Department of Radiodiagnosis

The Department of Radiodiagnosis at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences was started in the year 1956 under the leadership of Dr N.G. Gadedkar.

Following eminent professors have headed the department so far

Dr. N. G. Gadekar

22/09/1956 to 31/12/1966

Dr. P. K. Halder

01/01/1967 to 11/03/1970

Dr. Sneh Bhargava

12/03/1970 to 02/03/1985

Dr. R. K. Goulatia

03/03/1985 to 29/08/1987

Dr. Manorama Berry

30/08/1987 to 30/04/2001

Dr. Sima Mukhopadhyay

01/05/2001 to 31/10/2005

Dr. Sushma Vashisht

01/11/2005 to 29/02/2008

Prof. Arun Kumar Gupta

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Currently, Dr. Deep Narayan Srivastava is the Head of the department

The Department of Radiodiagnosis has state of art diagnostic, interventional and research facilities. These facilities are available at the Department of Radiodiagnosis in the Main hospital and at Radiodiagnosis sections at the Dr B.R Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer hospital, Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for ophthalmology, and at Jai Prakash Narayan Apex trauma Centre. The department runs three year post-graduate program (MD); three Fellowship courses (in GI radiology, Thoracic radiology & Pediatric radiology) of one year each and a three year B.Sc (Hons.) MTR (Medical Technology in Radiography) course in radiography.

The department has the following strength of staff

EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Department of Radiology's is equipped with ‘state of the art’ equipments and includes the following

RADIODIAGNOSIS - MAIN DEPARTMENT

Computed Tomography (CT): Multi Slice CT : Three

One 256 slice dual source Dual Energy Scanner, one 128 slice CT scanner, one 256 slice single

source dual energy CT is in the process of installation

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) : One 1.5 T MR Scanner

Beside these there are two 3T scanners and one 1.5 T MR Scanner in the Department of NMR which are also accessible to Department of Radiodiagnosis on a sharing basis

Diagnostic Radiography : Nine flat panel Digital Radiography units

Mammography : One flat panel high end 3D Digital mammography with Tomosynthesis

One prone table breast biopsy unit

Ultrasound : Twenty high end ultrasound colour Doppler machines (with few having capability for shear wave elastography and Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound)

Fluoroscopy units : Four units -

Two digital flat panel radiography cum fluoroscopy units, one flat panel over couch fluoroscopy unit and one under couch fluoroscopy unit under installation

C arm fluoroscopy : oneflat panel unit

Digital Subtraction Angiography : Two high end Flat panel Digital Subtraction Angiography units

Radiofrequency Ablation (Bipolar) unit : one

Laser Ablation unit : one

Portable Radiography units : 14 (of which 8 are flat panel digital radiography units, 2 are digital with in-built CR system and 4 are conventional portable radiography units.

The department is equipped with PACS and RIS which networks all the imaging modalities for a smooth workflow. Two film digitizers are installed in the department.

RADIODIAGNOSIS SECTION at DR B.R. AMBEDKAR, IRCH

• One 64 Slice CT Scanner
• One flat panel Digital Radiography unit
• One digital fluoroscopy cum radiography unit
• One mammography unit with stereotactic biopsy facility
• Two ultrasound units
• Two portable ultrasound units
• Four portable radiography units

RADIODIAGNOSIS SECTION at JPNA TRAUMA CENTRE

• One Dual energy CT scanner
• One 64 slice CT scanner
• One 1.5T MRI scanner
• One digital Flat Panel DSA unit
• Two digital flat panel radiography unit
• Three ultrasound units
• One dental radiography unit
• One flat panel digital fluoroscopy unit
• Seven Digital Portable Radiography units
• One portable ultrasound unit
• Complete RIS & PACS

RADIODIAGNOSIS SECTION at DR RAJENDRA PRASAD CENTRE FOR OPHTHALMIC SCIENCES

• One flat panel digital radiography unit
• One Color Doppler Ultrasound unit
• One 16 slice MDCT scanner