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One of the kingdom’s top private hospitals is expanding its radiology department to offer advanced, noninvasive treatments to people suffering from several diseases.
Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital, which is located in Manama, is adding a state-of-the-art Fluoroscopy machine to its facilities by the end of the year with the aim of improving the quality of diagnostic and treatments for its patients.
Dr Wadie Yousif Hasan, pictured right, the chairman of radiology at the clinic, said: “This department has been offering radiology since 2002 and its time for a revamp. This machine, which costs between BD140,000 and BD500,000, will have two purposes. It will conduct general x-rays as well as vascular and nonvascular treatment.
“It will assist those suffering from various ailments such as blood vessel diseases and tumour therapy and so on. Also, with this equipment, people will not need to travel far and wide. In fact, many of these patients are not even fit for travelling to begin with.
“Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital already has a lot to offer from state-of-the-art facilities and qualified professionals and consultants. With the new coming machine, I believe doctors will be more than happy to work with us if needed and we can help more patients heal faster.”
Fluoroscopy is a type of medical imaging technique that uses x-rays to obtain real-time moving images. It allows a physician to see the internal structure and function of a patient, so that the pumping action of the heart or the motion of swallowing, for example, can be watched. This is useful for both diagnosis and therapy and occurs in general radiology, interventional radiology and image-guided surgery.
Dr Wadie, who specialises in vascular and interventional imaging and is a consultant at the hospital, believes interventional radiology (IR) has become an integral part of medical care.
The father-of-three said: “It is a therapeutic and diagnostic specialty that comprises a wide range of minimally invasive image-guided healing procedures as well as invasive diagnostic imaging. The range of diseases and organs responsive to this procedure are extensive and are constantly evolving, and include, but are not limited to, diseases and elements of the vascular, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, genitourinary, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, and, the central nervous system.
“As part of IR practice, IR physicians provide patient evaluation and management relevant to image-guided interventions in collaboration with other physicians or independently.”
For further details, email radiology@ibnalnafees.com
