Dehradun

Radiology helping docs diagnose diseases better

PNS

Nowadays, evidence-based treatment is more prevalent in medical sciences. The diagnosis of even an efficient doctor can be considered reliable when he is diagnosing on the basis of results given by machines of a hi-tech lab. It is a challenging job for the doctors to diagnose a patient’s disease in time and to cure it on time. Now the significance of radiology has become of utmost importance in such situation, said Dr. Rajeev Azad, head of department (HoD) of radiology department of Mahant indiresh hospital, Dehradun while speaking at a two-day resident education progress (REP) of SGRR Institute of Medical Science in Dehradun on Saturday.

At the programme, experts from different medical institutes delivered their lecture on the latest and modern techniques of radiology and apprised them about its relevance.

The programme was inaugurated by State Education Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani. In his address, Naithani urged students to make use of modern techniques of Medical & Health Services and “to keep you on abreast.” “You also show more interest in research assignments,” he said.

Other dignitaries including Director General Health, Dr DS Joshi, Dr A Jaina, MRI Unit incharge of Apollo Hospital, New Delhi; Dr RK Gupta, Director of Radiology, Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon; Dr. lalendra Upreti from Guru Teg Bahadur Hospiatal, New Delhi; Prof NK Singh, Principal of SGRR PG College Prof VA Bourai, Coordinator of Shri Darbar Sahib VK Nautiyal, Medical Superintendent of Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital Dr Vinay Rai and doctors of Radiology Department explained in detail about the clinical application of MRI.