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Professor Francis Smith, Clinical Director at Medserena Upright Open MRI Centre

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Professor Francis Smith pioneered the clinical application of MRI, starting the world’s first clinical trial in 1980 and the first diagnostic MRI service at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in 1981. He worked in collaboration with a number of clinicians exploring the applications of MRI, being the first to show its potential in the examination of the abdomen and pelvis as well as for the study of pregnancy. He published the first clinical applications of MRI to musculoskeletal radiology, head and neck malignancy, liver and pancreatic disease, pelvic malignancy and pregnancy. He has over 250 publications in peer reviewed Journals, 32 book chapters and has co-authored 5 text books. He is currently Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Director at the Medserena Upright Open MRI centres in London and Manchester.
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The new Civil Liability Act, due to come into force next April, has been generally welcomed. It will see the maximum compensation payment for whiplash and other personal injuries capped, while settling claims without medical evidence will be banned – a move designed to prevent spurious and exaggerated claims. There are 1,500 whiplash claims a day in the UK, costing insurers £2bn a year, according to the Association of British Insurers. Stamping out bogus cases will enable...

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The average waiting time for an MRI scan is 21 days, according to the latest Diagnostic Imaging Dataset published by NHS England. This compares to same day for X-Rays, Fluoroscopy and Medical Photography. Yet even that 21 day figure, extracted by NHS Digital from local Radiology Information Systems, masks the true extent of the problem. It’s skewed by the number of in-patients who have their test done far quicker. A third (33%) of the two million out-patients referred...

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