Radiology

Chairman / I. Akiva Wulkan, MD

The Department of Radiology is staffed by 12 full-time radiologists, in addition to the chairman, and offers the complete range of diagnostic services and interventional radiographic procedures.

The department recently underwent a major modernization of its facilities and technology, including the construction of modern digital vascular radiology rooms for interventional and neuroradiologic procedures, an ambulatory radiology nursing unit to facilitate outpatient procedures that previously required hospitalization, and a mammography suite fully accredited and certified mammography by the American College of Radiology. The department now has a 1.5 high-field strength MRI system and two high-speed spiral CT scanners among its recently acquired technology.The department has also recently acquired an IDX-RAD Radiology Information System that is interfaced to an RTAS Digital Dictation System for timely management of patient scheduling, film tracking and report accessibility with hard copy, as well as computer terminal availability of radiology reports at all HIS terminals linked to this system.

The Division of Nuclear Medicine performs the full spectrum of clinical studies, including both static and dynamic scans and the complete range of nuclear cardiac examinations. These studies are performed with state-of-the-art imaging equipment, including three SPECT imaging cameras, one of which is a dual-headed camera. Highly sophisticated medical computers are networked to all imaging equipment within this section, as well as throughout the department.