Press Releases: Angiography

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Siemens present solutions for sustainable cardiovascular care at ESC 2011

19 September 2011

Siemens Healthcare has presented its solutions for sustainable cardiovascular care at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Paris, France. The portfolio included imaging technologies, in vitro diagnostics, IT solutions and consulting services. All enable cardiologists to make sound clinical decisions and provide safe procedures that at the same time address the growing economic challenges faced by today’s healthcare systems. Video presentations from the ‘Controversies in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease’ satellite symposium are available to view online at www.siemens.com/esc.   More

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust upgrades orthopaedic services with new C-arm

16 August 2011

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust has upgraded its service offerings for orthopaedic patients following the installation of an ARCADIS® Varic C-arm from Siemens Healthcare. The Varic is helping staff to speed up surgical procedures due to its ease of manoeuvrability and syngo® user interface for intuitive operation. More

Dual fluoroscopy and radiography system from Siemens Healthcare has agility at its heart

21 July 2011

The Luminos Agile dual digital fluoroscopy (Undercouch) and radiography system has been introduced into the UK by Siemens Healthcare. It has been designed to promote greater patient comfort during fluoroscopy procedures and can be expanded for radiography use when integrated with the Ysio ceiling suspended X-ray tube, wireless detector and wall stand. With the power of dual digital fluoroscopy and radiography in one place, patient throughput rates are increased, space restraints inside the hospital are maximised and equipment is better utilised when compared with two stand-alone systems. More

Freeman Hospital moves to streamline its interventional imaging and EVAR workflow with Artis zee

13 June 2011

Freeman Hospital, part of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has installed a ceiling mounted Artis zee™ to provide real-time interventional imaging for angiography procedures. The Artis zee ceiling from Siemens Healthcare will enable the hospital to streamline its workflow and keep primary focus on patient care. More

Scottish hospital to reduce patient examination times with Avanto system

07 June 2011

Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock, part of NHS Ayrshire & Arran, has installed a MAGNETOM® Avanto 1.5 Tesla from Siemens Healthcare. This follows a reorganisation of its Radiography Department. The system will enable the hospital to streamline its MRI examinations by reducing scanning times due to fast, high quality image acquisition More

Digital X-ray and fluoroscopy systems increase workflow at Spire Shawfair Park Hospital

10 May 2011

The newly built Spire Shawfair Park Hospital, part of Spire Healthcare, is benefiting from fast and convenient radiography and fluoroscopy solutions from Siemens Healthcare following the installation of an AXIOM Luminos dRF™ and Ysio wi-D™ direct Digital Radiography (DR) system. The Luminos provides imaging for diagnostic and therapeutic arthrography of the hip/shoulders and other joints, hysterosalpingography (HSG), barium studies and lap-band adjustments. The Ysio provides general X-ray imaging. More