Hull’s Castle Hill Hospital experiences a leap in technology with CT upgrade

Castle Hill Hospital, part of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, has replaced a ten-year-old 40-slice CT system with a Canon Medical Systems Aquilion One Genesis Edition scanner. This is the second Canon CT scanner to be installed at the hospital.

The first system, an Aquilion Prime installed in 2017, was delivered with cardiac software. It was the hospital’s first experience with a Canon CT scanner and features that convinced the hospital to purchase a second system included low dose with iterative construction and improved image quality with FIRST (forward projected model-based iterative reconstruction solution).

CT section manager Andrew Stephens said: “Based on the positive experience with our first system, we decided to go ahead and acquire a second Canon CT scanner. We have moved from 16 and 40-slice systems to the Aquilion Prime and Aquilion One Genesis Edition. It has been a huge leap in technology. As a regional cardiothoracic centre, high quality cardiac imaging is paramount. We are now able to obtain sub-mSv, high quality volumetric cardiac CT scans. SURESubtraction for angiographic studies has produced excellent results, particularly in bone removal at the base of the skull. The training and support from Canon was first class and the radiographers have quickly learned the new interface. Innovative features such as SEMAR, Lateral Tech and Area Finder have all proved to have clinical and workflow benefits.” 

Picture: Senior CT radiographer Helen Wright, radiology registrar Dr Nadia Jawad, senior CT radiographer Bridie Hutchings, CISW Dawn Latham, CT speciality manager Nicola Webster and Canon Medical Systems account manager Ruth Rowe. Seated are CT section manager Andrew Stephens and Canon Medical Systems CT applications specialist Heather Dring.

Published on page 32 of the May 2019 issue of RAD Magazine.