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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has acquired three Philips Epiq Elite ultrasound systems, two for use at Bradford Royal Infirmary and the third for St Luke’s Hospital. The machines at Bradford Royal Infirmary will be used for inpatients, including interventional procedures, whereas the machine at St Luke’s will be used mainly for OP MSK […]

A consortium of trusts around the south coast of England has entered into an agreement that aims to ease the flow of millions of crucial images across hospitals, helping healthcare professionals in the region to make informed diagnoses for patients. The Salisbury, Wight and South Hampshire NHS trusts, or SWASH consortium, uses imaging technology to […]

Over the past few years the Radiological Research Trust (RRT) has funded several key start up research projects including ‘Technical validation of a novel MRI technique for quantification of bone mineral density’ and ‘Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging in juvenile idiopathic arthritis,’ headed by trainee radiologists Naomi Sakai and Tim Bray (pictured). The grants are intended […]

Following new NHS funding, University of Cumbria is planning an innovative way of training sonographers to ensure they are better prepared for clinical placement and to increase NHS capacity to train them. The university has secured a grant of nearly £400k to establish a new ultrasound academy centred on the university and working in partnership […]

The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH), Oswestry, has extended its Fujifilm Synapse PACS contract to 2023. RJAH provides a comprehensive range of MSK surgical, medical and rehabilitation services and has used Synapse PACS and Synapse 3D for surgical planning since 2013. “Extending our PACS managed service contract to 2023 has delivered numerous […]

Diagnostic Imaging Limited is now in its 20th year as an independent supplier of radiopharmaceuticals, gamma cameras and the SmartVent radio-aerosol delivery system to the UK healthcare market. The company says its staff have a wealth of experience and can discuss requirements and offer bespoke solutions, particularly to those facilities needing Lu-177 n.c.a. to be […]

The first of four Canon Medical Systems UK and Wessex Diagnostic 2020 ultrasound imaging training days took place in Birmingham. Delegates gained knowledge about the latest application of B-mode, pulsed wave and colour Doppler techniques in the investigation of the abdominal, extra and intra-cranial and peripheral vasculature. Four platforms from the Canon ultrasound range were […]

The C-Trak Galaxy gamma probe system available from Southern Scientific is used for the detection of radiation during sentinel node biopsies in breast, head and neck, melanoma and other intraoperative cancer surgeries. Head of nuclear medicine at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) Dr James Cullis explained why the system has been chosen […]