St Anthony’s makes the news with new technology

Nicholas Owen with St Anthony’s Hospital staff.

TV newsreader Nicholas Owen unveiled the cardiac cath lab at St Anthony’s Hospital in Cheam, Surrey, and said at the opening: “It’s a real privilege to come here and see what you do at St Anthony’s Hospital.  When you enter the hospital, you can sense the atmosphere in a few minutes.”

The equipment, a Toshiba Infinix interventional x-ray system, is said to be highly manoeuvrable, enabling head-to-toe imaging without the need to move the patient.

Consultant cardiologist Dr Charles Pumphrey said: “This Infinix system has the latest technology, allowing for even the smallest blood vessels to be captured in high quality, which helps the speed and accuracy of diagnosis.  I am delighted that St Anthony’s Hospital has the most modern technology to undertake increasingly complex procedures.”

See the full report on page 11 of the February 2012 issue of RAD Magazine.