News

Paul Strickland Scanner Centre beat stiff competition from national and international charities to be crowned charity of the year at an event in London. The annual Asian Voice Charity Awards, held in Mayfair and featuring special guest Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, recognises small charities and celebrates diversity across communities. Powered by Charity Clarity, the […]

Fujifilm will be launching its new mobile mammography unit at the International Cambridge Conference on Breast Cancer Imaging in July. The mammography trailer will feature the Amulet Innovality, which can be used for either screening or symptomatic mammography. Dual mode tomosynthesis functionality and flexible design means the Amulet Innovality offers a single system that can […]

The number of ultrasound scans performed in the UK by the NHS from November 2016 to November 2017 was 9,300,820 and was the second highest of all diagnostic imaging according to NHS data. This represents an increase of 20 per cent over four years and does not account for the growing number of private scans. […]

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary’s rheumatology team has purchased two Esaote MyLab 9 ultrasound systems to join an existing Esaote MyLab 60. The department of rheumatology has been using musculoskeletal ultrasound since 2008 for the early detection of synovitis, and assessment and monitoring of inflammatory arthritis.  Dr Hazem Youssef and Dr Nicola Alcorn are EFSUMB certified level […]

Six Hologic 3Dimensions mammography systems have been installed by HSL as part of three hospital installations.  Cork University Hospital has received three systems, two systems have gone to St James’s Hospital Dublin, while University Hospital Waterford has received one system. “The orders formed part of a Health Service Executive (HSE) breast imaging tender, and installations […]

Frimley Park Hospital has installed two of Bracco’s CT Exprès syringeless multi-dosing injectors in its CT department. Contrast media can be injected directly from the contrast bottles rather than having to be decanted, saving valuable time. CT lead radiographer Carmina Esperanza said: “We chose the CT Exprès injector because it has all the features that […]

North Manchester General Hospital, part of the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, has replaced a 12-year-old Canon image intensifier-based system in its ERCP room with the latest version of Canon’s Ultimax-i.  The replacement is the second Ultimax-i unit to be installed at the hospital in the last two years and it is anticipated they will […]

The rollout of Fujifilm Visionary Suite room solutions to BMI Healthcare hospitals across the UK continues with BMI Blackheath Hospital in London.  As part of a three-year contract Fujifilm will be supplying all BMI Healthcare’s DR requirements for rooms, mobiles and retrofits. The radiology department has undergone a complete re-design and renovation including new MRI, […]