Department of Radiology
Department of Radiodiagnosis was started in the Medical College Teaching hospital in the year 1996 October with one consultant Dr. Srinath and one Radiographer Mr. Israel.
We are now a full-fledged department consisting of 16 consultants, 24 supporting staff in the teaching hospital and 23 in the memorial hospital. There is an annual intake of 14 post graduate students for the MD course.
We are proud to say that our department has the state of the art equipment’s for various Imaging Modalities.
Our wide array of machines enable us to perform a diverse range of imaging and procedures which include: Routine Radiography, Procedures under fluoroscopy, Mammography and Sonomammography, Obstetric ultrasonography, ultrasonological assessment of the abdomen and pelvis, various Doppler studies, Cross sectional studies with Computed tomography & Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Looking ahead we aim at acquisition of a fully equipped 3T MRI with all software’s, Digital Radiography, Interventional radiology lab, PET- CT, 32 slice CT for the trauma unit at Memorial Hospital, Multiple fellowships in various sub-specialties & Evolving into an institute of imaging sciences
Patient Care and Facilities
Equipments
- Siemens Heliopos-D, Shimadzu Flexavision, Lilyum Metaltronica S.R.L
- Mobile radiography units & C - Arm units
- State of the art 128 slice Siemens Computed Tomography machine at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
- State of the art 32 slice Hitachi Supria Computed Tomography machine
- State of the art 1.5 Tesla Siemens Avanto Magnetom MRI machine at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
- General Electric (GE) Healthcare Voluson E10 unit at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
- General Electric (GE) Healthcare Voluson E8 unit at Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
- Philips Acuson S2000 unit at M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
- Philips ultrasound unit dedicated for doppler studies in Ramaiah Memorial Hospital
- General Electric (GE) Healthcare Voluson E8 unit
- General Electric (GE) Healthcare Voluson 730 Pro unit
- Medison Sona Ace XI for bedside ultrasonography
- Picture Archival and Communication System (PACS)
Our wide array of machines enable us to perform a diverse range of imaging and procedures which include:
- Routine Radiography
- Procedures under fluoroscopy such as retrograde urethrography, micturating cystourethrography, intravenous pyelography, hysterosalpingography, barium studies, sialography, cholangiography, cisternography, dacryocystography and phlebography.
- Mammography
- Obstetric ultrasonography and doppler studies which includes dating scans, Nuchal Transluceny-Nasal Bone (NTNB) scan, anomaly scan, interval growth scans, obstetric doppler, 3D and 4D obstetric imaging to assess fetal well being, biophysical profile and to detect fetal abnormalities.
- Ultrasonological assessment of the abdomen and pelvis to detect pathology of abdominal organs or organ injury in a trauma setting.
- Ultrasonological assessment of the neck, Sonomammography, Neurosonograms, Musculoskeletal ultrasounds, Soft tissue scans
- Carotid and Vertebral Artery Dopplers, Upper limb venous and arterial Dopplers, Lower limb venous and arterial Dopplers, Abdominal Doppler studies, Renal Doppler studies, Scrotal Doppler studies, Ovarian Doppler studies
- CT Imaging: Plain studies, Contrast enhanced studies, Cardiac CT, Angiographies including pulmonary angiography, extremities, etc., Cisternographies & High resolution scans of the temporal bone and chest including having dedicated slots for Covid-19 patients.
- MR Imaging: Plain studies, Contrast enhanced studies, Brain angiograms and venograms, Cardiac MRI, Angiography of the extremities, Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancretography, Musculoskeletal studies & Obstetric imaging
Undergraduate Programs
MBBS – As part of the CBME curriculum we dedicate 12 hours of theory class annually for the Phase II undergraduate students along with 12 hours of clinical posting. There are about 6 interns are posted for a duration of 14 days in various modalities at both the hospitals.
B.Sc in Medical Imaging has started in the year 2021 with a total of 30 students per batch from 2nd and 3rd year that are trained in radiography and nuclear imaging at both hospitals. We have interns posted here annually at both hospitals.
Postgraduate Programs
We have an annual intake of 14 students for the MD course. Teacher to student ratio - 1:3. Teaching program is conducted on all working days and discussions are strongly encouraged. We possess a fully equipped seminar room with a projector for presentations and a light box for film reading.
Tailored curriculum based on CBME guidelines including:
- Subject seminars
- Film Reading
- Journal Club
- Signs presentations
- Intra- and interdepartmental case presentations
- Pedagogy
- Symposium
- Review articles
- Clinico-radiological meets
- Thesis review
- Internal assessments in theory and practical
- Pass percentage of approximately 88 %
- Assessing provisional reports of residents and guiding them
- Case based teaching
- Research papers and publications
Educational Resources
- We possess a vast library of treasured films which have been collected over a few decades which are utilised to teach residents and undergraduates the fine nuances of reading films in this era of digital radiology.
- The department also has a large storehouse of textbooks for the reference of students.
Board of Studies
- Dr. Umesh is the member of board of studies at our institute.
- Dr. Vinay Prabhu serves as a member of the sub-committee on healthcare of the Board of Studies for vocational education programmes at Trans-disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology.
Academic Calendar
- Dr. Sampangi Ramaiah is the chief organiser for the Master Class in Fetal Radiology from March 19th 2023 to November 26th 2023.
Research & Advancements
Our department has been performing inter institutional and interdisciplinary research and curriculum development with funded projects, publications, awards and interdisciplinary dissertation and PhD thesis co-mentorship.
Message From The HoD
The Department of Radiodiagnosis at Ramaiah Medical College is unique and distinct. We have high-end machines for all diagnostic imaging modalities, including Radiography, Mammography, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasonography and Doppler, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. We also perform basic diagnostic and therapeutic interventions routinely.
Dr. Umesh K.Head - Radiology, Ramaiah Medical College Hospital
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