biopsy

UWE offers workshops to boost sonographer skills

The University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol has secured funding from NHS England for a project to develop sonographer skills to enable them to expand and advance their field of practice. Sonographers in the UK are developing their clinical skills in interventional procedures in order to alleviate long patient waiting lists. To facilitate […]

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UWE develops sonography hands-on training to accelerate patient care

The University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol has secured funding from NHS England for a project to further develop sonographers’ skills and enable them to expand and advance their field of practice. Sonographers in the UK are developing their clinical skills in interventional procedures in order to help alleviate long patient waiting lists. […]

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SRS core is the efficient solution for specimen radiography

The TrueView Core 100 Pro specimen radiography system core (SRS) uses advanced radiography and automated software to precisely identify tumour lesions in resected or biopsied breast tissue. Fast and accurate complete removal of the breast tumour greatly improves patient outcomes. With AI enhanced voice control and gesture sensing, there is no need to remove gloves for […]

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Advanced practitioner radiographers deliver biopsy results in role extension project

An exploratory MSc research project has led to advanced practitioner radiographers at East Lancashire Breast Unit delivering biopsy results to breast screening patients, a role traditionally undertaken by consultant breast radiologists. The research highlighted challenges and important enabling factors, while establishing that extension to the role is very much within the radiography scope of practice. […]

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Streamlined breast biopsy services commence at Spire Murrayfield

Earlier this year the radiology department at Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Wirral, began a new vacuum-assisted breast biopsy service using the Hologic Brevera breast biopsy system and its upgraded Selenia Dimensions digital mammography system. Consultant radiologist Dr Asha Shivaram works at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and at Spire Murrayfield. She said: “I was thrilled that […]

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Musgrove Park’s pink chair helps raise awareness of breast cancer

Musgrove Park Hospital has chosen a custom-made Cardiff Chair for its busy breast care centre. Part of the Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, the centre provides a diagnostic and therapeutic service, breast surgery and a Breast Cancer Family History Service. The bright pink Cardiff Chair from Knight Imaging was chosen by the breast screening […]

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Biopsy instrument offers a full-core option for breast node biopsy

The BioPince Ultra biopsy instrument offers more tissue volume with a reduced risk of crush artefact and tissue fragmentation. According to Argon Medical (formerly Mana-Tech) the original BioPince is the choice of full-core biopsy instrument in many radiology departments across the UK. “So why isn’t it being used widely by breast radiologists? There was no […]

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