Department of Radio-Diagnosis is located in the ground floor of Main Hospital building, located closed to Emergency Room for easy access to critically ill patients. Over the years Department has kept pace with rapid changes that have taken in the field, with equipment and facilities that are comparable with the Best Radiology departments in all the Medical colleges of Andhra pradesh.
Department is equipped with state of art technology machines. Notable are 1.5 Tesla MRI (Siemens Magnetom 16 channal MRI with TIM Dot technology), 40 slice Multi Detector CT scanner (Siemen sensation 40), fully euipped Cath lab with C-Arm & DSA facilities, Two 800MA, Two 600MA, Two 300MA Radiography machines with Fluoroscopy / Image intensyfier facility & CR systems , 5 advanced Ultrasound scanners with colour doppler facility, 4 Grey scale Ultrasound & 2 Portable Ultrasound machines, Mammography machine & Dental Radiography machine
Department examines hundreds of patients every day. All forms of diagnostics & interventional Radiological procedures including biopsies, drainages, FNAC’ s & Cathlab procedures on routine and emergency basis are performed every day. On average, around 400 Radiographs, 200 Ultrasounds, 30CTs, 30 MRI’ s , 10 Conventional procedures , 8 Mammography & 5 to 10 guided procedures are done every day . Experienced Radiologists & dedicated Post graduates are avaliable 24 hours / 365 days.
Departmental library is equipped with PACS, latest editions of all reference & standrand text books ( around 200), latest journals (about 14) and internet facility. Also There is a museum with educational DVD’s & Research lab. Department holds a 50 capacity seminar hall equipped with audiovisual aids (LCD WI- FI projector & Mic’s).
Currently Department runs Post graudate Medical course (5 MD & 3 DMRD – All are recoginsed by MCI), Paramedical course ( 10 DMIT & 2 DRA recoginsed by AP Paramedical Board).
DEPARTMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS :
Department conducted 4 ZONAL CME’s under supervision of DR.NTRUHS & AP Medical council in last 3 years & also 4 Resident Education Programmes supported by ASRAMS Management.
The faculty of the Department have delivered various lecture programmes in other college ZONAL CME’s and our college other departmental ZONAL CME’s.
Post graduates are encouraged to participate in all the CME’s & conferences where they have presented a Poster or Read a Paper and won the exiting prizes.
Department hosted many interdepartmental meets & developed good rapport with them
