vascular

Professor Mo Hamady and Dr Raghu Lakshminarayan launched the first VITALS (Vascular Innovation and Technology Advanced Learning Symposium) on March 24-25, at Sopwell House in St Albans. The programme chairs, supported by the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) vascular special interest committee, welcomed more than 150 delegates to the residential meeting for two days […]

The first of four Canon Medical Systems UK and Wessex Diagnostic 2020 ultrasound imaging training days took place in Birmingham. Delegates gained knowledge about the latest application of B-mode, pulsed wave and colour Doppler techniques in the investigation of the abdominal, extra and intra-cranial and peripheral vasculature. Four platforms from the Canon ultrasound range were […]

Dr Alexandros Mallios, vascular surgeon at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris in Paris has been using ultrasound-guided percutaneous arteriovenous fistula access in patients undergoing haemodialysis. Dr Mallios says he believes point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) should be the standard of care for planning, creating and puncture of vascular access in all patients. “I work predominantly in haemodialysis, and […]

Wessex Diagnostic’s annual Venous Ultrasound Imaging course saw the start of a new collaboration with Canon Medical Systems for the vascular course programme.  Delegates from Nigeria, Jordan, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK, had access to the Canon Medical Systems range, from tablet to premium-end, as part of the exhibition and guided practical workshops. […]

Senior radiographers Zoe Targett, Nia Hopson, Heather Carter and Amy Ladd, consultant interventional radiologist Dr David Roberts, superintendent radiographer Jayne Slee, consultant interventional radiologist Dr Carl Sullivan, Philips UKI service delivery manager Aiden Jones, consultant interventional radiologist Dr Tony Davies, with Philips UKI district general manager, SW and Wales, Lee Moger, image guided therapy business […]

Consultant anaesthetist Dr Tim Pepall has used SonoSite ultrasound systems for the past decade. Frimley Park Hospital’s anaesthesia department is using point-of-care (POC) ultrasound to guide procedures such as vascular access and nerve blocks.  Consultant anaesthetist Dr Tim Pepall explained: “It’s essential to use ultrasound for central vascular access because of NICE guidelines, but we also […]

Delegates on the vascular ultrasound imaging course. Wessex Diagnostic held its bi-annual Vascular Ultrasound Imaging Training Course in Birmingham, in March, welcoming delegates from countries including Croatia, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Romania and the USA.  The mix of an experienced faculty with a limited number of dedicated delegates was intended to provide a great learning environment […]

Radiographers Iona Mullins and Amandeep Hujan, Philips UKI product specialist mobile surgery Simon Bunce, radiographer Emma Madigan and Philips UKI account manager Kara Slaney. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has replaced existing equipment with a fourth BV Pulsera C-arm image intensifier that will be used in the day surgery unit.  It comes with […]