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Radiology technology company Hexarad has been able to reduce diagnostic waiting times for acute and emergency care patients at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust with its radiology technology platform. A joint pilot project showed that the overall time saved from using Hexarad’s platform is equivalent to one extra clinician per shift in a 10-doctor […]

Fujifilm SonoSite’s POC ultrasound offers peace of mind for the specialist in women’s health. Sexual and reproductive health consultant for Leeds Sexual Health in West Yorkshire Dr Farah Chaudhry is using M-Turbo and Edge point-of-care (POC) ultrasound systems from Fujifilm SonoSite so that she can give informed assurance to women using long-acting contraception.  Having spent […]

Dr Adam Garnett with a Fujifilm SonoSite Edge ultrasound system. Sportsmen and women on the Channel Island of Jersey have been benefiting point-of-care ultrasound at the Jersey Sports Medicine Clinic since the introduction of a Fujifilm SonoSite Edge system. Sports and exercise medicine consultant Dr Adam Garnett explained: “My interest in sports and exercise medicine started 20 years […]

Point-of-care ultrasound helped Dr Fiona Witham to diagnose a wide range of pathologies in patients living in a remote rural area. Clinicians participating in the Ukraine Christian Partnership’s (UCP) Summer Mission were assisted by a Fujifilm SonoSite Edge point-of-care ultrasound system to diagnose a wide range of pathologies. Dr Fiona Witham, a consultant radiologist travelling […]

Dr Angshu Bhowmik routinely uses point-of-care ultrasound to help guide pleural procedures. Ultrasound guidance is now routinely used for pleural procedures, with current British Thoracic Society guidelines stating that all pleural drain insertions and aspirations should be performed using the technique. Consultant chest physician specialising in lung cancer and COPD at Homerton University Hospital Dr […]

Dr Kaushik Bhowmick regularly uses the X-Porte point-of-care ultrasound system in his daily practice. West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds is using a latest generation point-of-care ultrasound system to help intensive care trainees develop their skills in cardiac and lung ultrasound. Consultant anaesthetist Dr Kaushik Bhowmick said: “My main focus is point-of-care echocardiography, while […]

Dr Helen Williams has been using ultrasound as part of her routine practice since 1999. The portability and ease of use of point-of-care ultrasound systems mean that they are increasingly being used outside the traditional hospital setting, according to SonoSite, with a number of general practitioners training to use ultrasound for a wide range of applications. […]

Junior intensive care fellow Carly Webb with consultant intensivist and anaesthetist Dr Justin Kirk-Bayley. Royal Surrey County Hospital’s intensive care unit has added a SonoSite X-Porte point-of-care ultrasound system, complementing an existing SonoSite Edge instrument. Consultant intensivist and anaesthetist Dr Justin Kirk-Bayley explained: “As a major cancer centre, we treat some very difficult and complicated cases, typically using […]