Ninewells’ mobile improves quality of imaging

Radiographer Jenna Lyall and senior radiographer Euan Clipston.

When Ninewells Hospital needed a replacement mobile x-ray unit, its search for a state-of-the-art DR system that optimised image quality and reduced dose led it to choose a Fujifilm FDR Go with Virtual Grid.

Senior radiographer Euan Clipston said: “We are really impressed with Virtual Grid; the image quality combined with dose reduction that this technology provides is remarkable.  The mobile is used on the wards, but our team now also use the FDR Go in the main x-ray room too so it can utilise Virtual Grid.  An example of its advantages is in imaging nasogastric tubes; we can now capture the whole chest, including NG and lungs, in a single exposure with a lower dose.  Previously quality was so poor that we could only see the NG tube, and if any additional detail was required then a second exposure was needed.  Now the image is excellent and patients receive a single low dose.”

See the full report on page 34 of the January 2017 issue of RAD Magazine.