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