RADIOLOGY
demands on the radiographers, which should have a positive effect on staff wellbeing. Mobile x-ray systems were also replaced. These machines move around the hospital and go up to the wards to x-ray patients. Two Samsung GM85 systems were chosen by the Trust for their slim, ergonomic and lightweight design.
Another mobile unit for the Special Baby Care Unit was also purchased. This was a Fuji Nano system. This machine is ideal for the Neonatal Unit, as it is small enough to move around the incubators within the Special Baby Care Unit. Further equipment replacements also include two mobile intensifier units. These machines were replaced with Philips Healthcare BV Pulsera machines. These are used in theatres to give full diagnosis imaging when the surgeons are operating. One of the systems has extra capability, allowing the team to use the machine in a vascular setting. The high power of these units allows enhanced visualisation for the surgeons, which is particularly important in spinal cases.
The ultrasound department has also seen a change. An extra ultrasound unit – Philips Affiniti 70 was added to the portfolio of equipment. This was to help with the increase in service demand for interventional procedures. A Fujifilm Sonosite X-Porte machine was also installed to enable more bedside procedures to be carried out, rather than patients having to be moved around the department. The general imaging Department saw an installation of a GE Logiq E9 and the maternity department a Canon Aplio i600 system, which features enhanced microvascular imaging. “The most exciting development and change is the re-design of the whole imaging department including the move of the Dexa department into an old un-used room,” said David Rolfe.
The new DEXA machine – a GE Lunar iDXA bone densitometer – is an advanced system which offers high clarity, precision
The Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s imaging facilities have had a massive overhaul, with the installation of a range of state-of-the-art equipment
and image resolution on the density of bones. The move of this machine into a different room, made available a space to create an additional CT scanner suite. It also enabled the Trust to redesign and add additional equipment to their portfolio including the installation of a new MRI scanner and injector. The new MRI scanner, which was charity-funded, was given the Royal seal of approval by Her Royal Highness the Countess of Wessex. The scanner, a Siemens 1.5T Magnetom Aera was officially opened by the Countess on 24 September 2019. The Trust and the charity worked tirelessly to raise the money for this system. Having a third MRI scanner means clinicians at Musgrove Park can perform more of the most complex scans than ever before. This is particularly important as the
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hospital has seen an annual ten percent increase in patients who need an MRI. The scanner also helps to provide diagnosis for patients who may have breast cancer, neurological conditions, cardiac problems, tumours, spinal injuries, and musculoskeletal disorders.
In the coming months, the existing CT scanner will also be updated. The scanner chosen is a GE Revolution EVO scanner, which replaces an old GE VCT. The new technology and software can give the department faster scan times, and greater patient throughput. Adam Turner, radiology operational manager at the Trust, explained that there has been a phased approach to the development of the department: “Working with Althea and moving different teams
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