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ECR 2024 Day 1: The Green Hospital: Enhancing Sustainability
2024 28 Feb
With industry companies publicizing their efforts to decrease the energy consumption of devices and unveiling AI solutions for power management, sustainability was one of the main keywords of the ECR (European Congress of Radiology) congress in Vienna. In a session chaired by Jose Guilherme Couto (Malta) and Philipp Brantner (Switzerland), lecturers...Read more
Radiologists’ Reports Can Affect Hospital Performance and Income
2021 28 Jun
A recent study out of the UK gathered data from five hospitals to establish if a detailed review of trauma reports with reference to the coding manual improved accuracy of ISS. Investigators included information on imaging undertaken, mechanism of injury (MOI), Injury Severity Score (ISS), and injury descriptors. Patients with ISS near...Read more
Do Audits Work to Improve Hospital Care?
2021 19 Apr
Researchers from the University Medical Centre Groningen and the Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, The Netherlands, recently published findings on “Understanding how and why audits work in improving the quality of hospital care: A systematic realist review”. Quality and safety issues are becoming increasingly important in hospital care...Read more
Fewer Screenings, but More Serious Cases in Italian Community Hospitals
2021 16 Mar
Italy was one of the first European countries to face the Covid-19 pandemic. The first lockdown came into effect on 9 March 2020, to flatten the curve of contagion. These measures had a huge impact on all levels of medical practice. A study was conducted to examine how the workload of radiological examinations changed during the pandemic and how...Read more
Inappropriate CT and MRI use in hospitalised patients
2018 22 Feb
The use of diagnostic imaging has increased significantly over the past decade, and expensive technologies such as CT and MRI have been extensively introduced into several diagnostic procedures. While the clinical information acquired from their use may be beneficial to patients, these diagnostic tests also lead to increased healthcare costs. New research...Read more
Industry News
Fatebenefratelli San Pietro Hospital Inaugurates New Nuclear Medicine Department with uExplorer
2024 03 Jul
Rome, 25 June - San Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital inaugurates state-of-the-art Nuclear Medicine Department. Great event with the presence of The Undersecretary For International Cooperation Tripodi, The President Of The Regional Council Of Lazio Aurigemma and the online intervention of Minister Schillaci. The world's most advanced diagnostic...Read more
University Hospitals Enhances Patient Care with Aidoc's AI Solutions Across Entire Health System
2024 12 Jun
Aidoc aiOS™ integration across 13 hospitals focuses on enhancing clinical outcomes and streamlining workflow with access to 17 FDA-cleared AI algorithms University Hospitals (UH) has announced a major advancement in its AI strategy with the deployment of Aidoc’s comprehensive AI platform (aiOS™) across 13 of its hospitals and dozens of...Read more
Cutting-Edge Imaging: Unicamed Hospital Joins United Imaging Global Family
2024 16 May
We are pleased to announce that Unicamed Hospital in Gjilan, Kosovo has just become the newest member of the United Imaging global family. Thanks to a successful collaboration with NeuralMed – a company specialising in the supply, installation and maintenance of medical equipment, in particular imaging systems – Unicamed Hospital will have at...Read more
New uCT 530 CT Scanner Now Operational at SP ZOZ Hospital, Nowa Sol
2024 13 May
We are pleased to announce that United Imaging ’s state-of-the-art uCT 530 CT scanner has been installed at the Nowa Sól Hospital in cooperation with our business partner Solve Medical. This new acquisition will provide patients with access to the highest quality medical diagnostics, enabling fast and effective diagnosis of a wide range of...Read more
Varese Hospital Upgrades with United Imaging Advanced uCT 780 CT Scanner
2024 22 Apr
A United Imaging Healthcare uCT 780 CT scanner has been installed at the Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi di Varese in the small town of Varese in the far north-western province of Lombardy. The hospital itself dates back more than 800 years - in 1173, the first hospital settlement was established in the hills of Bosto by a religious...Read more
Articles
Innovative Diagnostics at Varese Hospital With the uCT 780 CT Scanner
2024 24 May
A United Imaging Healthcare uCT 780 CT scanner installed at the Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi di Varese in the small town of Varese in the far north-western province of Lombardy. Key Points The uCT 780 CT scanner from United Imaging Healthcare is a state-of-the-art medical device used primarily for diagnostic imaging. ...Read more
United Imaging's uMR Omega Revolutionises MRI at Military Clinical Hospital, Ełk
2023 28 Nov
An overview of the collaboration between United Imaging and the Military Clinical Hospital in Ełk and the shared dedication to ensuring that a wide spectrum of patients can benefit from the highest standards of diagnostic accuracy and safety in medical imaging. On the 11th of October, 2023, the Military Clinical Hospital in Ełk officially...Read more
High-Resolution Digital PET/CT - uMI Vista at St. Orsola University Hospital
2023 13 Nov
World-renowned St. Orsola University Hospital (Policlinico di Sant’Orsola) integrates the cutting-edge High-Resolution Digital PET/CT - uMI Vista from United Imaging into their comprehensive Medical Oncology Unit. United Imaging Healthcare Europe proudly announces that world-renowned St. Orsola University Hospital (Policlinico di Sant’Orsola)...Read more
The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist:A Multifunctional Hospital Risk Management Tool
2013 28 Nov
Author: Axel Fudickar Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Germany [email protected] Hospital risk management includes human factors and technical hazards as well as leadership, procedural, educational, financial and organisational issues. The World Health...Read more
Provision of a Dedicated Radiology Service For Acute Hospital Care
2013 28 Nov
Author Dr. Daniel Boxer West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust Watford, UK [email protected] Key Point · Delivery of radiology for acute care within a dedicated unit may be beneficial for patient outcomes and lengths of stay. · Read more
