Hospitals get top-spec imaging equipment

New ultrasound breast imaging equipment installed at North Manchester and Oldham hospitals. Pictured: [Left to Right] Melanie Taylor, Mammographer at North Manchester General Hospital; Alison Darlington, Consultant Radiographer North Manchester General Hospital; Richard Evans, Regional Sales Manager at Siemens Healthcare; and Jackie Dempsey, Clerical Officer at North Manchester General Hospital.

THE Royal Oldham and North Manchester General are the first two hospitals in the UK to install a new state-of-the-art ultrasound imaging system designed to improve services for patients.

The equipment by Siemens provides improved HD images. It will help a busy breast ultrasound services team from The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust deliver care across the two hospitals to between 20 and 60 patients per day.

The system helps by guiding the team through examinations step-by-step and activating relevant modes in the shortest time possible.

Alison Darlington, consultant radiographer for breast imaging at North Manchester General Hospital and The Royal Oldham Hospital, said: “We looked extensively at a number of breast ultrasound systems and found that the image quality offered by Siemens’ systems came out head and shoulders above the rest.

“The review mode on the system lets us bring up multiple images on one screen at the same time.

“When looking for something tiny in the breast, this is a huge benefit to us.”

She added that the design of the probe also makes the process easier.