Imaging technology is used in the medical specialty of radiology to identify and treat disease. Diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology are two subfields of radiology. Radiologists are medical professionals with a focus in radiology.

One of the most prominent and technologically equipped departments at Sushruta Hospital, radiology offers patients round-the-clock care. 

The department of Radiology & Imaging provides a variety of services for the diagnosis & management of diseases and is supported by a group of highly qualified radiologists, trained professionals, and paramedical hospital employees.

The non-vascular techniques include percutaneous nephrostomy, radiofrequency ablation of tumours, and percutaneous catheter drainage of abscesses. They also include ultrasound/CT guided FNAC and biopsies.

Services:

Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan - Multi-slice CT machine at the department provides high resolution

scans in a short duration of time. The commonly done CT scans at the department include:

CT Head, Chest & Abdomen

CT Musculoskeletal system

High Resolution CT Chest

CT Angiography

CT Guided Biopsies & FNAC

Customized patient-centric CT Scans

Digital X-Ray – The department is equipped with both conventional as well as latest X-ray machines equipped with image intensifiers for performing fluoroscopic controlled procedures. Some of the X-ray services provided at the department include:

• Radiological examination of abdomen, chest, extremities & spine
• Procedures under fluoroscopy control include Barium investigations for GI tract, Hysterosalpingograms and diagnostic & therapeutic interventions
• Urological investigations such as IV urogram, micturatingcystourethrogram
• Portable radiography for patients
• Ultrasound – The procedures commonly done at the department of Radiology & Imaging include, but not limited to:
• Routine Abdominal Ultrasonography
• Antenatal sonography for assessing abnormalities in developing babies, ovulation monitoring
• Paediatric & Neonatal sonography
• Neurosonography
• Mammosonography
• Transvaginal &Transrectal sonography
• Sonography of small parts such as thyroid, parathyroid, scrotum etc.
• Doppler sonography for abdomen, pregnancy, carotid & peripheral vascular diseases
• Doppler sonography for kidney transplant
• Invasive procedures requiring USG guidance such as liver abscess, pleural &ascitic tapping
• Ultrasound guided surgical & gynaecological procedures in OTs