The Clinical Imaging and Research Centre based at The Wellington Hospital in North London, a private hospital for cardiac care, has installed a Somatom Definition Dual Source CT, Symbia T6 SPECT/CT and ultrasound scanners from Siemens in its multi-purpose cardiac imaging and research centre.
Based on this technology, the group is ready to begin sophisticated trials to aid in rapid and accurate diagnosis of heart disease in patients presenting to the NHS “Chest Pain Clinics”. This is part of a randomised trial for objective diagnosis of chest pain using alternative technologies (RADICAL Trial). This will pave the way for improved diagnosis and costeffective treatment.
