Radiology and Imaging

Dr. Thara Prathap

HOD & Senior Consultant

Qualification

MBBS, DMRD, & MD from Medical College, Trivandrum DNB from Apollo, Chennai

Experience

• 20 years of professional experience in radiology
• Faculty, KREST, PG Teaching programme (2000 till date)
• Member, Governing council, Indian Society of Gastro intestinal Radiology
• Academic coordinator of IRIA Kerala state branch for 2022 till date
• Co-investigator NAFLD nationwide Phase III and II trials.
• Invited speaker at various state and national conferences
• Over 50 publications in national and international journals
• Contributed chapters in "Comprehensive textbook of clinical radiology" published in 2022
• Contributed a chapter in "Uterine Cancer, Diagnosis and Treatment" published in 2015
• Life member of Breast Imaging Society of India (BISI)
• Life member of Society of Chest Imaging and Interventions (SCII)

Other Information

Features:

• The fastest CT System which can cover the whole body in 10s, providing high resolution images.
• Employs a unique technology in reconstruction, known as ASIR (Adaptive Statistical iterative Reconstruction), which reduces CT doses approximately by 40 percent.
  
• Spiral CT Scanner which takes multiple sub second cross sectional images of the body. The images can be reconstructed into multiplanar and 3D images. 
  
• 4D Dynamic application where the equipment scans an area of nearly 32cm in one shot, giving 500 slice CT coverage. 
  

Special Application

• Imaging Green - at low doses with ASIR.
• CT coronary angiography for early detection of plaque in coronary arteries.
• CT cerebral angiography and CT Perfusion for early diagnosis and management of stroke.
• CT abdominal and peripheral angiography to detect and manage vascular blocks caused by stenosis and thrombosis.
• CT hepatic/renal angiogram for pre-transplant workup.
• CT enterography for detection of inflammatory and ischemic bowel disease and small bowel evaluation.
• CT colonoscopy as a screening modality to detect early colonic cancer
• Full body 3D and volume reconstruction for scoliosis management and in polytrauma.
• Virtual bronchoscopy/CT pulmonary angiography to detect bronchial lesions and pulmonary thromboembolism.

Ultrasound Scan

Colour Doppler Ultrasound Scanners

GE VOLUSON 730 PRO V - For Ultrasound and Doppler Studies. GE LOGIQ S6 - For Ultrasound and Doppler Studies. GE LOGIQ 200 - Portable Ultrasound Scanner.

Features

• Gives real time multi-dimensional images.
• Helps in vascular and 2D imaging.
• Provision for Transrectal and Transvaginal studies.
• Ability to perform TRUS guided procedures like sextant biopsy of prostate, other pelvic masses and aspiration of pelvic abscess.

Mammography Unit

Siemens MAMMOMAT 3000 NOVA - with classic CR system

GE - IITV 800mA Legend CRF

SILHOUETTE VR 500mA with classic CR system

Routine X Rays

Single and double contrast barium studies

Enteroclysis

MCU

IVP

Lymphangiogram

Interventional Radiology

Chemoembolization for HCC (TACE).

Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE).

Embolization in GI Bleed.

Peripheral Angiography and Angioplasty.

Cerebral Diagnostic and Therapeutic Angiography.

Embolization of vertebral body Hemangioma, Spinal AVM and Tumor.

Portal vein embolization.

PTBD and Stenting.

Routine Biopsies/FNAC/ Aspirations.

Plug liver biopsies.

Radiofrequency Ablation liver (RFA).

TIPS/DIPS.

Testicular Varicocele embolisation.

Renal Artery Stenting.

Post-transplant (Liver/Renal) Management.

A.V. Fistula Thrombolysis via Transradial Approach.

Coil/Plug Assisted Retrograde Transvenous occlusion of varices in cirrhotic patients for recurrent bleed/encephalopathy (CARTO/PARTO).

Translumbar dialysis catheter access/ Perm Cath/  Triple Lumen Dialysis Catheter Placement.

Bone Densitometry

Third-generation dual energy X-Ray absorptiometry technology along with GE Lunar Prodigy to deliver outstanding accuracy and provide correct data on soft tissue and bone tissue composition which is inclusive of bone-mineral density, lean and fat tissue mass and fat percentage.

Medsynapse PACS Unit

Images are sent online to the concerned consultant suites. There is a backup available for all images, enabling its access at anytime when required.

• DR System

Routine X-Rays Full Spine and Leg Image Pasting Dual Energy Image.

• OT Radiography

SIEMENS C-Arm with DSA (Siremobil Compact L).

GE - C Arm Stenoscop MDA Plus.

RGP, URS, PCNL, DHS, etc.

• Portable X-Ray Unit

Siemens - Siremobil 60, 160 mA Mobile X-Ray Unit .