History
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- QUADRA WAS STARTED AT UNIT – I, 41, HAZRA ROAD, KOLKATA – 19 AS A RADIOLOGICAL CENTRE ONLY WITH X-RAY, ULTRASONOGRAPHY & ART CT SCAN
- 2T OPEN GANTRY MRI WAS INTRODUCED.
- GAMMA SPECT IMAGING & DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE PVT. LTD. WAS
- ACQUIRED FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE DIVISION.
ACQUIRED ISO CERITIFICATION.
- PURCHASE OF LAND AS 53 HAZRA ROAD TO SET UP UNIT - II.
- MODERNISATION OF THE PATHOLOGY LAB.
- NEW ADVANCED LABORATORY FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY & SEROLOGY WAS LAUNCHED AT UNIT – I WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF REAL-TIME PCR, GENEXPERT, BACT-T ALERT 3D, VITEK 2 & ADVANCED ISOLATION ROOM WITH BIOSAFETY CABINATE CLASS II B II.
- NUCLEAR MEDICINE DIVISION WAS STARTED AT QUADRA MEDICAL SERVICES PVT. LTD. UNIT – I WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF ADVANCED DUAL HEAD SPECT CT SCAN SYSTEM.
- DISCOVERY IQ 5 RING PET CT SCAN SYSTEM WAS LAUNCHED 1ST IN EASTERN INDIA IN MOLECULAR IMAGING DIVISION AT UNIT – I.
- ADVANCED DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY WAS INTRODUCED AT UNIT – II.
- COLOUR DOPPLERS FOR USG UPGRADED TO TOSHIBA APPLIO XG, APPLIO 400, XERIO, SAMSUNG A30 AND PHILIPS HD15.
- BIOCHEMISTRY LAB WAS UPGRADED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF ABOTT ARCHITECT i2000 & i1000 FOR IMMUNO ASSAY AND AU 680 FOR DRY CHEMISTRY REPLACING COBAS 6000.
- THE HISTOPATHOLOGY & CYTOLOGY LAB WAS UPGRADED WITH INTRODUCTION OF FLOWCYTOMETER AND LEICA AUTOMATED TISSUE PROCESSOR & EMBEDDER.
- INTRODUCTION OF AUTOMATED SLIDE STAINING MACHINE AND SYSMAX SYSTEMS FOR COAGULATION & HAEMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
- INTRODUCTION OF MICROTOM (LEICA) IN HISTOPATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
- OLYMPUS 150 ENDO COLON SCOPE WAS INTRODUCED IN GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT.
- NEW SMALL BRANCHES WERE OPENED AT BEHALA & NARENDRAPUR WITH X-RAY & CR SYSTEM, USG WITH COLOUR DOPPLER (VIVID S60) AND DIGITAL X-RAY.
(NARENDRAPUR CENTRE CLOSED DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC) - COLOUR DOPPLERS FOR USG WERE UPGRADED TO GE BT 18 & BT 19 AND PHILIPS EPIC 7G ALONG WITH NEW INTRODUCTIONS OF SAMSUNG RS80A REPLACING A30 USG MACHINE.
- ECHOCARDIOGRAPY DOPPLER UPGRADED WITH PHILIPS EPIC 7C.
- INTRODUCTION OF DXi800 AND NEPHLOMETER (SIEMENS) IN THE BIOCHEMISTRY LAB.
- INTRODUCTION OF PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM FOR FAST TRANPOSTATION OF SAMPLES TO LAB.
- INTRODUCTION OF DIGITAL OPG SYSTEM (DENTAL).
- INTRODUCTION OF DIGITAL RADIO FLUORO X-RAY SYSTEM.
- SETUP FOR COVID RTPCR TESTING AND INTRODUCTION OF TRUNAT MOLBIO SYSTEM.
- ENDO COLON SCOPE WAS UPGRADED TO OLYMPUS 190 WITH VIDEO IN GASTROENTEROLOGY DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH APC SYSTEM.
- CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY WAS UPGRADED WITH MICROCAM SYSTEM.
- USG AT BEHALA CENTRE UPGRADED WITH GE R60
- FULL SETUP OF PATHOLOGY WAS INTRODUCED
- HIGH-END COLOUR DOPPLERS (GE lOGIC 7 & VIVID 4) FOR ULTRASONOGRAPHY
- STARTED DEPARTMENT OF GASTROENTEROLOGY.
- CT SCAN SYSTEM WAS UPGRADED TO DUAL SLICE CT SCAN SYSTEM.
- CT SCAN SYSTEM WAS UPGRADED TO 16 SLICE CT SCAN SYSTEM
- RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT APEX INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES WAS STARTED WITH DUAL SLICE CT SCAN SYSTEM, X-RAY & ULTRASONOGRAPHY.
- ACQUIRED NABL ACCREDIDITION FOR LABORATORY.
- NEW FACILITY UNIT – II, 1ST LARGEST STAND ALONE DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE WAS LAUNCHED AT 53, HAZRA ROAD, KOLKATA – 19 WITH WORLD CLASS ADVANCED INVESTIGATION SYSTEMS, viz., 3T MRI (SKYRA), DUAL ENERGY 128 SLICE CT SCAN SYSTEM, HIGH-END COLOUR DOPPLERS FOR USG & ECHOCADIOGRAPHY, RAPID X-RAY DR SYSTEM, MAMMOGRAPHY, BMD DEXA SCAN AND FULLY AUTOMATED PATHOLOGY LABORATORY.
- CT SCAN SYSTEM WAS UPGRADED TO 16 SLICE CT SCAN SYSTEM AT APEX INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES.
- INTRODUCTION OF MEDSYNEPTIC PACS SYSTEM WITH NEW HARDWARE & LIS SYSTEM.
- GALLIUM (GA68) SCAN WAS INTRODUCED FOR PROSTATE CANCER (GALLIUM PSMA SCAN) AND NEURO-ENDOCRINE TUMOR (GALLIUM DOTANOC SCAN).
- 3T MRI (SKYRA) WAS UPGRADED WITH SILENT SUIT.
- DUAL ENERGY 128 SLICE CT SCAN SYSTEM WAS UPGRADED TO TWIN BEAM.
- UPGRADATION OF XELERIS SOFTWARE FOR SPECT CT SCAN SYSTEM.
- GE BT16 INTRODUCED FOR ANOMALY SCAN & SIEMENS ARFI SYSTEM INTRODUCED FOR LIVER ELASTROGRAPHY/FIBROSCAN.
- WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GUIDED 3T MRI Vida LAUNCHED 1ST TIME IN EASTERN INDIA.
- COVID TESTING WAS COMMENCED WITH THE APPROVAL FROM ICMR.
- SYNGO VIA IMAGING SYSTEM UPGRADED FROM VERSION 10 TO VERSION 50.