Official medical systems partner to Manchester United
Since 2013, Canon Medical Systems UK has been the ‘Official Medical Systems Partner’ to Manchester United.
Our agreement involves the provision of state-of-the-art medical imaging equipment including MRI, and diagnostic Ultrasound to the dedicated Medical Imaging Centre at Carrington Training Complex. It is part of Canon Medical’s network of collaborations to undertake important research and support human health.
The medical equipment supplied plays an important role in the ongoing health and wellbeing of all support staff and football players including the first team, youth academy, and women’s team. Clinical information from the systems is used by the team’s doctors and physiotherapists to rapidly assess injuries incurred during games or training, assist rehabilitation and to pre-empt future injuries.
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“We’re extremely lucky. I think we’re unique in actually having not just multiple high level ultrasound machines but I think we’re unique in actually having an MRI scanner a 3T MRI scanner on site and a CT scanner so essentially what that means is as a medical performance department we don’t want for anything in terms of having the ability to examine, investigate, diagnose, and as give as much a prognosis as possible without the players having to leave the training ground.”
(December, 2024)
Dr. Gary O’Driscoll
Head of Sports Medicine
Facilitating insight through connection
Canon Medical fosters collaboration and the sharing of best practices within the sports medicine community by facilitating professional engagement between Manchester United and other institutions.
(December, 2024)
(December, 2024)
Dr. Hironari Masuda
Department of Orthopedic Surgery,
Teikyo University, Japan
Collaborative sports medical research
Mandatory and proactive health surveillance is also undertaken using the Canon Medical systems. For example, cardiac profiling is a requirement every two years. Governed by FIFA, it aims to identify anomalies that can lead to potentially fatal arrhythmias that can be the primary cause of sudden cardiac arrests. Whilst rare, the conditions can be asymptomatic and triggered by physical exertion. Canon Medical has many collaborations with sport, academia, the NHS and independent healthcare to power pioneering research projects.
Current studies involving Manchester United and in conjunction with UK universities and NHS clinical consultants aim to have wide-reaching potential to retired sportspeople, other sporting organisations, the NHS and global health communities. The research helps to unlock knowledge of the human body and assist with clinical education, equipment innovation and reshaping the future of preventative protocols and patient diagnosis. This will not only save lives, but also enable many people to live more active lives.
MRI
Manchester United FC welcomes first-class MRI at Old Trafford, with Canon Medical’s Vantage Galan 3T
(February 2020)
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MRI | Ultrasound
A look at how imaging research complements the ongoing health for football players
(July 2021)
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MRI | Ultrasound | CT
Dr. Steve Mcnally, Head of Football Medicine & Science at Manchester United FC, explores the role of diagnostic imaging in sports medicine
(February 2021)
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Our solutions for optimized decision- making from injury to recovery
Ultrasound
- Improves visualization of the microvasculature with SMI
- High frequency transducers up to 33MHz provide fine detail in the near field, enabling sub-millimeter imaging
Magnetic Resonance
- Visualizes tiny structures and details during movement
- Increases matrix size, removes noise, and delivers sharp anatomical images with PIQE