New C-arm helps to reduce waiting times at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital

Published: 22-Aug-2013

System increases productivity within intra-operative imaging

Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital, part of the Nuffield Health group, has increased productivity within intra-operative imaging following the installation of an ARCADIS Varic C-arm from Siemens Healthcare.

The system is helping staff to improve the workflow of spinal and neurological surgery procedures with its rapid screening times and versatile applications.

The private hospital initially trialed the Varic, after which it was permanently selected for its superior image quality including 1024k x 1024k digital high resolution and high contrast imaging capabilities.

The system automatically transfers 2D images in high resolution for surgical navigation and is well suited for advanced acquisition, viewing and archiving. The Varic also offers clinicians the ability to load images from other modalities such as CT or MRI and visualise them directly on-screen.

The system’s mobile C-arm is counterbalanced, removing the need for it to be locked into place, enhancing ease of use for clinicians and providing easy patient access. The system’s compact and lightweight trolley also features large 19ins dual TFT monitors for high-quality image visualisation. This is boosted further by the Varic’s syngo user interface, enabling fast and intuitive system operation, image post-processing and networking. Additionally, it includes dose reduction features including an integrated laser light localiser, dose free collimation and multi-level dose control.

“Thanks to the ARCADIS Varic, we have been able to cut waiting times to provide an even faster and more-efficient service to our patients,” said Jayne Pears, radiology team lead at the hospital. “Staff have already commented on the system’s versatility, with its range of applications making it suitable for a various number of procedures.”

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