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Vertec Scientific has installed a DXA system at Newmarket Community Hospital. X-ray service manager and NMR lead Michelle West commented: “Newmarket Community Hospital has installed a new DXA machine, which is a new service for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. This service is an invaluable modality in supporting bone health diagnosis for our patients. “The […]

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), Stanmore, has installed a Philips Ingenia Elition X 3.0T MRI scanner, which is enhancing the patient journey with personalised lighting and visual themes. The more welcoming environment is particularly helpful for paediatric patients and those who feel anxious about MRI. With Philips Ambient Experience, departments can offer immersive visual […]

AXREM has launched its Cyber Security Information Sharing and Incident Response Strategy alongside a new Cyber Attack Procedure, reinforcing the association’s commitment to protecting the UK’s diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy and healthcare IT ecosystem from an escalating cyber threat landscape. These coordinated documents set out a framework for intelligence sharing, incident escalation and cross-sector collaboration, ensuring […]

Nuffield Health and GE HealthCare have launched a major new diagnostic hub at Nuffield Health The Manor Hospital in Oxford. Equipped with the latest generation of technology from GE HealthCare, the hub features the latest AI-enabled imaging systems. With the hospital offering services to NHS and private patients, people from across the region will benefit […]

In January, the fully evidence-based Artificial Intelligence for Radiographers textbook was published by Springer. Its lead editors are all radiographers – Professors Christina Malamateniou, Karen Knapp, Maryann Hardy and Aarthi Ramlaul – but the book’s more than 100 contributors come from across learned societies and professional backgrounds including radiology, radiography, medical physics, data science, business, […]

The Philips-coordinated SHERPA research consortium has initiated seven clinical studies to demonstrate the benefits of AI and robotics-assisted workflows in minimally invasive treatments for brain aneurysms and liver tumours. Staff shortages, coupled with the complex nature of the work, place significant pressure on interventional radiologists and interventional neuroradiologists. The SHERPA consortium aims to validate AI-powered […]

Glasgow-based companies MR CoilTech and Wideblue are collaborating with the University of Glasgow on developing advanced MRI scanning technology that has the potential to enhance research into the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. A new range of monoclonal antibody drugs have been introduced that are intended to slow the progress of the disease by […]

Circle CVI says a single cardiovascular imaging platform, such as its cvi42, can change daily work for cardiologists and radiologists from ‘tool juggling’ to focused clinical practice. “However, it also requires effort and carries real, although manageable, risks. Seeing this change from the user perspective makes it easier to decide whether adopting a unified platform […]