Mayo now offers reduced waiting and better access

With Mayo General Hospital’s Magnetom Avanto are, back row, Siemens Healthcare customer support engineer Jarlath Mangan, Siemens regional account manager Helen Calvey, consultant radiologist Dr Mariana O’Dowd and Siemens CT/MR applications specialist Julie Prendergast.  In front are clinical specialist MRI Eddie Conran, radiology services manager Bernadette Murphy and Siemens customer support engineer Brian Patterson.

Mayo General Hospital has introduced a new MRI service that has been performing standard inpatient scans four days a week, increasing access for urgent patients and reducing out-patient waiting times.

In a purpose-built extension adjacent to the radiology department, the hospital has installed its first on-site MRI system, a Siemens Healthcare Magnetom Avanto 1.5T and a Somatom Definition AS 40 CT scanner.

See the full report on page 22 of the November 2011 issue of RAD Magazine.