Genetic Problems Can Be Avoided During Pregnancy if Detected at an Early Stage

DCA organizes CME on Imaging Advancements in Obstetrics & Gynecology

New Delhi

In an endeavor to create awareness about women health issues and imaging benefits for early detection and prevention of disease in women, Diwan Chand Diagnostic Imaging Services organized a CME (Continuing Medical Education) on “Imaging Advancements in Obstetrics & Gynecology”.

Over 100 leading Obstetrics and Gynecologist of the city attended the CME, which was addressed by internationally acclaimed radiologist specialists from Diwan Chand Diagnostic Imaging Services.

The CME’s core highlights were Infertility Imaging, Obstetrical Ultrasound, Osteoporosis, Fetal Medicine with genetic counseling, Mammography, breast imaging, Sonomammography, MRI Breast, Advanced Imaging and many other important issues of utilizing diagnostic radiological procedure for detecting problems in women.

Dr Ajay Aggarwal, Director & Radiologist, Diwan Chand Integral Health Services stressed, “There’s an increase in the cases of Osteoporosis in women over the past few years the cause being the neglect”. He stressed, “With the imaging advancements, we can diagnose osteoporosis at an early stage, which leads to its proper treatment well in time.”

Dr Harsha Navani Munshi, Radiologist, Diwan Chand Imaging Research Centre, told about the recent advances in the pre-implantation genetic diagnosis stressing on the fact that it could detect the genetic make up or defect before implantation and is useful for X-linked disorders and trisomies. She also stressed that genetic conditions can be prevented if diagnosed at the right stage of pregnancy.

Highlights:

• Genetic conditions can be diagnosed with imaging advancements.
• Low Bone mass can be diagnosed.
• HSG to be done on digital fluoroscopy.
• Sonomammography emerges as a primary modality of breast imaging for women less than 30 years of age due to its radiation free nature.

While emphasizing concerns about breast cancers, Dr Kavita Thukral , emphasized that Ultarasound of the breast is an important and invaluable adjunct to screen film mammography in evaluation of breast diseases. With major advantages directed towards the wide availability of high resolution equipment, radiation free nature and highest accuracy in differentiating cystic versus solid lesions.

Coupled with an exclusive potential to evaluate dense and complex breasts to reduction in the number of cancers that are somehow overlooked by mammography or palpation, thereby leading to the reduction in the rate of interval cancers, Sonomammography along with mammography is the mainstay in the diagnosis of breast cancer today.

Stated as the primary modality of breast imaging for women less than 30 years of age, due to its radiation free nature, Sonomammography forms the lead choice for the evaluation of palpable masses in pregnant to lactating women to revealing initial problems associated with breast implants.

Expressing an insight into infertility imaging, Dr Nitin P Ghonge, Consultant Radiologist, Diwan Chand Diagnostic Imaging Services stressed that HSG (abbreviation for the Hysterosalphingography; one of the oldest and the most widely utilized diagnostic radiological procedure) to be done on digital fluroscopy, so as to curtail the radiation risks.

About DCIHS, A DCA Group Company

Over the last few years, Diwan Chand Integral Health Services (DCIHS) has started a fully equipped diagnostic clinic at Pushpavati Singhania Research Institute (PSRI) and an other diagnostic facility at Noida. With the changing market dynamics of the diagnostic imaging sector, DCIHS is all set to expand its market.

About DCA

Established in the year 1924, Diwan Chand Satyapal Aggarwal Imaging Research Centre, New Delhi has now completed its 82 years of service in the country and is now managed by its third generation of successors who proudly claim that radiology is their hallmark. The trendsetter in the field, Diwan Chand Satyapal Aggarwal Imaging Research Centre, is a leading institute using state-of-the-art technology today and is equipped with advanced world-class diagnostic equipment and boasts of 64 Slice CT Scan, dedicated mammography units, digital radiography systems for routine X-rays, Multi-slice Spiral CT Scan, Digital OPG and many more such as MRI, Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound and has a dental radiology satellite clinic at Defence Colony, New Delhi .

DCA also has a facility of teleradiology, which helps it to be connected world wide on the radio diagnosis front.

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