Birmingham Heartlands Hospital recently acquired two Canon Aplio 500 ultrasound scanners as part of the Heart of England’s NHS Foundation Trust’s equipment replacement programme. The Trust purchased in total five Aplio 500 systems, with Solihull Hospital receiving the other three units. 

Ryan Carr, Clinical Lead Sonographer at Heart of England NHS Trust says, “We reviewed a number of machines from different manufacturers and decided that Canon was best for our clinical needs. The image quality has greatly improved and we are now in the early stages of introducing fusion scanning. There is a large selection of probes to choose from and we have invested in a 3D transvaginal probe to improve our capabilities within this area.”

Canon’s Aplio 500 delivers high quality performance. Based on its innovative High Density Architecture, users can obtain clinical images of exceptional resolution and detail. It comes with a wide range of tools and options for advanced imaging and interventions.

Correlating different imaging modalities in real-time, Canon’s Smart Fusion allows the user to locate difficult lesions faster, to navigate complex anatomy securely, and to improve confidence when carrying out invasive procedures. For a comprehensive pre- and post-interventional evaluation, Smart Fusion enables the sonographer to work in any ultrasound imaging mode, including colour Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

In addition, Smart Fusion reads 3D DICOM datasets from all major imaging modalities and shows the corresponding images contained in real-time, adjacent to the live ultrasound display.

Commenting on the installation and training supplied by Canon, Ryan adds, “We found the whole process, from our trial runs with the machines, to completion of the project to be seamless and the applications specialists have been tremendously supportive. We often asked Canon, sometimes at short notice, to provide training and they have always been accommodating. Overall, we have been impressed with Canon’s ability to provide high quality scan machines, as well as a first-class support system.”

 

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Shown here (left to right) at the handover of the equipment is:

Donna Holdcroft, Ultrasound Clinical Specialist, Canon Medical Systems, with Registrars, Dr. Qazi Jahenzeb; Dr. Laura Davies and Dr. Hayder Al-Assam. Kamaljeet Nagra, Clinical Lead Sonographer and Dr. Ben Miller, Consultant Radiologist

Canon Medical Systems has a carbon-zero project in place. We have calculated the carbon footprint for each of our products to include manufacturing, shipping, delivery and average hospital energy used for the standard lifetime of the equipment as follows:

Ultrasound equates to 1 stove and 3,415 litres of water

St. Richard’s Hospital, Chichester, part of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, recently acquired a Canon Aplio 500 ultrasound system for obstetric scanning.

Rebecca Coombes, Acting Superintendent Sonographer says, “We chose the Canon Aplio 500 because it offers excellent resolution on images, with an ergonomically effective small high-frequency curved array probe. We are all finding it a pleasure to work with.”

The Aplio 500 comes equipped with a wide range of powerful clinical tools. Its modular design with raw data functionality is easy to upgrade as individual demands grow, and its compact design with adjustable console and fully articulating monitor arm enables the user to create an ergonomic work environment in virtually any clinical setting. The system’s premium quality LCD screen with the four-axis arm can move and swivel into perfect position for better viewing and protection from neck, shoulder and eye strain.

In addition, Aplio’s fully programmable console can be customised to suit individual clinical needs and personal preferences simply by reassigning functions to the keys of choice. This results in better reach, fewer keystrokes and a shorter learning curve. The mode-sensitive touch screen, which is also programmable, enables direct access to complex measurements, labels and advanced functions. Its 3D multi-functional keys offer four degrees of freedom for outstanding usability, and their mode-sensitive function is fully programmable and displayed on the adjacent touch screen in an easy-to-understand manner.

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Shown here, (left to right) Natasha Litherland, Student Sonographer; Jackie Dummer, Midwife Sonographer; Rebecca Coombes, Acting Superintendent Sonographer, and Amanda Sutton, Kathryn Hicks and Geeta Singh, Sonographers

Canon Medical Systems has a carbon-zero project in place. We have calculated the carbon footprint for each of our products to include manufacturing, shipping, delivery and average hospital energy used for the standard lifetime of the equipment as follows:

Ultrasound equates to 1 stove and 3,415 litres of water

Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital recently went live with its new Canon Ultimax-i X-ray system, located in a brand new building, on the site of the old hospital. Canon supplied an Ultimax-i C-arm with overhead tube crane and vertical chest stand, providing a new fluoroscopy service as well as a back-up for the hospital’s general X-ray room. Included in the options purchased by Nuffield Health Cambridge are Canon’s 512-frame Retrospective Fluoro Record and Extension Reference Tool.

Commenting on the new installation, Michelle West, Radiology Manager, says, “The new system, which replaced an old machine, gives us more capabilities to perform different procedures. We chose the unit because we were impressed with the ease-of-use and the imaged quality. With the new Ultimax-i, we are now able to perform interventional procedures, such as lumbar punctures, nephrostomies and joint injection.” Michelle adds, “The Canon staff have been great; very helpful and the training was really flexible for our needs. The trainers have also been in touch a couple of times, post-installation to book more training to fill in any gaps.”

Offering versatility and flexibility, Canon’s Ultimax-i is able to cover a wide range of clinical imaging and interventional needs. It comes with a 43 x 43 flat panel detector and includes an integrated C-arm that eliminates the need for the patient to be moved from the table. Capable of performing multi-purpose examinations, including conventional X-ray, fluoroscopy and angiography, its innovative design enables AP and PA examinations and provides a multi-directional interactive digital C-arm system, which ensures an ideal solution for all patients.

The 512-Retrospective Fluoro Record allows, during normal screening, for any of the last 512-frames of acquisition to be stored for later review, should something of interest be noticed during the fluoro run and the prospective fluoro record was not previously enabled. No additional radiation exposure is required to implement this dose-saving function.

The Extension Reference Tool enables multiple DR images to be acquired by the C-arm X-ray tube and detector, and for the resultant images to be stitched together. Typical examinations include load-bearing leg lengths, long legs and scoliosis spines.

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Shown here, left to right: Colin Pellow, Account Executive, CT/X-RAY/MRI & Connectivity, Canon Medical Systems; Michelle West, Radiology Manager, Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital; Chi Burt, Sales Specialist, Canon Medical Systems; Fatima Carvalho, Deputy Radiology Manager at Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital and Daniel Parr, X-ray Clinical Applications Specialist, Canon Medical Systems

Canon Medical Systems has a carbon-zero project in place. We have calculated the carbon footprint for each of our products to include manufacturing, shipping, delivery and average hospital energy used for the standard lifetime of the equipment as follows:
X-ray equates to 13 stoves and 50,781 litres of water