Diagnostic & Intervention Radiology

Vision

The Department of Diagnostic & Intervention Radiology, AIIMS Rishikesh provides state of the art imaging facilities and innovative minimally invasive interventional procedures at affordable prices making quality healthcare services accessible to all. We earnestly strive to improve the coverage of our services while maintaining the high level of quality reporting that the department is known for. Our Breast radiology division forms an integral part of Breast clinic offering diagnostic as well as therapeutic interventional services at one unique interface for patients. In co-ordination with Departments of General Surgery, Pathology and Radiotherapy, it provides a holistic platform for management of pathologies of the breast.

Mission

To develop a facility with International Standards, which shall provide a comprehensive and modern set up for providing Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Services to patients at affordable cost.

Faculty

Name & Qualifications	Designation	Areas of Interest	Email ID / ORCID ID / Research-gate Page
Dr. Anjum Syed FRCR Radiology (London)U.K, M.D. Radio-Diagnosis.Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, A.M.U, Aligarh, U.P., India, M.B.B.S with Gold medal Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, A.M.U, Aligarh, U.P., India	Professor & Head	Clinical :- Women’s Imaging especially breast imaging Research :- Women’s Imaging	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9064-2047 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anjum_Syed
Dr. Pankaj Sharma DMRD, DNB, MANMS, PDCC Gastroradiology (SGPGI Lucknow), FICRI, European Board of Interventional Radiology, Fellowship Vascular and Interventional Radiology (Singapore), Fellowship Abdominal Radiology (Zurich), Fellowship Interventional Radiology (Seoul), Fellowship Abdominal Ultrasound (Seoul)	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Oncoimaging, Vascular & Interventional Radiology especially Peripheral Arterial disease & Venous Interventions, Gastroradiology Research :-	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4088-155 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pankaj_Sharma68
Dr. Poonam Sherwani European Diploma in Radiology. European Board of Radiology, Fellowship In pediatric Radiology,AIIMS Delhi., DNB radiodiagnosisJawahar Lal Nehru Hospital and research Center ,Bhilai, MBBS. Kasturba Medical College,Mangalore	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Pediatric and Chest radiology Research :- Functional MRI and Elastography Ultrasound	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6816-5018 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Poonam_Sherwani3
Dr. Udit Chauhan MBBS,MD,DNB,PDCC (HPB interventional radiology),EDiR, DICRI, MNAMS, Fellow Interventional Radiology (Korean Society of Interventional Radiology)	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Diagnostic Gastro Radiology and Interventional Radiology especially interventions in Portal hypertension.Liver transplant imaging and interventions Research :- GI interventions and imaging. Liver transplant imaging and interventions, Abdominal oncology	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0078-8240 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Udit_Chauha
Dr. Rahul Dev MBBS,DMRD,DNB,MNAMS,EdiR	Assistant Professor	Clinical :- Diagnostic Neuroradiology. Cross sectional Body Imaging. Research :- Neuroimaging including Diffusion weighted and functional imaging.	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0072-9059 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rahul_Dev21
Dr. Sonal Saran MBBS (MGM Medical college Indore), MD (SMS Medical college Jaipur), DNB, Post Graduate Diploma In Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (Ucam Spain)	Associate Professor	Clinical :- MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING Research :- MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4912-1415

Services

Services Available in the Department:

Outpatient Department and in patient diagnostic imaging work.
Modalities available in the department:
- Ultrasound
- CT
- MRI
- Mammography
- Convention X-Ray
- Doppler
- DSA
Specialty Clinics/Services (Diagnostic) Schedule day and consultant wise
In patient’sdepartment: Bed strength, area of the hospital where the ward is situated e.g. C2 Area: NA c)
Procedures (Diagnostic and /or Therapeutic) offered by the department:
- Any Special procedures which are done in department in OPD or IPD basis
- USG, CT guided non vascular interventions like FNAC, biopsies, PC drainages, PTBD, PTBD Stenting,PCN,PAIR for hydatid cysts, Percutaneous embolisation of pseudoaneurysms, Dilatation of benign biliary strictures like post cholecystectomy/ post RYHJ strictures etc.
- Vascular interventions-Bronchial artery embolisation,uterine artery embolisation, Embolisations for GI bleed, Embolisation for peripheral AVM’s, interventions in varicose veins (Laser ablation and chemical ablation), preoperative embolisations for renal angiomyolipoma ,embolisation for renal pseudoaneurysms.
- Interventions in oncology- department are routinely performing preoperative embolisation for RCC, orthopedic tumors and head & neck tumors. PICC lines and chemoportsfor chemotherapy.TACE for HCC. Soon department will be equipped with radio frequency ablation system for ablations of HCC,RCC,lung cancer and osteiodosteoma.
- Interventions in CLD and portal hypertension- PARTO(plug assisted retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices) and BRTO (balloon occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices) for hepatic encephalopathy and gastric bleeds in patients with gastrorenal and lienorenal shuts. Partial splenic embolisation,TIPS(trans jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) and transjugular liver biopsy (TJLB).
- Interventions in nephrology- Department is equipped in performing permacath placement and revascularization of AV graft and fistulas in patients dependent on dialysis.
- Interventions in trauma- Embolisation of visceral artery bleeding following solid organ injury. Embolisation of peripheral artery injuries following trauma.
- Interventions in gynecology- Uterine artery embolisation for fibroids, AVM and post partum hemorrhage. Department is equipped for performing fallopian tube recanalisation.
- Peripheral vascular interventions
What are they aimed at?

Courses & Short term Trainings

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Research

Projects

Title	Co-PI	Principal Investigator	Collaboration, if any (Department and institute)	Funding Agency	Projects Status

Collaboration

Collaboration for	Collaboration with Department and institute	Services offered/ work undergoing in collaboration

Expansion plan

Expansion planned for the future:

Clinical Services: Vacuum Assisted breast biopsy, incisionless excision of benign breast lumps, Stereotactic biopsy of micro calcification.

Academics and teaching: Development of Clinical Vignette Based tutorials, Hands on skill development. Development of evaluation systems for daily workplace assessment

Research: Establishing normal morphological parameters of Indian patients.Research in improving the specificity of imaging modalities in the diagnosis of Breast cancer.