The Department of Radio diagnosis was established in 1985 with just on X-Ray unit and now has expanded and includes a number of x-ray units, ultrasound unit. Colour Doppler and C. T. Scan. There is also a project to install M R I in the near future. The Department is headed by Dr. A. Q. NAIK (Prof & H.O.D.). He has a team of 5 consultants, 2 Registrars, number of P.G. students and para medical staff working under his guidance. The doctors and para medical staffs are available round the clock to look and help the patients in emergency. The Department functions throughout the week, attending to emergencies at night and in weekends.

Achievements

1. We had the honor to again A C the 18th Annual Karnataka State Conferences of IRIA pm 19th and 20th May 2001, in Belgaum.

2. Following post graduate students were awarded Gold Medal for securing highest marks in the state in MD Post graduate examination held by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

Dr. Shailaza Agarwal In May 2000
Dr. Prerna  In Sept. 2001

Paper Presented

Dr. Saket Rupramka presented a paper in 18th Annual Karnataka State Conferences on " role of X-ray, Myelography in spinal cord disorders"

X-Ray Department

We have 3 units in the department out of that 2 have I.I.T.V. attached to it and is used for special procedures. I unit is used for general radiography. In addition we have 6 portable units to cater the non-ambulatory, bed-ridden patients. We have a 500 MA portable unit in casualty for acute trauma cases.

We do a number of special procedures regularly that include; Barium series. Intravenous pyelography,micturating cystourethrography. Ascending urethrography, Hysterosalphingography, myelogram, Fistulogram, sinogram. T-tube cholangiography, splenoportogram and other procedures on special request.

Patients have to take prior appointment for routine special procedures, however no appointment in needed in cases of emergency.