urology

Charter Medical Private Hospital in Mullingar, Ireland, has introduced the Esaote MyLab E80 ultrasound system with UroFusion technology to its urology service. The platform will be used by consultant urologist Mr Asadullah Aslam to perform targeted prostate biopsies. The MyLab E80 is designed to deliver exceptional image quality, advanced processing and a user-friendly workflow. Combined […]

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust urologist Dr Lewis Mambu has chosen Esaote’s MyLab Omega portable ultrasound system for King George Hospital’s outpatient diagnostic unit for local anaesthetic transperineal prostate biopsy workload. The department was looking for a system that would aid in increasing clinics, both in the department and in theatres when […]

The Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) NHS Foundation Trust has received two Zenition 70 C-arm systems from Philips. Specialist radiographer Andrew Setchell said: “The Zenition 70s are reliable, robust, user-friendly and make training other colleagues easy. The two units enable us to support urology and orthopaedic theatre cases. “We particularly like the touch screen image […]

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (NNUH) urology team is said to be the first in the east of England and the fourth NHS hospital nationwide to offer a new, less invasive robotic treatment to men with enlarged prostates. NNUH urologists join their counterparts at Guy’s and St Thomas’, Royal Berkshire and Hampshire […]

Nearly three years after it opened, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital’s Norfolk Centre for Interventional Radiology (NCIR) team has treated its 6,000th patient. Michael Atkinson from Norwich visits the centre every 10 weeks to have his nephrostomy changed after having his bladder removed following bladder cancer in 2018. The team has developed a specific patient […]

Fujifilm Healthcare Europe has unveiled the Arietta 65 IntuitiveFusion, a compact diagnostic ultrasound system with dedicated prostate fusion imaging to allow stereotactic navigation of targeted prostate biopsies. The Arietta 65 IntuitiveFusion includes high end features in an affordable and accessible solution to meet the needs of a busy and varied urology department. Its fusion technology […]

Seated in front are sonographers Lorraine Edwards and Sherrie Akbari with clinical lead Zoe Mottram.  Behind them are sonographers Claire Melia, Danielle Pearson and Esther Phillips, with Canon Medical Systems ultrasound applications specialist Paula Connor. North Manchester General Hospital has invested in two Canon Medical Systems ultrasound scanners, one for antenatal scanning and the second for […]

Hitachi regional sales manager Tom Dolton, clinical application specialist Annie Dunham and urology nurse practitioner Sue Thompson. Peterborough City Hospital has chosen a Hitachi Hi Vision Noblus for its recent ultrasound upgrade in the urology department.  Urology nurse practitioner Sue Thompson said: “We are delighted with our decision to upgrade our ultrasound machine to the Hitachi […]