England cricketer helps Harefield open SPECT/CT

Former England cricket captain Chris Cowdrey is pictured (right) with Harefield Hospital professor of cardiac imaging Richard Underwood, superintendent radiographer Suzie Hinton-Taylor and consultant nuclear medicine radiologist Dr Charlotte Fowler.

Harefield Hospital’s opening ceremony to unveil a Symbia T16 TruePoint SPECT/CT from Siemens Healthcare was attended by former England cricket captain Chris Cowdrey.  The system is located in the nuclear medicine department of the Middlesex hospital and handles a mixed imaging workload of cardiac and non cardiac scanning.  In particular, it is proving helpful in determining the extent of disease in many clinical settings by combining functional and anatomical imaging.

“We selected the Symbia T16 because it offered excellent fused functional and anatomical imaging and suited our budget,” stated superintendent radiographer Suzie Hinton-Taylor.  “The installation ran very smoothly, and we received great support from Siemens post installation. The staff have found the new system user friendly and we look forward to offering this advanced imaging service to our patients.”

See the full report on page 5 of the May 2014 issue of RAD Magazine.