Wimbledon champion appreciates image quality of new scanner

At The New Victoria Hospital are, back row, from left, Philips Healthcare account manager Gary Bailey and project manager Thomas Heneghan, radiographer Rosie Forrer, Philips general manager Neil Mesher, consultant radiologist Dr Sarah Evans, PR manager Dorothy Cassidy, radiographer Anne Saxon, consultant radiologist Dr Andrew Hine and radiographer Chris Bridger-Hurford.  In front row are Philips customer care centre co-coordinator Julia Smith, help desk response centre engineer Paul Sutherland, field service engineer Alex Dinnage, Wimbledon doubles champion Jeremy Bates, MRI imaging manager Gayle Hoffmann, imaging manager Barbara Hutton and hospital ceo Graham Ball.

The New Victoria Hospital in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, has replaced an existing Philips scanner with a Philips Ingenia 1.5T MRI system.  The hospital has a good relationship with the Lawn Tennis Association and regularly scans Wimbledon tennis players.  Doubles champion and ex Davis Cup Captain Jeremy Bates opened the scanning suite.  He has had experience of the old and new scanner and noted that when he received his more recent results, doctors were pleased with the clear images and diagnostic quality.  Bates said: “The New Victoria Hospital has a very friendly team, with great service.”

See the full report on page 22 of the April 2014 issue of RAD Magazine.