Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Aberdeen Royal’s breast biopsy system cuts sampling requirements

The North East Scotland Breast Screening Centre at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is the first department in Scotland to install the Hologic Brevera breast biopsy system with Corlumina imaging technology. Advanced practitioner Michelle Cumming said: “The machine is brilliant to use. The unique selling point is the ability to image your specimen in real-time during the […]

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Aberdeen Royal enhances MSK ultrasound service with two further platforms

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary’s rheumatology team has purchased two Esaote MyLab 9 ultrasound systems to join an existing Esaote MyLab 60. The department of rheumatology has been using musculoskeletal ultrasound since 2008 for the early detection of synovitis, and assessment and monitoring of inflammatory arthritis.  Dr Hazem Youssef and Dr Nicola Alcorn are EFSUMB certified level […]

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Emergency care centre brings services together

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary A&E superintendent Blair Ashcroft, Xograph Healthcare country manager Charlie Doherty, outpatient superintendent Maureen Tough and in-patient superintendent Suzanne Nicholson with Xograph Healthcare clinical applications manager Alison Cottrell. Xograph Healthcare is to supply three Xograph BuckyStar T2 Precision direct digital general radiography systems to a new-build £115 million emergency care centre at Aberdeen […]

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Ease of use aids trainees and experts alike

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary ultrasound manager and lead sonographer Christine Clark and sonographers John Bayliss, Lynne Bain and Ashley Strachan. Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has chosen a Toshiba Aplio 500 ultrasound system for its recently-opened emergency care centre. Christine Clark, ultrasound manager of the in-patient x-ray department, said: “We chose the Toshiba machine because of its excellent […]

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