Northern Ireland

The Health and Social Care (HSC) service in Northern Ireland is to transform the way in which diagnostic services are delivered as it brings together millions of digital patient images in a single system, provided by Sectra. Called…
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Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland has successfully digitised pathology diagnostic images and reports into a medical imaging system that will help to future-proof diagnostics. The digital pathology project, which has been…
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Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, County Londonderry, part of Northern Health and Social Care Trust, has gone live with an Aquilion Prime SP CT scanner from Canon Medical UK. Situated near the emergency department, the system will provide…
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The first AI-assisted CT system in Northern Ireland has been ordered by Causeway Hospital in Coleraine, County Londonderry, according to Canon Medical Systems UK. The system will strengthen radiology services and improve diagnostic waiting…
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Supplier of diagnostic equipment Hospital Services Limited (HSL) is sponsoring Queen’s University Belfast’s Ladies Rugby club in a partnership aimed at raising awareness of early detection of breast cancer in young women. HSL branding will…
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Belfast Health and Social Care Trust’s orthopaedic service based at Musgrave Park Hospital provides a full range of elective orthopaedic procedures including joint replacement, spinal surgery and upper and lower limb surgery. The radiology…
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Craigavon Area Hospital in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, has received a Fujifilm FDR Go Plus mobile DR system. Lead radiographer Carl Marsh is impressed with the benefits that the new mobile x-ray system has delivered to his team and…
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Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry, Londonderry, has invested in a Philips Veradius Unity C-arm and a Stille imagiQ2 table, which will be used predominantly for abdominal fluoroscopy. Senior radiographer Nuala Quigg said: “We selected…
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Mater Hospital, Belfast, has received a NewTom Go 2D panoramic OPG system supplied by HSL. The installation occupies a small footprint and clinical lead radiographer Brian Grant explained: “Space was at a premium but it was the outstanding…
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Ulster University in Jordanstown has installed a Shimadzu Radspeed MC analogue x-ray room supplied by HSL, comprising a ceiling-suspended tube, heavy duty Bucky table and chest stand. The tube is said to feature movement flexibility and…
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