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Professor Bob Jarman, left, uses a Fujifilm SonoSite machine to assess a wide range of patients. Point-of-care ultrasound is now a common sight in emergency departments throughout the UK and Professor Bob Jarman, consultant in emergency medicine at the Great North Trauma and Emergency Centre, can see potential benefits of more widespread ultrasound use: “There […]

Radiography service lead Jackie Knox (in the scanner), CT team lead Gemima Savage, CT radiographer Duncan Mitchell, Toshiba Medical Systems account manager Megan Newberry and CT clinical development specialist Mark Condron, CT radiographer Tara Maher and imaging lead Emma Spouse. Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro held an opening ceremony for an Aquilion One Vision Edition […]

Pictured during a follow-up visit to Cirencester Hospital are consultant orthopaedic and hand surgeon Mr Jeremy Field and Vertec Scientific product specialist Keith Lakin.  The hospital has taken delivery of a Hologic Fluoroscan Insight FD x-ray C-arm supplied by Vertec for use in theatres. The Fluoroscan can be legally and safely used by the members […]

GE Healthcare x-ray product specialist Matt Niblett with radiographer Katherine Sharkey, lead radiographer Andrea Burke and radiographer Sam Elliott. Whiston Hospital has experienced faster turnaround for x-rays since receiving three GE Healthcare digital mobile x-ray systems.  The Optima 220amx mobiles enable radiographers to produce high quality images at the patient’s bedside, with images appearing almost […]

Senior radiographer Monique Thomas, Wolverson X-ray sales manager Gurpal Matharu and senior radiographer Alistair Bardwell. The Heart and Lung Centre at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton has installed a Vision C x-ray system from Wolverson X-ray and a wireless digital detector, in a moderately small chest room. Cardiac catheter suite and interventional radiology superintendent radiographer […]

Royal College of Radiologists president Dr Nicola Strickland was at the opening of Royal Stoke University Hospital’s new radiology day case unit. Royal Stoke University Hospital has officially opened a new £1m radiology day case unit.   The unit, which treats vascular, stroke, neurology and oncology patients requiring interventional radiology, was opened by Royal College of […]

Complex TTE lead cardiac physiologist Nicky Thornton and senior cardiac physiologist Alet Meiring. The John Radcliffe Heart Centre has purchased an Esaote MyLab Alpha portable ultrasound scanner after expanding its services.  Complex TTE lead cardiac physiologist Nicky Thornton said: “With the expansion of our heart failure and inherited cardiac conditions service we were looking for […]

Point-of-care ultrasound helped Dr Fiona Witham to diagnose a wide range of pathologies in patients living in a remote rural area. Clinicians participating in the Ukraine Christian Partnership’s (UCP) Summer Mission were assisted by a Fujifilm SonoSite Edge point-of-care ultrasound system to diagnose a wide range of pathologies. Dr Fiona Witham, a consultant radiologist travelling […]