interventional radiology

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has become the first site in the UK to install a fully integrated imaging platform, combining the breakthrough Naeotom Alpha photon-counting CT system from Siemens Healthineers with laser guided intervention software – two advanced technologies featuring a new type of high-resolution imaging with rapid acquisition times. Funded by the […]

Royal Philips has introduced the VeriSight Pro 3D Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) catheter in Europe. Building on success in the USA, VeriSight Pro brings real-time 3D imaging directly inside the heart, without the need for general anaesthesia. Designed for procedures such as transcatheter valve repair and left atrial appendage closure, VeriSight Pro offers high resolution 2D […]

Professor Mo Hamady and Dr Raghu Lakshminarayan launched the first VITALS (Vascular Innovation and Technology Advanced Learning Symposium) on March 24-25, at Sopwell House in St Albans. The programme chairs, supported by the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) vascular special interest committee, welcomed more than 150 delegates to the residential meeting for two days […]

Philips has partnered with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust to deliver a cutting-edge interventional radiology suite at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford. The suite is equipped with the Philips Azurion 7 system, replacing outdated equipment that had been breaking down. With the new technology in place, clinicians can now perform a full range of routine […]

Available in the UK from Central Medical Supplies (CMS), the Action Products range of pressure relief solutions is designed to help manage positional pain during interventional CT procedures. Positional pain is common in patients who spend long periods on the interventional CT table. Patient complaints centre on the hardness of the table and their position […]

The installation and clinical launch of the first NRT Intelli-C hybrid fluoroscopy suite in NHS England has taken place, according to distributor Hospital Services Limited (HSL). “The hybrid technology enhances the trust’s capacity to deliver high quality patient care, redefining workflows and improving outcomes,” the company says. With clinical applications training complete, the site’s dedicated team is […]

Royal Derby Hospital first welcomed patients to its state-of-the-art hybrid theatre in late 2022. Philips provided an Azurion FlexArm system for the project, which supports the hospital in treating patients using complex vascular procedures. Interventional radiology and fluoroscopy superintendent radiographer Sarah Barker said: “This hybrid suite has been a real asset to us; it has allowed us to […]

Staff and patients are benefiting from cutting-edge technology at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust where an average of 10,000 interventional procedures are performed within the general interventional suites. The Heartlands Treatment Centre opened in January 2023 and features several Philips systems, including two Azurion image-guided therapy systems with FlexArm. Following the service improvements seen at Heartlands […]