UK MRI scanning charity orders Ferrania imager
The UK medical charity the Cobalt Unit Appeal Fund has ordered a Ferrania
UK LifeImager 6050, the most advanced model in the LifeImager 6000 Series
family. The imager 6050 uses film and paper consumables and has three
magazines of consumables, of which any two are automatically available on
line. Smartcard technology stores set-up data and departmental/user
preferences. The imager is designed for use with CT, MRI, DR, CR, digital
screening, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, image intensifier recording and
other clinical applications. Ian Wilson, Ferrania UK managing director,
said: “We are delighted that Ferrania equipment will be contributing towards
such an important cause. Regular scanning is vital for preventative
purposes, as much as for use in treatment, and anything that makes the
process quicker and easier has to be a good idea.” The imager will be
linked to a Philips GEMINI GXL PET/CT system. The Philips equipment offers
seamless fusion of PET and CT images to optimise the information available
to clinicians from a single scan. It also delivers full PET 3D acquisition
and reconstruction and has a 190 cm scan length PET and CT to provide
single-scan whole body imaging. The Cheltenham-based Cobalt Unit Appeal
Fund provides a charge-free MRI Scanning Service to patients throughout
Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the West of England. It
has been active for more than 30 years and played a major part with the NHS
in establishing the Cheltenham Oncology Centre. As prime movers in
establishing the Gloucestershire Breast Screening Service, it provides both
equipment and accommodation from which the service operates.
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