Oncologic Imaging

Oncologic Imaging

At our hospital, we use the state-of-the-art screening techniques of medical technology in the treatment of cancers and tumors. We offer each of these techniques that we use for the detection, diagnosis and proper staging of the diseases, planning treatment and evaluating response under separate specialties.

In addition to screening of cancer patients or patients with a risk of cancer, our Nuclear Medicine department evaluates functionalities of organs like the thyroid gland, heart, bones, kidneys, brain and liver, and enables to diagnose the disease at very early phases. Nuclear medicine which is the specialty concerned with oncologic imaging has improved the imaging methods that provide meaningful contributions to the patients’ lives in the last decade. From this aspect, our department uses radioactive substances not only for imaging purposes, but also treatment purposes, owing to the developing techniques and methods.

The PET/CT is another screening method that combines the techniques of PET (Positron Emission Tomography) and CT (Computed Tomography), and enables to view the carcinogenic tissue by labeling glucose with a radioactive substance and injecting it to the patient. Although PET/CT is quite reliable, it does not provide sufficient anatomical information, so other oncologic imaging methods can be used for location of tumor.

Devices used at our radiology department

• 3 Tesla MR 104x48" Total Image Matrix
• 1.5 Tesla MR 76x32" Total Image Matrix
• 2x128-row Flash CT
• 16-row MD Computer Assisted Tomography (Sensation Cardiac)
• Biplane Digital Angiography (DSA)
• Digital Fluoroscopy
• Digital X-ray
• Mammography-Breast Ultrasonography
• Ultrasonography-Doppler Ultrasonography

In order to determine and perform the most suitable treatment plan for our patients, structural and functional deformities caused by the disease in the tissues and cells are evaluated by our pathology department.