RADIOLOGY

Overview of services

Radiology Department Hayatabad Medical Complex provides effective diagnostic examinations and procedures on both In-patients and Out-patients. The chief  imaging facilities provided are:

  • General Radiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Ultrasound And Doppler Ultrasound
  • Computed Tomography Scan
  • Breast imaging including Ultrasound, 3D Digital Mammography with Tomosynthesis and MRI breast
  • Cardiac MRI
  • Cardiac CT
  • MRI Angiography
  • CT Angiography
  • DEXA Scan
  • Digital Fluoroscopy

Our diagnostic services provide support to all Departments of hospital including portable X-Ray and Ultrasound as required

Current services offered

  1. Ultrasound:
    • Ultrasound services include In-patient, Out-patients, Emergency patients and IBP patients. We provide Abdominal and Pelvis US, Obs/Gynae US, Transvaginal US, Ultrasound of breast, High resolution small part, Joints, Neck, tendon and carotid, Peripheral vascular Doppler.
    • We also perform Elastography of breast and liver lesions.
    • A whole range of ultrasound guided tap are performed.
    • Portable ultrasound machines are deployed anywhere in the hospital including wards and ICU for Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS).  
    • Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Scan in Emergency (ER).
  2. X-Ray:
    • Our general radiology section utilizes full field Digital Radiography and Computed Radiography.
    • Both acute and non-emergent X-Ray examinations are carried out in our Department.
    • Portable X-Ray facility is provided to non-ambulatory patients of ICU, CCU and Isolation wards.
  3. MRI:
    • Our Ingenia 1.5Tesla MRI machine provides cross sectional body imaging.
    • Our dedicated and advanced imaging modalities include:
    • Cardiac MRI
    • Diffusion weighted imaging whole body
    • MR spectroscopy
    • Multiparametric prostate MRI
    • MR Angiography
    • MRCP
    • Hepatobilary Imaging
    • MRI Breast

 

  1. CT Scan:
    • 02 128 Slice Multidetector CT scan machines are available for acute as well as non-emergent thoracic, musculoskeletal, abdominal and pelvic CT scan including hepatobiliary, pancreas, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, transplant imaging, cancer staging and trauma imaging.
    • Examination of the brain, head and neck region and spine along with CT cerebral angiography are important parts of nervous system imaging.
    • Our advanced imaging includes

Cardiac CT

Calcium scoring

Coronary angiogram.

CT Angiogram

Triphasic CT

CT Colonoscopy

  1. 3D Digital Mammography with Tomosynthesis:
    • 3D Digital Mammography machine with Tomosynthesisis is offering screening and diagnostic services for breast lesions.
  2. DEXA Scan:
    • DEXA scan provides assessment of bone density, percentage body fat, total lean mass, limb comparison of muscle imbalance detection, visceral fat and BMI
  3. Digital Fluoroscopy Machine
  • Digital Fluoroscopy Machine makes us capable of providing multiple services like

BARIUM SWALLOW

FISTULOGRAM

BARIUM MEAL

HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY

BARIUM FOLLOW THROUGH

IVU

BARIUM MEAL & FOLLOW THROUGH

MCUG

BARIUM ENEMA

UROGRAPHY (RETROGRADE/ ANTEGRADE )

DISTAL LOOPOGRAM

T -TUBE CHOLANGIOGRAM

 

SINOGRAM

 
 

Hours of services provision

Emergency Cover:

24 hours/ 7 days in 03 shifts from 08:00am to 02:00pm,from 02:00pm to 08:00pm and from 08:00pm to 08:00am

Regular Hours:

Monday to Friday (08:00am to 04:00pm).

IBP Services:

IBP services also offered by Radiology Department

 

Planned services

Our future initiatives are to:

  • Provide advanced interventional Radiological facility using C-Arm Fluoroscopy machine.
  • Provide Ultrasound, CT and MRI guided biopsy facility.
  • Provide stereotactic breast biopsy and clip placement for breast lesions.

 

 

                                                                    CUSTOMERS

Internal Customers

External Customers

Inpatients

Outpatients Referred from other hospital

Nursing staff and other staff

Family members of patients

Consultants and other doctors

Government organizations, sehat sahulat

PG trainees and Paramedical Staff

 

Paramedical Staff

 

 

QUALITY MEASURE(S)

  • Examination scheduling: CT, MRI, US, mammography, X-Ray and DEXA scan are closely monitored to assure that excessive delays are not experienced for emergency and non-emergent examinations.
  • Turnaround time for radiological investigations and their reports are monitored and reviewed.
  • Personal radiation exposure monitoring: Film badge readings for personal dose monitoring is three monthly reviewed, according to the ALARA regulations.
  • Continuing education: Programs are designed to provide an ongoing review and new information to staff about technology development, safety, patient care procedures and related subjects that are pertinent to the division.
  • Annual number of trainees qualified: A large number of Postgraduate Trainees are qualified per year.
  • Equipment maintenance: is scheduled for each unit at specific times throughout each year.
  • Audit of annual number of radiological examinations performed: in relation to total workload

Staff meetings: Weekly and monthly staff meetings are held. Agendas of the meetings include personnel, equipment operations, new procedures/ protocols, scheduling etc. Problems are identified and solution discussed to remedy the issue.

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