CT

MARS Bioimaging, a medical device company headquartered in New Zealand, has received USA Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its portable photon-counting CT scanner for upper extremity imaging. Designed for use in community and point-of-care settings, the MARS Bioimaging extremity scanner delivers high resolution 3D x-ray images that visualise soft tissue, bone, blood vessels […]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is nearly doubling biopsy capacity in lung cancer diagnostics with a bespoke, end-to-end modular lung biopsy unit, powered by Siemens Healthineers technology. Developed at Wythenshawe Hospital to meet rising demand and support earlier detection across Greater Manchester, the service integrates a purpose-built imaging and recovery space with interventional biopsy facilities. […]

Siemens Healthineers’ Syngo.CT Coronary Cockpit is a software solution within the Syngo.via platform designed to support the management of coronary artery disease (CAD) for dual-source and photon-counting CT scanners. Syngo.CT Coronary Cockpit provides advanced, automated plaque analysis so critical details embedded in cardiac CT images become accessible, supporting clinical decision making and intervention planning. Dr […]

New research published in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences suggests that AI could help improve efficiency at the point of imaging.As part of a study evaluating the impact of AI on CT scan time and workflow efficiency, a joint scientific collaboration between Canon and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital compared two CT systems. […]

Nuffield Health and GE HealthCare have launched a major new diagnostic hub at Nuffield Health The Manor Hospital in Oxford. Equipped with the latest generation of technology from GE HealthCare, the hub features the latest AI-enabled imaging systems. With the hospital offering services to NHS and private patients, people from across the region will benefit […]

Singleton Hospital, Swansea, has installed a Philips Big Bore RT CT system with Ambient Experience, to help the team strengthen service efficiency and improve the experience for patients attending CT scans as part of their radiotherapy pathway. Principal clinical scientist Adam Selby said: “Having a second machine will significantly increase our capacity for cancer patients […]

MRI and CT simulation and education software specialist ScanLabMR has made an upgrade to its MRI simulator that it says introduces the industry’s first scientifically accurate visualisation of key image artefacts within a simulated clinical environment. The capability allows users to observe and interact with artefacts as they occur during scanning, most notably phase aliasing, […]

Siemens Healthineers and WH Bence have collaborated to develop the UK’s first hybrid-powered mobile CT unit for lung cancer screening, enabling more flexible, resilient and sustainable delivery of community-based imaging services. Designed to support growing demand for targeted lung health checks, the unit is built around the Siemens Healthineers Somatom go.Up CT system. Unlike conventional […]