First UK installation of Acuson S2000

With Siemens Healthcare applications specialist Neha Parekh at Charing Cross Hospital are radiographic care assistant Allisun Blandford, consultant radiologist Dr Adrian Lim, deputy superintendent radiographer Francine Mulenga, Siemens regional sales manager Zaheer Ali, consultant radiologist Dr William Svensson, lead clinician for breast services Dr Debbie Cunningham and specialist SpR in radiology Dr Emma Hughes.

Charing Cross Hospital, part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, is the first in the UK to install an Acuson S2000 Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS) from Siemens Healthcare.

Located in the breast services department, it is expected to be ideal for patients with a history of breast disease on frequent image recall or radiographically dense breast tissue. Full field volumes of the breast enable rapid 3D analysis without significant compromise in image quality.

“The system provides us with 3D detail of the whole breast relatively swiftly, which was not possible before,” said consultant radiologist Dr Adrian Lim. “We can now assess data from three planes allowing a broader clinical overview during breast imaging and the results obtained so far are better than expected.”

See the full story on page 32 of the May 2012 issue of RAD Magazine.