Press Releases: Radiology

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Ealing Hospital expands procedures and streamlines departmental workflow

16 May 2012

Ealing Hospital, part of Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, has recently taken installation of a ceiling-mounted Artis zeeTM from Siemens Healthcare. It is hoped the system will streamline procedures in the radiology department and help alleviate workload from departments in high-demand such as CT. More

Siemens presents ‘images leading the way’ at UKRC 2012

14 May 2012

Siemens Healthcare will showcase its syngo®.plaza PACS, syngo.via clinical image reporting software application, plus its latest portfolio of mobile digital X-ray, CT, MR coils, surgical imaging and ultrasound solutions at the 11th annual UK Radiological Congress (UKRC) event in Manchester, 25-27 June 2012. Demonstrations of the systems and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) sessions will take place on stand 73. More

Spire Washington realises MRI flexibility with new Siemens Healthcare installation

04 April 2012

Spire Washington Hospital in Washington, Tyne and Wear has installed a MAGNETOM® Avanto 1.5T MRI system from Siemens Healthcare, and was recently opened by players from Newcastle Falcons Rugby Football Club. The static system replaces use of a mobile solution shared between multiple sites, allowing the private healthcare provider to conduct rapid scans and provide its patients with access to MRI imaging on an ongoing basis. This is helping to boost patient throughput and workflow efficiency. The installation also allows the hospital to offer dedicated vascular imaging, which it was not able to perform in the past, and has opened the possibility for further applications in the future, including cardiac scanning and advanced musculoskeletal imaging. More

Royal Cornwall Hospital optimises workflow and interventional radiology procedures

18 January 2012

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

Royal Hampshire County Hospital sows the seeds of success with Siemens Healthcare

12 January 2012

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