sports medicine

Manchester Metropolitan University’s department of sports and exercise sciences at the Institute of Sport has added an Esaote MyLab X8. This installation continues a long-standing collaboration and the university now operates six Esaote ultrasound platforms across its teaching and research programmes, comprised of MyLab Twice, MyLab Seven, MyLab Gamma, MyLab Touch systems as well as […]

Canon Medical Systems and Manchester United are celebrating 10 years of sports medicine and imaging partnership by extending their agreement, supporting pro-active and reactive imaging delivery for professional footballers. Since 2013 Canon Medical Systems’ equipment at the club’s Carrington Training Complex has ensured continuity of specialist cardiac, MSK and general sports medicine using advanced systems. […]

Canon Medical Systems UK says its MRI systems have played a key role in proactive and reactive healthcare imaging in sports and exercise medicine last summer. Supporting sporting events on track and field, the AI-assisted MRI systems have helped with quicker diagnostic imaging of injuries as well as ongoing health surveillance. A team of volunteer […]

UK academics and medical institutions in the Sports Cardiology and Research Partnership are aiming to advance the detection of serious cardiac disease. To further this aim, Canon Medical Systems UK has announced a new round of investment to appoint additional research scholars and expand echocardiography ultrasound and cardiac MRI investigation techniques. In the last year, […]

The close collaborations between industry, sport and academia are heralding many advances in imaging research techniques to improve cardiac health for all The world watched in horror as Inter Milan player Christian Eriksen suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during the Denmark vs Finland UEFA Euro 2020 football match played in summer 2021. This rare but […]

Esaote’s MyLab Omega has been installed at The Keep Clinic, Grantham, to help diagnose the cause of shoulder pain as well as to guide injections. MSK Doctors consultant orthopaedic surgeon Professor Paul Lee is pictured with the MyLab Omega portable ultrasound system. He said: “MSK Doctors specialises in biological and minimally invasive treatments for sports […]

Routine monitoring of player health and specialist sports medicine research projects at Manchester United Football Club have received a boost with the introduction of a Vantage Galan 3.0T MRI from Canon Medical Systems UK. The system has taken its place in the club’s imaging centre at the Old Trafford training ground alongside CT and ultrasound […]

Manchester United Football Club’s Old Trafford stadium played host to an event dedicated to the world of sports medicine to promote the sharing of best clinical practice. Hosted by Canon Medical Systems UK, the event drew together clinicians, researchers and industry experts to discuss how medical imaging can assist elite sports and the wider public […]