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Claustrophobia is avoided with open MRI system

In the MRI suite, former patient Julian Hurcombe-Blight tests the bed, with consultant radiologist Carole Luck and hospital director Paula Naylor.   A patient whose life was saved after being one of the first to undergo an open MRI scan at Spire Windsor Clinic, was invited to officially open the new clinic.   Mr Julian Hurcombe-Blight […]

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Whittington cuts fixed costs and financial risk

Asteral technical director Stephen Hodgson and operations director David Cook with the Whittington’s associate medical director Dr Caroline Allum, Asteral business development director Sean Williams, consultant radiologist Dr David Grant and IM&T consultant, Whittington Glenn Winteringham.   The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust’s partnership with Asteral was put under the spotlight when the trust hosted an […]

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Open MRI for the Ridgeway

Lead radiographer Kerry Bramley, Hitachi applications manager Renata Krawczyk, Duncan Spencer and MRI assistant Jacqueline Bartle.   The new Hitachi Elite Open MRI scanner at MedTel’s Ridgeway Hospital Open MRI Centre in Swindon is proving to be a great success, with positive feedback from patients.   Its airy open design and a weight capacity of 500lbs is ideal […]

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