MRI

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), in partnership with Ergéa UK, has completed a major upgrade to diagnostic imaging services at John Radcliffe Hospital, marking a significant milestone in OUH’s long-term programme to modernise radiology equipment, enhance patient care, and improve clinical outcomes. Delivered through a managed equipment service (MES) agreement with Ergéa UK, […]

The Meriden Hospital in Coventry, part of independent hospital operator Circle Health Group, has acquired MRI and CT services previously operatedby UME Health in a deal that will enhance the services on offer to patients across the West Midlands and surrounding areas. The deal will give patients choosing to pay for themselves, those with private […]

A major milestone in one of the world’s most ambitious medical research initiatives has been reached: more than 100,000 participants have now undergone whole body MRI scans for UK Biobank. It marks a pivotal moment in the long-term collaboration with Siemens Healthineers, whose 1.5T and 3.0T MRI systems are used for imaging in a project […]

Benenden Hospital, an independent hospital near Cranbrook in Kent, has opened its newly refurbished MRI suite, equipped with a £1 million MRI scanner. To celebrate the installation an official ribbon cutting ceremony took place in July, bringing together the hospital’s imaging team, community partners, the project management team and hospital leadership. The ribbon was cut […]

Philips, Lamboo Medical and Cobalt Health have entered into an agreement to design, develop and install a Philips 3.0T MRI relocatable system within a Lamboo Hybrid relocatable solution, creating a combined solution. It is tailored for on-site accommodation from three to six months and aims to further enhance diagnostic confidence and MRI workflow. Philips district […]

The Everything MRI Safety Forum, an annual education event, takes place on November 4. Over the course of two hours, organisers promise expert lectures and solutions to real-world problems including remote scanning, incident management, burns, imaging optimisation, education gaps, unsafe structures and the safety connection between technologists and radiologists. The free online forum is aimed […]

Retired professor of radiology Adrian Dixon takes a look back at being part of a body of fund-raisers in Cambridge that raised £1 million to buy and run Addenbrooke’s Hospital’s first whole body CT scanner, the first for the east of England region. It was opened by King Charles, then HRH Prince of Wales, in […]

Leeds Cancer Centre at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has taken a step forward in radiotherapy planning with the upgrade of a Philips Ingenia Evolution 1.5T MRI to include SmartSpeed technology. In July, it became one of the first radiotherapy centres in the world, alongside others in Japan and the Netherlands, to use SmartSpeed clinically. […]