Modern equipment: ATH gets digital radiography system
Equipment are substantially faster than traditional machines
PHOTO: NNI
ABBOTTABAD:
The Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH) in Abbottabad has unveiled a new, high-quality digital radiography system in the hospital, while elevators in the mother and child healthcare unit have started working.
The system was inaugurated by the Radiology Department Head Professor Dr Jahanzaib along with ATH Director Dr Athar Lodhi and Medical Director Prof Dr Ahsan Aurangzeb.
Dr Lodhi stated that this is the only functional digital radiography system in the entire province.
He added that while conventional X-ray machines take between 15 to 20 minutes to complete the process. The digital radiography machine, on the other hand, delivers images within a few seconds.
Dr Lodhi said that the system has been integrated with the hospital’s information management system which will allow doctors to directly check images on their computers, rather than waiting for the patient to return with a copy of the X-ray film.
The ATH director noted that apart from the obvious savings of time, the machine would also deliver savings on the cost of chemical and films consumed by traditional X-ray machines.
For those visiting the out-patient departments, their scans can be printed on paper and handed to them.
Dr Lodhi noted that the radiology department also has portable X-ray machines, which were provided for use in the intensive care unit (ICU) and the pediatric departments where certain patients cannot be moved from their beds.
ATH Media Manager Amber Javed said that over the past 10 months, thousands of patients have been facilitated by the radiology department, including 106,000 X-rays, 11,500 computed tomography (CT Scans), 38,781 ultrasounds, and 4,000 procedures.
Only tertiary hospital in the north
Dr Jahanzaib said that over the passage of time, the number of patients at the hospital have increased corresponding with a rise in demand for facilities.
To accommodate the rising demand, he said that they have procured two more X-ray units and a portable x-ray unit.
Now, he said, they will be working on the availability of a separate C-T scan machine which will be dedicated for accident and emergency patients. Another Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit will also be procured.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 17th, 2018.
The Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH) in Abbottabad has unveiled a new, high-quality digital radiography system in the hospital, while elevators in the mother and child healthcare unit have started working.
The system was inaugurated by the Radiology Department Head Professor Dr Jahanzaib along with ATH Director Dr Athar Lodhi and Medical Director Prof Dr Ahsan Aurangzeb.
Dr Lodhi stated that this is the only functional digital radiography system in the entire province.
He added that while conventional X-ray machines take between 15 to 20 minutes to complete the process. The digital radiography machine, on the other hand, delivers images within a few seconds.
Dr Lodhi said that the system has been integrated with the hospital’s information management system which will allow doctors to directly check images on their computers, rather than waiting for the patient to return with a copy of the X-ray film.
The ATH director noted that apart from the obvious savings of time, the machine would also deliver savings on the cost of chemical and films consumed by traditional X-ray machines.
For those visiting the out-patient departments, their scans can be printed on paper and handed to them.
Dr Lodhi noted that the radiology department also has portable X-ray machines, which were provided for use in the intensive care unit (ICU) and the pediatric departments where certain patients cannot be moved from their beds.
ATH Media Manager Amber Javed said that over the past 10 months, thousands of patients have been facilitated by the radiology department, including 106,000 X-rays, 11,500 computed tomography (CT Scans), 38,781 ultrasounds, and 4,000 procedures.
Only tertiary hospital in the north
Dr Jahanzaib said that over the passage of time, the number of patients at the hospital have increased corresponding with a rise in demand for facilities.
To accommodate the rising demand, he said that they have procured two more X-ray units and a portable x-ray unit.
Now, he said, they will be working on the availability of a separate C-T scan machine which will be dedicated for accident and emergency patients. Another Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit will also be procured.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 17th, 2018.