Siemens lands U.K. ultrasound install

Siemens Healthcare has installed two Acuson S2000 diagnostic ultrasound systems at Royal Preston Hospital, part of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in England, for obstetric ultrasound exams.

The system offers eSieScan workflow protocols for the automation of routine tasks, and the hospital is utilizing the ultrasound for nuchal translucency screening in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to the Malvern, Pa.-based company.

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