New generation AI-assisted technology from Canon Medical Systems to underpin specialist congenital adult cardiac services

The Golden Jubilee National Hospital, a major diagnostic imaging unit and centre of excellence in heart and lung services in Clydebank, Scotland, has updated its cardiac CT scanning equipment. The new Aquilion ONE / PRISM Edition CT scanner with Deep Intelligence replaces a competitor CT system and introduces next generation reconstruction technology to assist with supporting high cardiac imaging caseloads.

The Canon Medical CT scanner includes the Advanced intelligence Clear-IQ Engine (AiCE) that helps to see through imaging noise using Deep Learning Reconstruction AI technology to deliver sharp, clear and distinct images at speed and low dose. It also features a 16cm wide area detector to obtain an entire heart image in a single rotation. It will be used at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital to support routine cardiac imaging work, complex congenital cardiac cases along with a wide variety of general CT examinations and interventional work utilising the newly designed Hybrid Touch Panel Controls.

“We are delighted with the new Aquilion ONE / PRISM Edition CT scanner. It is easy to operate and our radiologists have been delighted with the fantastic quality of cardiac images at low dose to support our heart and lung patient services,” states Julie Morrison, CT Lead Radiographer at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital. “The CT system met our brief for all specifications. The wide area detector will enable us to obtain an entire heart in a fraction of a second and the AI-technology further enhances the ability to gain low dose, high quality images at speed. We feel ready for the future.”

Lee Simpson, Regional Sales Manager for Scotland and the Northern Region at Canon Medical Systems UK states, “It is great news to welcome a new customer to our UK CT community. We now look forward to supporting all their technical and knowledge development needs into the future to ensure they get the very best return on their CT investment.”

Photo caption: The Golden Jubilee National Hospital, a major diagnostic imaging unit and centre of excellence in heart & lung services in Clydebank, Scotland, has updated its cardiac CT scanning equipment with a new Aquilion ONE / PRISM Edition CT scanner. L to R: Lyndsey Johnston, Specialist Radiographer; Michelle Higgins, Specialist Radiographer; Lee Simpson, Regional Sales Manager, North & Scotland at Canon Medical Systems UK; Julie Morrison, CT Superintendent Radiographer; Gillian Wilson, Specialist Radiographer; and Hilary Beaton, Specialist Radiographer.

The Royal Oldham Hospital praises image quality & equipment service support

 London, 5 July 2021: The Royal Oldham Hospital, Greater Manchester, is celebrating the first anniversary of its Ultimax-i ‘three-in-one’ angiography, fluoroscopy and radiology system from Canon Medical Systems UK.

Reflecting on its first year of service, Helena Hill, Interventional Radiology and Fluoroscopy Manager at The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust states, “The Ultimax-i has given us a flexible resource to manage Musculoskeletal (MSK) and upper gastrointestinal (GI) work. Our endoscopy staff and speech therapists feel it has changed the way they work with brilliant image quality and the multi-directional digital C-arm.”

“The quality of service and applications support we receive from Canon Medical is amazingly reliable – everyone is so friendly and helpful. If we need an engineer to support, one comes out straight away which gives total peace of mind that they were the right choice of provider and remain committed to our equipment long after the procurement process has ended. We look forward to many more years of working in imaging partnership,” she continues.

The Ultimax-i is a multi-directional, interactive digital C-arm requiring minimal space requirements. It is also a multi-purpose system designed for ultimate clinical flexibility to meet the needs of DR, angiography and fluoroscopy.

Daniel Parr, Interventional X-ray & HIT Modality Manager at Canon Medical states, “The Ultimax-i answers the need for improving efficiency in healthcare imaging by providing a single, multi-purpose system that can provide simple radiography procedures, full head-to-toe coverage and angio-lab capabilities at low dose. We’re delighted to hear from The Royal Oldham Hospital that our product innovation and NHS imaging service support still meets the grade, a year on.”

Photo caption: The Royal Oldham Hospital, Greater Manchester, is celebrating the first anniversary of its Ultimax-i ‘three-in-one’ angiography, fluoroscopy and radiology system from Canon Medical Systems UK.