The Royal London Hospital's enhanced technology to benefit stroke patients

Stroke patients will benefit from quicker and more accurate treatment thanks to a state-of-the-art scanner at The Royal London Hospital.

© Barts Health NHS Trust

© Barts Health NHS Trust

Stroke patients will benefit from quicker and more accurate treatment thanks to a state-of-the-art scanner at The Royal London Hospital.

The Philips biplane angiogram machine, the first of its kind in the UK, will provide clinicians with clearer and more detailed images of blood clots, while using less radiation, improving patient outcomes and experience.

The biplane will further bolster the hospital's 24/7 mechanical thrombectomy service, which receives patients needing stroke care from across northeast London, Kent, East of England, and Cambridge.

Dr Levansri Makalanda, consultant in interventional neuroradiology, said: 'Mechanical thrombectomy is one of the most powerful treatments in medicine and a massive benefit to patients with large strokes.

'Our new biplane will enable faster and more precise treatments, giving our patients a better quality of life.'

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