Thursday 19 August 2010

Singleton Hospital upgrades its imaging capabilities with Siemens' Artis Zee

Singleton Hospital in Swansea, part of the Abertwae Bro Morgannwg (ABM) University Health Board, has boosted its imaging facilities with the installation of an Artis zee™ Siemens-Healthcare---SingleMultipurpose interventional angiography system from Siemens Healthcare. Situated in the Radiology Department, the Artis zee is being used to support a wide range of imaging procedures and has the capability to support emergency angiographic studies, which may remove the need to transfer sick patients between sites for investigation.  The system routinely provides imaging for barium examinations and gastro-intestinal interventional work such as Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatographies (ERCPs).

Free Mammography Screenings For Medicare Patients By January 2011

In January 2010, Medicare patients are going to have free mammography scans and colorectal cancer screenings, along with several other procedures, following the approval of mammograma new healthcare rule. According to several reports, the new rule will significantly increase the number of women desiring to undergo mammography scans. Medicare currently covers only 20% of the costs of preventive services such as breast cancer scans.

Southern Sudan Has Received A Portable Ultrasound System For Obstetric Use

The Martha Primary Healthcare Centre in southern Sudan has received a Siemens Acuson P10 handheld siemens-sudan3333portable ultrasound system provided by The Brickworks, a UK Winchester-based charity, to carry out obstetric scanning. The Martha Primary Healthcare Centre, located in the town of Yei in Southern Sudan, usually encounter about 900 antenatal patients every month. The ultrasound system was selected by representatives from The Brickworks who are currently having several strategic healthcare activities in the region.

European Union Invests €3.1m For Breast Cancer Diagnosis

In order to reach an accurate, reliable and rapid diagnosis of breast cancer, The European Union (EU) invests €3.1m to foster cancer diagnostic methods.
The EU will invest the money in the HAMAM (Highly Accurate Breast Cancer Diagnosis through Integration of Biological Knowledge, Novel Imaging Modalities, and Modelling) project which is designing a prototype workstation that integrates multi-modal images, such as mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, with patient information. The workstation will enable physicians to compare different diagnostic images side by side while reviewing patient medical history.