Great Ormond Street Hospital has opened a state-of-the-art MR and CT imaging centre to assist the investigation, diagnosis and research carried out by the hospital. A range of technologies have been supplied by Siemens – including a bespoke solution which combines an MRI scanner and a cardiac angiography suite in the same room, connected by a “Myabi” patient transfer table.
This is especially useful in the research and clinical application of non-invasive heart surgery using advanced catheterisation techniques. All equipment is connected to a Siemens PACS and Medcon Cardiac system for fast image archiving and recall. During the course of a year there will be 150,000 patient visits – from premature babies to late teens.
