nephrology

Vanessa Wickens from Sonosite (left) and Dr Jennifer Hanko demonstrate the use of POC ultrasound. Point-of-care (POC) ultrasound is widely used in nephrology for guiding the creation of fistulas and informing decisions on their viability and performance for dialysis.  Consultant nephrologist at Belfast City Hospital Dr Jennifer Hanko explained its impact on her clinical practice […]

Superintendent sonographer Illa Sodha with ultrasonographer Govinda Acharya, radiographer in vascular access Nicola Cullen and ultrasonographer Nicola Carr.   The renal transplant and nephrology department, at The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust has installed an Acuson S2000 ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare.   It is being used for biopsy guidance on native […]