Kingston Hospital installs Artis zee MP delivering excellent image quality and improved workflow
Kingston Hospital, part of Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, has recently installed an Artis zeeTM Multi-purpose (MP) interventional imaging system from Siemens Healthcare. The system is located in the radiology department and replaces an existing Siemens system which the hospital had been using for 15 years. The system is being used for barium examinations, paediatrics, musculoskeletal and general fluoroscopy procedures.
The Artis zee Multi-purpose system has been designed with flexibility, fast image acquisition and advanced post-processing in mind. Its range of versatile clinical applications also includes full DSA (Digital Subtraction Angiography) functionality making it suitable to perform a wide range of angiography and fluoroscopy examinations, helping to improve departmental workflow. The department is making full use of the advanced dose-saving applications that are delivered as standard with the Artis zee systems, including CARE (Combined Applications to Reduce Exposure) and CLEAR (advanced image post-processing) in order to maintain excellent image quality at the lowest achievable dose.
The added benefit of the Artis zee MP’s integrated cross-hair laser light, is helping to enhance needle guidance in the interventional suite and proving particularly useful during hysterosalpingography (HSG) and paediatric procedures.
“This is the second Artis zee MP we have in the hospital, which is testament to the system’s capabilities. The main benefits have been the brilliant dose reduction, excellent picture quality and fantastic post processing capabilities where the platforms are not only quick but are also intuitive,” said Amanda Kenevin, Superintendent Radiographer at Kingston Hospital. “Both radiologists and radiographers have commented on the system’s ease of use and flexibility, which simultaneously allows us to see patients more quickly and run with a wider range of services.”
“We are pleased to see that Kingston Hospital is making full use of the Artis zee MP interventional imaging system. Not only are they using it for a wide range of procedures, but radiologists and radiographers are using the wide range of applications to their full extent,” said Malcolm Pickering, Regional Sales Manager at Siemens Healthcare. “The system is suitable for performing angiography and fluoroscopy examinations at a low dose, helping to improve workflow through its ease of use and precise image-guided technology.”
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The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical information technology and hearing aids. Siemens offers its customers products and solutions for the entire range of patient care from a single source – from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on to treatment and aftercare. By optimising clinical workflows for the most common diseases, Siemens also makes healthcare faster, better and more cost-effective. Siemens Healthcare employs some 51,000 employees worldwide and operates around the world. In fiscal year 2011 (to September 30), the Sector posted revenue of 12.5 billion euros and profit of around 1.3 billion euros. For further information please visit: www.siemens.com/healthcare.
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