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Rotherham Hospital has received a Hologic Horizon C DXA system optimised for bone density measurement, supplied by Vertec Scientific. Previously the scanning service was based in the town’s diagnostic centre using a Hologic QDR Discovery C installed in 2006. The service has now been transferred to a purpose-built unit in the main hospital. The DXA […]

The potential of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for timely assessment and swift diagnosis in a primary care setting continues to attract GPs and Dr Pere Guirado, a doctor in Cataluña, Spain, is a long-standing advocate. “The reaction of patients to being scanned at their local GP practice, or in their own home, has been entirely positive […]

Parkside Hospital in Wimbledon has installed a 3Dimensions mammography system from Hologic that enables high resolution breast tomosynthesis. The hospital provides a comprehensive service, with dedicated one-stop breast clinics and a surgical service employing triple assessment techniques for cancer diagnosis. With the addition of the Affirm breast biopsy guidance system and the Affirm lateral arm […]

A collaboration between InHealth, Surrey County Council Adult Social Care, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Learning Disability Liaison Service and Surrey Choices has been presented with the BIR/IEL Make it Better Award. The award was presented at the UKIO conference in June for its work on improving access to breast screening service for […]

Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin, part of NHS Grampian, has replaced its Aquilion 64 with a state-of-the-art Aquilion Prime SP 160 CT scanner from Canon Medical Systems. Radiography manager Mark Shannon said: “Having for many years valued the quality of service and support from Canon for various modalities, it was clear to the team that the […]

Consultant rheumatologist at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Dr Ernest Wong has purchased Esaote’s MyLab 9 eXP ultrasound system to help develop ultrasound examinations of the temporal artery for giant cell arteritis in the south-west region. Dr Wong selected the MyLab 9 eXP for its new 24MHz probe, which is said to provide excellent Doppler sensitivity […]

Rutherford Cancer Centre North East in Northumberland has been named the building project of the year at the Constructing Excellence in the North East Awards 2019. The centre in Bomarsund offers advanced cancer treatments including proton beam therapy (PBT). Rutherford Estates, developer of the Rutherford Cancer Centres, was given the award jointly with contractors Interserve, […]

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has purchased two Philips Azurion 7 interventional radiology suites, the first for Ysbyty Gwynedd and the second system for Glan Clwyd Hospital. It is envisaged that the new equipment will enable staff to carry out more procedures and help expand the service. range of software assists chall-enging procedures through innovations […]