID-19 situation and the other is UK workforce shortage in clinical radiology, which is increasing year-on-year according to the latest annual census from The Royal College of Radiologists. […]

Held at the Mercure Hotel in Manchester and attracting more than 40 delegates, Philips’ CT study day received positive feedback, with a request for it to become a regular event. The CPD-accredited meeting was aimed at radiologists, radiographers and physicists, covering a number of topics and providing an opportunity for delegates to share experiences with […]