Monday 20 May 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_6508
Date Request Received: 08/03/2022 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 24/03/2022 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Clinical Imaging Equipment Query
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Please provide a list of the current medical imaging equipment held by the Trust across all hospital sites, providing the following information: Overall spend on medical imaging products and services for the current year? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see attached To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI_6508 Response Equipment Inventory 2.0 - Offline.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: How much do you spend on each modality requested below for the current year: a) Computed Tomography (CT) b) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) c) Ultrasound d) Fluoroscopy e) Mammography f) Nuclear g) Mobile X-ray h) Static X-ray Example Response: 3 x Siemens Acuson SC2000, Initial cost £ 29,000, Contract start date 10/02/2022 Contract end date 10/02/2026, 6 years old Definitions: - Computed Tomography (CT) - is a medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of multiple X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce images of a body, allowing the user to see inside the body without cutting. They are used within Medical Physics and Radiology departments. - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. They are used in Medical Physics and Radiology departments - Ultrasound – is an imaging method that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of structures within the body. Ultrasound machines are used in various departments such as Radiology, Renal, Urology, Vascular, Clinical Science and Medical Physics. - Fluoroscopy - is an imaging technique that uses X-rays to obtain real-time moving images of the interior of an object. These products are used in Radiology departments. - Mammography – is a screening system used to detect and diagnose breast cancer by taking an X-ray of the breast. These products are used by Radiology and Breast Imaging professionals. - Nuclear - is a specialised area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure. These products are used in Medical Physics and Radiology departments. - Mobile X-ray - these units are used for radiographic imaging of patients who cannot be moved to the radiology department and who are in areas, such as intensive and critical care units or operating and emergency rooms, that lack standard, fixed radiographic equipment. Medical applications can include general radiography and orthopaedic, paediatric, skeletal, and abdominal imaging. They are usually used by Surgeons and Medical Physics and Radiology professionals. - Static X-ray - is used for taking standard x-rays. These products are used in Medical Physics and Radiology departments. | |
| Answer To Question 2: Information has been gathered from a number of sources and may not correspond exactly with the format of the FOI request, the attached sheet does provide the information required. To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below: FOI_6508 Response Equipment Inventory 2.0 - Offline.xlsx | |
| Question Number 3: Annual cost of maintenance of equipment | |
| Answer To Question 3: See attachment in Q1 | |
| Question Number 4: What percentage of your imaging equipment has an element of Artificial Intelligence? | |
| Answer To Question 4: Ultrasound 6 of our Samsung ultrasound systems have AI assisted elements including auto-label / auto-measure as well as Breast and Thyroid lesion analysis Radiology AI, 0%. We have a few services (Brainomix, Heartflow, Aidence) that essentially take images from PACS and provide some AI generated data but this is not the imaging equipment itself, hence 0%. | |
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