Thinking Inside the Box: Fairford Medical’s CT Scanbox

The latest report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ‘Health at a Glance: Europe 2018’, has highlighted the severe lack of provision of imaging equipment in the United Kingdom, and in turn indicates a real concern for the countries’ medical imaging sector. Interestingly in this report, the United Kingdom is labelled as […]

THINKING INSIDE THE BOX: FAIRFORD MEDICAL’S CT SCANBOX

The latest report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ‘Health at a Glance: Europe 2018’, has highlighted the severe lack of provision of imaging equipment in the United Kingdom, and in turn indicates a real concern for the countries’ medical imaging sector. Interestingly in this report, the United Kingdom is labelled as […]

The ukio conference in liverpool this week focuses on imaging and oncology, so we take a fresh look at the need and benefits of lung cancer screening with low dose ct

Whilst the last decade has seen a number of advances in surgical, radiotherapeutic, and chemotherapeutic methods of treatment, lung cancer remains one of the most serious and difficult to treat diseases we face. Unfortunately, when lung cancer is diagnosed, 55 per cent of patients will already have metastatic disease – meaning the cancer has spread […]

The Team Behind A Medical Imaging Machine

As advances in artificial intelligence, automation and IoT begin to materialise and find their way in to modern medical practice, the question as to whether technology can replace humans in the provision of healthcare is raised once more. For existing radiologists, fear of the future and the technological developments it holds is not uncommon. The […]

What Are The Challenges Of Gaining Regulatory Approval And How Can You Overcome Them?

As the MedTech sector continues to enjoy exponential growth across Europe and the US, the list of cutting edge healthcare solutions is rapidly expanding by the day. In fact, according to the most recent report from the European Patent Office (EPO), medical technology was the most popular patent filing category of 2018, with 13,795 filings […]

Why Do We Need An Mri Machine?

Medical Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines play a critical role in modern healthcare – so much so, in fact, that most of us take for granted the capabilities they provide to hospitals and healthcare facilities across the world. With its ability to map the internal organs and functioning of the human body without the use of […]

What Has Medical Imaging Done For Us Anyway?

Often ranked as one of the top medical developments in recent history, it’s difficult to imagine modern healthcare without medical imaging. Over the course of a century, radiology has revolutionised the way that healthcare professionals interpret, diagnose and treat a wide range of serious illnesses and injuries. Thanks to a series of ground-breaking discoveries and […]

How Medical Imaging Has Become Much More Accessible

Thanks to giant leaps in technology and an on-going drive to address the challenges associated with a growing population, the field of radiology has undergone significant transformation in the last decade. Digitisation has swept through healthcare practices across the globe; innovations in medical imaging have come thick and fast thanks to the wealth of MedTech […]

The Importance Of Mobile/relocatable Medical Imaging Machines

When a healthcare practice is equipped with the latest technology, they are able to reduce wait-times, improve outcomes and enhance patient care. Of course, that’s all well and good if a practice has the funds to afford the equipment, the installation and the costs associated with recurring maintenance. When budgets are tight, back-logs are building […]