CT-Scan

Multi-Slice CT Scanning: Diagnostic Imaging

CT scanning at Jeevan Jyoti Hospital is offered for both adult and pediatric patients. CT scanning can be useful for viewing internal organs and structures, tissues, bones and tumors.

What is CT?

CT stands for Computed (or computerized) Tomography. This procedure also is sometimes called computerized axial tomography, or CAT scan. A CT is a diagnostic procedure that uses special X-ray equipment to view inside the body. The CT offers more detail than a standard X-ray, because it provides cross-sectional pictures of the organ or structure.

CT imaging services include

• CT scanning
• CT guided biopsy – to assess benign and malignant tumors
• CT angiography – to diagnose cardiovascular conditions

TMT, EEG & ECG

TMT

It is common to find heart patients who have normal ECG. One must remember that the ECGs are taken at rest when the heart is beating at its lowest rate. Even with 90% blocks the patients can have a normal ECG. In such cases the patient would also agree that at rest there is no pain in the chest, the angina symptoms would only come when they increase the heart rate, while doing some physical exertion like walking.

This is the condition where we need a TMT test. The patients are to gradually increase their heart rate, thus increasing the blood requirement of the heart muscles. Simultaneously ECG records are taken. If there is a blockage of approximately more than 70% ECG shows changes, suggestive of Angina.

Patients have to physically exert for this test which uses a computerized machine.

TMT test is also called Exercise Stress Test, Computerised Stress Test or simply Stress test. This is the easiest, popular and common test performed on heart patients to determine the severity of the heart disease. Taken at an interval, this test can also show the improvement or deterioration of patient's angina.

EEG

EEG is the name commonly used for electroencephalography. Just like the ECG records the electrical activity of the heart, EEG records the electrical activity of the brain. It is safe and painless. Electrodes (small, metal, cup-shaped disks) are pasted to your scalp and record the electrical activity. They are connected to an EEG machine. The electrodes record the electrical activity. No electrical shocks are given during the test.

The EEG machine records your brain's electrical activity as a series of lines and the data is stored and analysed in a computer. It records from different regions of the brain.

Usually, the EEG will record your brain activity for 30 to 40 minutes. Electrodes are held in place by a paste that can be washed off easily when the test is over.

What can the EEG show?

The EEG may show patterns of normal or abnormal brain electrical activity. Abnormal activity may occur in a number of different conditions such as epilepsy, head trauma, stroke or brain tumour. Your doctor will look for abnormalities in the EEG and will interpret them according to your disease.

ECG

ECG is the perfect marriage of technology and diagnosis. An electrical recording of the heart, ECG reflects the proper functioning of the heart muscles and their condition as a function of the blood supply and oxygen received by them.

The most useful characteristic of the ECG is its ability to detect and describe arrhythmias, or abnormal heartbeats. We have both Analog and Digital machines, and provide bedside ECG to our inpatients.

The Pathology centre at Jeevan Jyoti Hospital provides round the clock services for ECG with trained technicians under supervision of our physicians.

• CT scanning
• CT guided biopsy – to assess benign and malignant tumors
• CT angiography – to diagnose cardiovascular conditions

Digital X-Ray 3D

While a conventional x-ray utilises the effect of x-ray radiation passing through the human body on screen films to produce images, the use of film was eliminated in digital x-ray by substitution with sensitive photostimulable phosphor plates with sensors.

These plates, when inserted into digitiser unit produce high-resolution x-ray images, which could be viewed on a workstation monitor. The new technology substantially reduces the patient exposure to radiation, while improving the resolution and offers the flexibility of processing or transmitting the images digitally. Advantages include time efficiency through bypassing chemical processing and the ability to digitally transfer and enhance images.

Digital X-ray at Jeevan Jyoti Hospital provides round the clock services to its clients.

Pathology

Laboratories Services at Jeevan Jyoti Hospital, Allahabad, have been established with a view to provide wide range of Laboratory investigations, necessary for patient care. It consists of disciplines of Biochemistry, Clinical Pathology, Haematology, Immunology, Microbiology and Cytopathology. All these disciplines provide qualitative and quantitative analysis of biological fluids such as blood, serum of plasma, tissue, urine, stool, CSF etc. for specific constituents to support Clinicians in the practice of medicine. The greatest emphasis has been given to ensure accuracy, precision reproducibility and speedy reporting.

The laboratories are equipped with state of the art equipment such as fully automatic chemistry analyser, Cell Counter. We also provide sample collection from home to our patients within the city limits.

The Laboratories at Jeevan Jyoti Hospital provide round the clock services to its clients.

We are determined to provide accurate and timely results for efficient treatment of patients.

Ultrasound 4D

The Ultrasound department of the Jeevan Jyoti Hospital is a state - of - art department equipped with latest colour Doppler machines to take care of large volume of work.

The department has a total of 4 high end colour Doppler machines and one used for portable ultrasound.

Ultrasonography for Abdomen, Kidneys, gynaecology, obstetrics and cardiology including 2D echo, Colour Doppler, 3D ultrasound, follicular monitoring, amino infusion, USG guided diagnostics support services are done regularly. The department is fully computerized.

Facilities

Interventional Ultrasound

Interventional procedures (like biopsies and aspiration) are done, which often avoid major surgeries.

The procedures are done in a well equipped room with facilities for monitoring patient during the procedure.

Portable Ultrasound

High end colour Doppler machine is available for portable ultrasound to serve the patients at their bed side.

USG centre at Jeevan Jyoti Hospital provides round the clock services to its clients.

Mammography

Digital Mammography is now available at "Breast Clinic" for complete breast examination and early detection of breast cancer.

Mammography is a specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast diseases in women. Mammograms are used as a screening tool to detect and diagnose breast disease in women experiencing no symptoms such as a lump, pain or nipple discharge.

Mammography plays a centeral part in early detection of breast cancers because it can show changes in the breast up to two years before a patient or physician can feel them. Current guidlines recommend screening mammography every year for women, beginning at age 40.

Indications for Mammography

1). Diagnostic mammography is symptomatic women

2). Screening asymptomatic women