Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, inaugurated advanced diagnostic centers at VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, including a Centre for Advanced Bladder Diagnostics and PET-CT and SPECT-CT facilities in the Departments of Urology and Nuclear Medicine respectively.
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, today inaugurated the Centre for Advanced Bladder Diagnostics in the Department of Urology and the PET-CT and SPECT-CT facilities in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.
The Centre for Advanced Bladder Diagnostics has been established with Video Urodynamics (VUDS) integrated with Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS). This facility will enable detailed assessment of bladder function and support diagnosis of urinary bladder disorders, including complex cases associated with neurological conditions.
An important feature of the Centre is the integration of VUDS with brain mapping through NIRS, an approach being attempted for the first time in India. It enables assessment of changes in cerebral blood oxygenation during bladder filling and emptying and may assist clinicians in determining whether a bladder disorder is of bladder-related, neurological or combined origin.
During his visit, Shri J.P. Nadda also visited the Heart Command Centre and the Sports Injury Centre at Safdarjung Hospital and reviewed the services and activities being undertaken at these centres. During the detailed review of the functioning and ongoing projects of Safdarjung Hospital, he emphasised the need for regular review of projects and periodic inspection of projects in the pipeline.
The newly installed PET-CT and SPECT-CT facilities in the Department of Nuclear Medicine will augment the hospital’s diagnostic capabilities in several specialised areas, including cancer care, cardiology, neurology, renal diseases and endocrinology. The PET-CT facility will support cancer diagnosis, staging, treatment planning and follow-up, besides facilitating advanced imaging required for specialised therapies.
The SPECT-CT facility will strengthen diagnostic services for cardiac, renal, endocrine, orthopaedic and gastrointestinal conditions, thereby facilitating comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and appropriate clinical management. The Centre for Advanced Bladder Diagnostics is expected to cater to approximately 5,000 patients annually, while the PET-CT and SPECT-CT facilities are expected to benefit approximately 600–700 patients annually and will be made available at an affordable cost.
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