Dear AuntMinnie Member,
It's one of radiology's ironies: The nation that gave the world CT has lagged behind many other developed countries in installing the systems. But the U.K. is rectifying the situation with an ambitious plan to modernize its installed base of CT scanners.
The details come from Dr. Adrian Dixon, a U.K. radiologist who spoke on the topic recently. We're featuring Dr. Dixon's observations and Department of Health statistics on the state of CT in the U.K. in our CT Digital Community.
The U.K.'s National Health Service is pouring money into the acquisition of new multidetector-row CT scanners and hiring staff to operate them, according to the article by staff writer Eric Barnes. The demand for CT is growing rapidly as multislice technology fuels new clinical applications.
But CT's new prominence also has a downside, as existing staff struggle to keep pace with growing procedure volumes, according to Dr. Dixon. Learn all about the U.K.'s future in CT in our CT Digital Community, at ct.auntminnie.com.
