UKRCO

Survey respondents indicated that innovation in medical imaging and the emergence of AI are exciting opportunities in radiology.  Credit: Dr Jon Bell, Consultant Interventional Radiologist at The Christie Hospital. The pace of innovation in medical imaging and the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) as an enabler for improving radiological diagnosis and reporting are the most […]

Professor of radiography and imaging practice research and BIR vice president (education) Maryann Hardy, imaging department innovation acceleration programme manager Katherine Day, lead advanced reporting radiographer practitioner Victoria Ballard and senior account manager IEL Phil Neale. A team from the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been presented with the BIR/IEL Make it […]

BIR president Andy Rogers, Canon Medical managing director Mark Hitchman and Professor Perry Pickhardt. Professor Perry Pickhardt delivered the eponymous Mayneord Memorial Lecture titled ‘The natural history of colorectal neoplasia?’ to an audience of radiologists, radiographers, scientists and oncologists at UKRCO in Liverpool. In his talk, Professor Pickhardt said colorectal cancer is the second leading […]

Representatives from Althea will be on hand at UKRCO. Visitors to Althea’s stand will be able to find out how much they could save via an interactive game that allows you to pick ‘n’ mix managed service options.  The independent provider of medical equipment services will also have three current NHS customers available who can […]

Fujifilm’s national sales manager Jeevan Gunaratnam, account managers Tracy Finlayson and Richard Evans, senior account managers Iain Sims, John Casson and Peter Leigh, account manager Craig Burrows and modality marketing for Fujifilm Tokyo Shunsuke Honda. Fujifilm is launching its new FDR Go Plus mobile x-ray system at UKRCO 2018.  This is the next generation of […]

Professor Perry Pickhardt. Professor Perry Pickhardt will be delivering the BIR/Canon Memorial Lecture at UKRCO on Monday, July 2.  His lecture will be titled ‘The natural history of colorectal neoplasia’. Professor Pickhardt has a worldwide reputation as a clinician, academic and educator in GI imaging.  He is currently chief of gastrointestinal imaging at the University […]

Find a seat early as sessions will be busy again this year. UKRCO organisers say that this year’s event offers one of the strongest programmes ever.  In addition to the FRCR drop-in sessions and a broad range of clinical sessions covering areas including MSK, cardiac, urology, paediatrics, breast, head and neck, obs/gynae, chest and gastrointestinal, there […]

The tour visits Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. After making an entrance at UKRCO 2017 for its launch party, the new Fujifilm FDR nano x-ray cart hit the road this month with a UK-wide tour of radiology departments and clinics.  During October, November and December the FDR nano will be visiting NHS hospitals and private […]