POC

Fujifilm has recently launched its iViz Handheld system offering a compelling blend of wireless technology, a battery life of more than three hours and weighing no more than a stethoscope. Fast initialization with intuitive interaction at your fingertips. Handheld ultrasound has progressively been evolving throughout the last ten years and has developed a widespread use in […]

During the first lockdown in 2020, the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) in Harlow invested in a new mobile digital x-ray platform and one specific model was top choice. “One of the main reasons for choosing the FDR nano mobile x-ray unit for the radiology department was that it is lightweight and has easy […]

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 […]

Pictured following delivery and training on a Terason uSmart 3200t ultrasound system at The Royal London Hospital are regional anaesthesia lead Dr Tim Egan, operating department practitioner Grace Ito and Vertec product specialist Gavin Adcock.  The system was supplied by Vertec Scientific and wholly funded by a grant from Barts Charity. Vertec says that ultrasound […]

Fujifilm SonoSite’s POC ultrasound offers peace of mind for the specialist in women’s health. Sexual and reproductive health consultant for Leeds Sexual Health in West Yorkshire Dr Farah Chaudhry is using M-Turbo and Edge point-of-care (POC) ultrasound systems from Fujifilm SonoSite so that she can give informed assurance to women using long-acting contraception.  Having spent […]

Pictured at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, following the installation of a Samsung GM85 DR mobile, are MIS manager – Wales Mark O’Brien, professional head of radiography Alison Bax, superintendent radiographer Carol O’Shea, senior radiographers Evie Collins, Barbara Davies and Bea Perks, with MIS engineer Jack Parkin.  “Staff are finding the new Samsung DR […]

Radiographers Amy Campagne, Gill Roberts and Mariola Williams, healthcare assistant Lauren Miller, radiology manager Adele Maddison and Fujifilm account manager Richard Evans. Nuffield Health’s Grosvenor Hospital in Chester has found a mobile that does exactly what the imaging department needed with the acquisition of a Fujifilm FDR nano.  “We wanted a digital mobile to improve […]

Pictured are imaging manager Anton Ivanic, senior radiographer Rolando Tagami, superintendent plain imaging Alexandra Cook, Fujifilm senior account manager Iain Sims, reporting radiographer Rupert Penwarden and senior radiographer Sean Clancy. West Middlesex University Hospital has acquired two Fujifilm FDR Go mobiles, based on trials carried out by sister hospital Chelsea and Westminster.  One of the […]