Technological advances are constantly developing as is demonstrated by Hospital San Juan de Dios’ new Radio-diagnosis’ service equipment in Tenerife. Through our’ Blog we talk about THIS’s partner and its advances in radiology and diagnostic imaging in Tenerife.
Hospital San Juan de Dios’ Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
Hospital San Juan de Dios , within the Project of Excellence in the Diagnostic Imaging Area of the Bética Province. Has its Diagnostic Imaging Service integrated in the tele-radiology platform of the Province’s hospitals, which uses the capacity of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) systems.
To exchange results of radiological diagnostic examinations in digital format regardless of where the scan was performed. The patient and the professional’s location is also indifferent, as well as facilitating the participation of other professionals of different hospitals in the network providing a flow of continuous knowledge and scientific updating.
What is diagnostic imaging and radiology?
Radiology and diagnostic imaging allow doctors to look inside the body for clues about a medical condition. With a variety of devices and techniques, which we summarise below, you can create images of the structures and activities within your body.
In this sense, the variety of technologies and techniques that exist will be put into practice, by the doctor, depending on their symptoms. In addition to body parts that must be examined. These include:
- Conventional Radiology. Digitised from any location, Special & Urography IV
- Ultra-sound/sonography. High Resolution of any location, Colour Doppler ultrasonography, Multi-parameter, with Signal Enhancers, Diagnostic Interventional, Fine needle aspiration puncture (FNA), guided biopsies, Therapeutic Interventional, Ablation of hepatic tumor injuries, Musculoskeletal Interventional Corticosteroid Infiltration, Puncture-wash of calcifications, Platelet rich plasma infiltration or Elastography
- Magnetic Resonances. High Field, Simple and with contrast of any location, whole body, NMR Angiography, Multi-parameter NMR: (Oncology, Prostate, Breast), NMR, Cardiac and Artroresonance
- TACs. Low dose, simple and with contrast of any location (Skull, Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, Vascular, UROTC, Pediatric), oncological CT, CT with 3D reconstruction, Multi-parameter CT, ArtroTAC, Biopsies
As we can see the portfolio of services at Hospital San Juan de Dios, is equipped with the latest technologies. Providing the centre with the most technologically advanced equipment for our users, a service that guarantees quality, efficiency and safety.
How does the radiology and diagnostic imaging procedure work?
Diagnostics. The procedure is easy to perform and most tests are painless. In some cases, the patient is required to remain immobile for a long period of time inside a device. What can be, in the worst of cases, uncomfortable. Other tests, it is important to note, may include low doses of radiation.
Interventional. There are some diagnostic imaging studies, in which a tiny camera attached to a long thin tube must be introduced into the body. This tool is called a sight tube. The team specialist moves it through a body conduct or an opening. By doing this we are be able to observe the inside of a particular organ, such as the heart, lungs or colon. In these cases many of the patients are anaesthetised as a routine procedure.
Hospital San Juan de Dios’ Innovations
The Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Service of Hospital San Juan de Dios, in Tenerife. Is equipped with next-gen technology, with the latest equipment, diagnostics and interventional. Among these innovative technologies:
- Conventional digitised radiology
- Magnetic Resonance 1.5 Teslas (Optima MR 360 by General Electrics)
- Toshiba Aplio XG Digital Ultrasound Scanner capable of performing sonography with signal enhancers and sono-elastography
- Innova 3100 Digital Angioradiology Room, General Electrics
- TAC Toshiba Aquilion RXL with iterative reconstruction AIDR 3D, Ultra low dose
- Digitised radiology storage environment, “PACS” Centricity Enterprise Archive V4.0 by General Electrics
Technological innovation in radiology and diagnostic imaging in Tenerife
We have seen in this article how one of Tenerife’s centres, has the latest in terms of technologies in radiology and diagnostic imaging. We hope that this data presented has been useful for your medical decisions. In any case, it is best to go to our trusted doctor, who will give you the best recommendations.
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