Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences

Department of

Radiology and Imaging Sciences

(DIAGNOSTIC)

Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences

About the department:

The Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Tata Medical Center, Kolkata has all the updated modalities necessary for oncologic imaging, serving the purpose of screening, detection, obtaining diagnosis, guiding therapy, response assessment and follow up of cancer patients.The department has 8 consultants, 12 post-doctoral fellows, several dedicated and trained medical technologists and nursing staff. All modalities are connected by PACS, radiology reporting is done through RIS and is integrated to HMS. The department regularly participates in MDTMs and various academic activities.

Facilities

PACS integrating all modalities, imaging archive available since 2011, online reporting through RIS, integrated to HMS
Round the clock service for radiography, ultrasonography, CT scan, CathLab
Digital Xray including fluoroscopy, portable Xray: several machines
Ultrasonography: 2D ultrasonography, Colour doppler, Elastography, Contrast enhanced ultrasound, fusion imaging, portable ultrasonography, USG guided procedures such as drainage, FNAC, Biopsy, tumor ablation
Mammography including stereotactic procedures
CT (Two 64-slice CT machines, one 128-slice dual energy CT): Routine brain and body CT scan, multiphasic contrast enhanced CT scan, high resolution CT, perfusion CT, volumetry, CT guided procedures such as drainage, FNAC, Biopsy, tumor ablation
DEXA scan
MRI (Two 3Tesla machines): Advanced MR imaging of brain, neck, spine and body, MR perfusion, MR Elastography, Whole body MRI
CathLab: hepatobiliary, urologic procedures, vascular interventions, vascular access, ablations, pain management

Teaching Programmes

Post doctoral Fellowship: Fellowship in Oncoradiology and interventions (post MD/DNB Radiodiagnosis)
DRD (Tech): Diploma course for medical technologists

Additional Activities

Regular academic activities: classes, journal clubs, case presentations, symposiums
Participation in various multidisciplinary team meetings, surgical plannings
Several audits, projects, research publications, conference presentations and lectures by faculty and fellows
Participation in trials
Organization of student teaching programmes, conferences and workshops