University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust recently acquired six Canon ultrasound scanners as part of a second round of ultrasound purchases from Canon Medical Systems. Satisfaction with the customer service provided by Canon was a key factor in the decision to again select Canon ultrasound equipment.
Royal Lancaster Infirmary acquired four systems, two Aplio 400 scanners for placement in the antenatal ultrasound unit for obstetric and EPAU work, and one Aplio 500 for the radiology department, plus a Xario 200 for the ENT department, where it will be used to facilitate the one-stop head and neck clinic, which is operated from the main radiology department.
In addition, the Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe and Furness General Hospital both acquired Aplio 500 systems. The Aplio 500 scanners at Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital are equipped with Canon’s software packages, SMI (Super Micro-vascular Imaging) and shearwave elastography. SMI will be used for bowel studies and it is hoped, eventually, to use elastography for a new liver screening service.
Jayne Ireland, Lead Sonographer says, “It was an easy decision to go with Canon for the second wave of our new ultrasound purchases. We selected the equipment for its ease-of-use, reliability and the excellent after-sales service provided by Canon. We are achieving superb image quality and the SMI software as a useful aid to diagnosing bowel pathology is very sensitive and improves diagnostic confidence.” Jayne adds, “The optimisation days recently held were very informative and took the sonographers to an extra level of understanding to get the most out of the machines for every patient.”
The Aplio series is Canon’s premium system for general imaging and comes with advanced imaging and productivity features to satisfy the most robust requirements and boost efficiency. The Aplio 500 comes with SMI, which complements colour Doppler techniques in visualising small micro-vasculature. Together with elastography software, it provides an abundance of expert tools for quick and reliable diagnosis.
A compact system with a small body, the Xario 200 offers excellent image quality and superior workflow in an easy-to-handle compact scanner. Its light weight transducers, which cover a large variety of clinical applications, are ergonomically shaped with flexible cables and a very slim connector.
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Shown here, right to left, standing – Jayne Ireland, Lead Sonographer; Julia Gibson, Sonographer; Rachel Davies, Trainee Sonographer, Rachel Stephenson and Nicole Rhodes, Sonographers and Paula Connor, Ultrasound Applications Specialist Canon Medical Systems
Seated in front, left to right, are Sonographers, Stella Aspden, Mark Robinson and Steve Marks
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