The gap we fill
Reporting capacity, not another scanner
Hospitals across Africa continue to invest in MRI and CT. Cardiac work asks something further of that investment: a reporter accredited specifically in cardiac imaging.
Oxcardio supplies that reporting layer remotely. Studies acquired at your site are read and signed by a clinician accredited in cardiac imaging to Level 3.
Your patients are assessed against the same diagnostic standard as those in leading academic centres, without the cost or delay of referral abroad.
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Accredited in cardiac imaging, not general radiology
Every clinician reporting for Oxcardio is fully accredited in cardiac imaging to Level 3, the highest competency tier.
Accreditations across the team are held with SCMR, EACVI and BSCI. Our reporting team includes both cardiologists and radiologists subspecialised in cardiac imaging.
What we report
Cardiac MRI and cardiac CT, reported to subspecialist standard
Institutions across Africa scan a wide case mix on general-purpose scanners. The full reporting scope below is available whether you send two studies a month or two hundred.
Cardiac MRI (CMR)
- Function and volumesVentricular volumes, mass and ejection fraction.
- Tissue characterisationLate gadolinium enhancement, T1, T2 and ECV mapping.
- Cardiomyopathy and myocarditisWhere echocardiography leaves the diagnosis open.
- Perfusion and viabilityStress perfusion and viability assessment.
- Congenital heart diseaseAnatomical and flow assessment.
Cardiac CT
- CT coronary angiographyCTCA with CAD-RADS categorisation.
- Calcium scoringAgatston scoring with percentile context.
- Structural and pre-proceduralValve and structural heart planning studies.
- Electrophysiology planningLeft atrial and pulmonary vein anatomy.
- Extracardiac findingsThe full field of view is reviewed and reported.
Building capability
Protocols and radiographer training, where a cardiac service is being set up
A cardiac MRI service depends as much on acquisition as on reporting. A study acquired without the right sequences cannot answer the clinical question.
Oxcardio provides radiographer training and protocol development alongside reporting, so your team builds capability rather than only outsourcing it.
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Where enquiries come from
Oxcardio takes institutional enquiries from across Africa. The countries below are selectable on our enquiry form. If yours is not listed, choose Other and tell us where you are.
East Africa and the Horn
- East AfricaKenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.
- Somalia and DjiboutiEnquiries from institutions in Somalia and Djibouti are welcome. Both are selectable on the enquiry form.
West, North and Southern Africa
- West AfricaNigeria, Ghana and Senegal.
- North AfricaEgypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
- Southern AfricaSouth Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
Practicalities
How working with a UK reporting service actually runs
- Time differenceMost of the continent sits within three hours of UK time, so a study sent during your working day reaches a reporting clinician the same day.
- Reports and languageReports are issued in English, in a structured format your clinicians and MDT can work from.
- What your site providesA DICOM export pathway, a secure transfer route agreed with your IT team, and nominated clinical and IT contacts.
Transfer options, data protection under UK GDPR alongside your national requirements, and retention are all scoped with your IT and governance teams before go-live. Governance and security
