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GPs across Greater Manchester are gaining access to order more imaging tests for patients directly. Known as GP Direct Access, the initiative allows GPs to order CT scans of the chest, stomach and hip areas and MRI scans of the brain, in addition to the x-rays and ultrasounds they can already order. This will help […]

Siemens Healthineers showcased its latest MRI system at this year’s European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology Congress in Vienna, Austria. The 1.5T Magnetom Flow RT Pro Edition is helium-independent and does not require a quench pipe so it can be sited close to a linac to help deliver adaptive radiation therapy. Through AI-powered image reconstruction […]

Twenty years ago, Dan Tuffelmire and Mike Battin founded PACSHealth LLC, with a vision of bringing data integrity and real-time analytics to medical imaging. They noticed that radiology systems were generating vast volumes of data, but lacked effective tools for audit, performance monitoring and visibility to management of a critical patient-centric diagnostic application. Their first […]

Construction of a £15 million endoscopy unit at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, is now complete and it is welcoming its first patients. Clinicians, staff and key partners had the opportunity to see the new unit before patients moved in. The unit will be able to treat more patients, helping to reduce waiting lists and improve timely […]

In today’s complex healthcare environment, the need for fast, accurate, and accessible diagnostic services has never been greater. From early disease detection to guiding long-term clinical decisions, diagnostics form the backbone of modern medicine. At the forefront of this mission is AM Diagnostic Services (AMDS), a trusted provider of imaging and diagnostic staffing solutions across […]

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital’s Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre has received another Simple Up platform from Rothband (WSR Medical Solutions). The robust but easy-to-use platform allows users to raise the patient safely to the best height for weight-bearing x-rays of lower limbs. From a low step-up position the platform can be raised to 84cm and […]

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has transformed its breast imaging services with the UK’s first Mammomat B.brilliant mammography system from Siemens Healthineers. This addition is said to bring the latest technology including the widest tomosynthesis angle with the fastest scan time on the market of less than five seconds. Following its accreditation by the […]

Patients in Leeds are expected to benefit from faster and more accurate chest x-ray diagnoses with the introduction of AI software that is undergoing clinical evaluation at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT). Every year, more than 135,000 chest x-rays are performed at LTHT. The software will act as a ‘second pair of eyes’ for […]