Radiology

What is Radiology?

Radiology is a medical specialty that examines the structures within the body using imaging techniques and helps to make a diagnosis. Radiologists are medical professionals who specialize in detecting diseases, diagnosing and directing treatment processes using radiological imaging methods. The main purpose of radiology is to visually examine anatomical and pathological features within the body to better understand and diagnose diseases.

What Procedures Does Radiology Perform?

There are different imaging methods that radiologists use. We can list these radiological imaging methods as follows:

• X-Ray: X-rays are used to generate images of bones and some soft tissues within the body. It is widely used for the diagnosis of fractures, lung diseases and many other conditions.
• Computed Tomography (CT): Computed tomography uses X-rays to get detailed 3D images. It is used for detailed imaging of organs, blood vessels and other internal structures.
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): Magnetic resonance is used to get detailed imagings within the body using strong magnetic fields and radio waves. MRI is widely used especially in the examination of the brain, spinal cord, joints and soft tissues.
• Ultrasonography (USG or Ultrasound): It is used to generate images of organs and tissues within the body using ultrasound waves. It is used in many procedures such as pregnancy follow-up, examination of abdominal internal organs and heart ultrasound.
• Nuclear Medicine: It is used to evaluate the functions of organs and tissues within the body using special substances containing radioactive isotopes. It includes techniques such as SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography) and PET (Positron Emission Tomography).

Liv Hospital Radiology

Liv Hospital Radiology Clinic, equipped with high-tech devices, provides healthcare services with a multidisciplinary approach with its specialist physician staff and physicians from different disciplines.

Liv Hospital Radiology Clinic has a 3 Tesla MRI device with a large magnet (70 cm) that is found very rarely in our country, 256-slice CT device, 2 digital x-ray devices, digital fluoroscopy device, 2 portable digital x-ray devices, a digital mammography device, a bone densitometer device, 3 USG and Doppler devices, and an angiography device that guides neuroradiological and vascular interventions.

Low Radiation, Maximum Accuracy at Liv Hospital

Radiological imaging methods are tests that guide physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The radiology team provides services to divided regions in the body, for example, some physicians provide services only to the abdomen, some to the brain, and some to the interventional area. All examinations are performed with low radiation doses of up to 80 percent.

MRI Scan in the Comfort of a Room

The internal width of the MRI device in Liv Hospital Radiology Clinic, the ability to broadcast music and videos during imaging are the reasons why the clinic is preferred by patients who are afraid of being trapped in closed spaces or who are overweight. Patients are offered a comfortable, safe environment.