Radiology
Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology
The Department has a structured residency program, which inducts trainees twice a year for a four-year training program in FCPS, two years in MCPS and annual induction for two years post fellowship specialist registrar training in both diagnostic and interventional radiology. The Department also offers a structured Radiographers Training Program. The duration of the program is two years. The Department is regulated and licensed by the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) and offers 24/7 services that cater to the needs of inpatients, outpatients, emergency patients and institutional based private patients as well as private diagnostic referrals from outside by providing the best possible diagnostic services developed on modern lines of a filmless and paperless system by a well-established fully equipped picture archiving and communication system (PAC’S ). It has the edge of being the first public sector hospital in KPK to not only have a filmless and paperless service but to set up a state-of-the-art Interventional Radiology service. It is fortified with a team of Radiologists, Medical Physicists, Certified Radiographers, sonologist and IT & support staff. The general radiography procedures are carried out on Digital Radiography System which has minimized the patient waiting time, radiation dose & report turnaround time. It provides additional facility for simultaneous viewing of images by multiple users. Department of Radiology is using Voice Recognition System to transcribe radiology reports which helps in decreasing report turnaround time and increase patient satisfaction with quality reporting. It is equipped with 7 x-ray machines: a combination of 03 integrated digital and 04 retrofit to cater to inpatients, outpatients and private patients. Additionally, two retrofit x ray systems are dedicated for casualty. The department is providing portable services at 12 stations in the hospital inclusive of trauma bay, intensive care and nursery. It is also providing C arm services in multiple sites in the hospital. There are 3 CT scans, which are a combination of 160 slice and 4 slices for elective patients and a 16 slice in in Emergency department. The IR suite has a state-of-the-art angiography suite and a high-end color Doppler. Additionally, at least a dozen ultrasound /doppler machines are comprising the ultrasound service. Mammography services are also available on CR system.
All of this has resulted in increased throughput and enhanced quality of patient care.
OPD Services
Radiology Emergency Services
About Radiology
Our Radiology
CT
MRI
X-Ray
Ultrasound
3D Scan
About Radiology
Ø Interventional radiology offers several advantages over traditional invasive procedures:
Ø Less invasive & performed through a cut of the size of a pencil's tip
Ø No large scars, risks or pain & recovery time is significantly reduced
Ø Most I.R procedures can be performed on an outpatient basis (shorter hospital stay)
Ø Moderate sedation can be used instead of general anesthesia.
Ø Angioplasty and Stenting for Peripheral Vascular Disease
Ø Venography for Upper and Lower Extremities
Ø Peripheral Angiography using Carbon Dioxide for Impaired Renal Function
Ø Venous Angioplasty, Stenting and Recanalization
Ø Intravascular Foreign Body Retrieval
Ø Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Ø TACE — Transarterial Chemoembolization for Liver Cancer and Metastatic Disease
Ø RFA — Radiofrequency Ablation of Lung, Liver and Renal Tumors
Ø PEI — Percutaneous Ethanol Injection
Ø Port - A - Cath Insertion for Chemotherapy
Ø Tunneled and Non-tunneled Central Venous Access
Ø CT Guided Nerve Block
Ø Cholangiography and PTBD
Ø TIPS — Transjugular portosystemic shunt placement
Ø Nephrostomy and Ureteric Stent Placement
Ø Temporary and Long Term Dialysis Access Catheters
Ø Central Venous Angioplasty and Recannalization
Ø Renal Angioplasty and Stenting Including Transplant Kidneys
Ø Fistulogram and Fistuloplasty
Ø Varicocele Embolization
Ø Uterine Fibroid Embolization
Ø Management of placental abnormalities during delivery (accrete, increta, percreta, previa)
Ø Gonadal Vein Embolization for Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
Ø Fallopian Tube Recanalization for Infertility
Radiology Services Offered
Diagnostic procedures performed by the radiology team include the following:
Bone Density Scan
Mammography
Computed Tomography (CT)
Ultrasound
Nuchal Translucency
X-ray
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Meet Our Team
Professor
tahira.nishtar@lrh.edu.pk
FCPS-Radiology
Assistant Professor
shamsullah.burki@lrh.edu.pk
FCPS-Radiology, Fellowship in Interventional Radiology
Assistant Professor
rukhsana.aziz@lrh.edu.pk
FCPS-Radiology
Assistant Professor
nadeem.ullah@lrh.edu.pk
FCPS-Radiology
Assistant Professor
nosheen.noor@lrh.edu.pk
FCPS-Radiology
Assistant Professor
Imran.mahsud@lrh.edu.pk
FCPS and MCPS Radiology