Wigan

The CT team at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan, has made the switch from a syringe-based injector system to a multi-dosing injector system from Bracco, which is expected to optimise how the CT department can use contrast. Cross-sectional imaging manager Kathryn Grundy said: “Making the switch from a syringe-based injector system to a multi- dosing […]

After 12 years of intensive use of Barco’s diagnostic displays, the radiology department of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) decided to upgrade its display fleet to take advantage of the most recent technology improvements. WWL again opted for the trusted Barco quality and for a totally new reading experience with […]

Northwest Referrals in Wigan has upgraded its veterinary MRI scanner to an Esaote Vet Grande. Managing director James Weston said: “Our current Esaote scanner was the single most reliable piece of kit in the practice, with very few faults or breakdowns in the 16 years it has been used. We wanted to increase the throughput […]

Clinical radiology manager Stephen Ackers, clinical tutor Nicola Marlow, radiographer Niall Rowlands, senior radiographer Tom Leyland and Agfa HealthCare imaging business development manager Chris Heys. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has implemented Agfa HealthCare’s DR Retrofit direct radiography solutions at three of its sites. “As part of our radiology modernisation, Agfa’s DR Retrofit […]

At Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are Toshiba Medical Systems ultrasound applications specialist Paula Connor, consultant radiologist Dr Amruta Talwalkar, assistant practitioner Geri Murphy, senior manager Joleen Kirsty Eden, deputy superintendent radiographer Sue Smith and radiology manager Dr Jackie Addis. A Toshiba Aplio 400 ultrasound system has been installed in the breast screening […]

Boot Out Breast Cancer charity chair Debbie Dowie opens The Dowie Suite at Thomas Linacre Centre in Wigan. The official opening of The Dowie Suite at Thomas Linacre Centre in Wigan has been performed by Boot Out Breast Cancer chair Debbie Dowie and MP for Leigh Rt Hon Andy Burnham. A Faxitron CoreVision specimen system […]

South Lancashire Breast Screening Service’s senior diagnostic radiographer Joleen Kirsty Eden with Philips Healthcare commercial manager, women’s health, Neil Emery, advanced radiographic practitioner Karen Rigby, assistant practitioner Jeanne Smedley and Philips mammography applications specialist Runya Mukanganwa. South Lancashire Breast Screening Service, based at The Thomas Linacre Centre in Wigan, has replaced three mammography units with […]