What is Radiology?
Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body. Radiologist is a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating disease and injury, using medical imaging techniques such as x-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET), fusion imaging, and ultrasound. Because some of these imaging techniques involve the use of radiation, and require training to understand radiation safety and protection.
What are the types of Radiology?
This field can be divided into two broad areas – diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology.
- Diagnostic radiology refers to the field of medicine that uses non-invasive imaging scans to diagnose a patient. The tests and equipment used sometimes involves low doses of radiation to create highly detailed images of an area. Diagnostic radiology can be used to identify a wide range of problems including broken bones, heart conditions, blood clots. Also doctors can use diagnostic radiology to monitor how your body is responding to a current treatment.Examples of diagnostic radiology include:
- Radiography (X-rays)
- Ultrasound
- Computed Tomography (CT) Scans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scans
- Nuclear Medicine Scans.
- Interventional radiology is a medical specialisation that involves performing a range of imaging procedures to obtain images of the inside of the body. The interventional radiologist carefully interprets these images to diagnose injury and disease, and to perform a range of interventional medical procedures. Interventional radiologists perform a broad range of procedures such as treating tumours, taking organ biopsies or placing stents by inserting tiny instruments and thin plastic tubes (catheters) into the body via an artery or vein.
Below are the Radiology Services in Pune at Star Multispeciality Hospital
- CT-Scan
- X-Ray
- Ultra Sonography& 2D ECO And Colour Doppler
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Combined imaging techniques, such as PET-CT offer exciting future opportunities for disease detection and monitoring
- Functional MR imaging
- Molecular imaging
- Cardiac MR and CT
- Breast MRI
- Expanding interventional techniques
There are far too many to list. Any disease or patient presentation that can possibly have a physical/imaging manifestation from the cranial vertex down to the tips of the toes is a possibility in the radiology department. There’s a lot to know, but that’s what makes it challenging and satisfying!
No, you should not experience pain during a medical imaging procedure. You may experience minor discomfort, depending on the type of procedure, but diagnostic imaging exams should not be painful.
Depending on the type of diagnostic imaging procedure, these exams are generally safe for pregnant women. However, your doctor can work with you to determine the safest diagnostic imaging method.
In order for the imaging procedure to produce the highest quality images possible, patients are asked to remain still. Your doctor will let you know when you should try to be still and when it is okay to move.
Fillings or braces may cause minor distortion of the diagnostic images if you are having a scan of your face, neck or back.
The length of the procedure will vary depending on which type of imaging scan you are undergoing. An MRI usually takes about 45 minutes. A CT scan may take anywhere from 20 minutes to one hour. An X-ray typically takes about 15 minutes.
