BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow has migrated to digital mammography for the first time, following the installation of a MAMMOMAT Inspiration™ from Siemens Healthcare. The system replaces a previously installed analogue system at the hospital, enabling clinicians to rapidly view detailed high quality images at a low dose and assist with operator confidence. The ease-of-use of the MAMMOMAT Inspiration also enables clinicians to spend more time with patients, improving patient care in the process. More

The Harley Street Clinic in London has completed the installation of a state-of-the-art ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare at its new Diagnostic Centre based in Devonshire Street. The installed system enables the private healthcare organisation to offer ultrasound imaging services to the new centre’s patients for the very first time. More

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital is benefiting from 2D doppler and 3D/4D imaging following the installation of an ACUSON S2000™ diagnostic ultrasound system from Siemens Healthcare. Ideal for general adult or paediatric imaging requirements, the system is supporting a wide variety of procedures including image guided injections, musculoskeletal and achilles work. More

The Luminos Fusion and Multix Fusion have been launched by Siemens Healthcare as a new Fusion product range. The Luminos is suited to clinical fluoroscopy needs and the Multix is the latest in affordable solutions for routine radiography. Siemens has continued to demonstrate its commitment to fluoroscopy with eight new products introduced to the market in the last five years and over 10,000 installed systems. More

Royal Cornwall Hospital, part of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has taken installation of an advanced multi-axis interventional imaging system, the Artis zeego™ from Siemens Healthcare. Located in the new state-of-the-art “Donald Gregory” theatre environment, the system is the second of its kind in the UK and is being used for interventional, vascular and CT-guided punctures. Plans for expansion of procedures using the zeego include use in endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic shunts (TIPS). More

The Daisy Appeal, a local charity that aims to improve treatment and research opportunities in cancer and heart disease for the people in the Hull and East Yorkshire region, has helped to secure funds for the purchase of a Biograph™ mCT from Siemens Healthcare. It will be installed along with a cyclotron into the purpose built Medical Research Centre at Castle Hill Hospital, part of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, and aims to be operational by spring 2013. More

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, part of the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, has unveiled a new SOMATOM® Definition Flash CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare. The system is the first in the North West and was officially opened by Professor Helen Carty, High Sheriff of Merseyside. The Trust will benefit from unrivalled image quality at the lowest dose and the ability to provide a wider range of services to patients. More

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, part of the Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust, recently welcomed Alan Titchmarsh, celebrity gardener and television presenter, to open its new Artis zeeTM Multi-purpose (MP) interventional imaging system from Siemens Healthcare. The system offers rapid image acquisition and post-processing capabilities, helping to improve departmental workflow. It is suited to interventional procedures and features high contrast resolution to improve accuracy during image-guided procedures at low dose. Equipped with large displays and an ergonomic design, the Artis zee provides staff with ease of use and a greater level of functionality. More

Siemens Healthcare has appointed and promoted two new members of staff to strengthen its Managed Equipment Services (MES) team. Clive West will join the team as Technical Manager and Neil Cook will focus on MES group project realisation as Senior Project Manager. More

Frenchay Hospital, part of North Bristol NHS Trust, is providing innovative procedures to support accurate diagnosis in the Neuroradiology Department following the installation of a new Artis zee™ Biplane System from Siemens Healthcare. More