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Joint department of Medical imaging
Highlights
(Continued from three donated in full) for the project, we are recruiting
previous page) Addis Ababa University. interventional radiologists
and nurses to help organize
at the Black Lion Hospital were “TAAAC’s impact continues the training.”
either performed through to grow with plans for a new
surgery or by feel. fellowship in cardiovascular- Always in need
thoracic imaging,” said Dr. Those interested in donating
Looking ahead Khalili. “They have also to Dr. Khalili and TAAAC’s
In September 2013, Dr. Khalili acquired grant funding to start cause can refer to the
and his team of dedicated an interventional radiology Dr. Mehrangiz Ashtari
volunteers acquired seven program at the Black Lion memorial fund through the
ultrasound machines (four Hospital and while still in the Toronto General & Western Dr. Robert Beecroft uses Nanoknife to treat the first Canadian patient. (Photo: JDMI)
purchased through donations, early stages of planning this Hospital Foundation.
Coral Viewer of the mass) a viable option for
In 2014, Coral Viewer, JDMI’s treatment without undergoing
new Picture Archiving and chemotherapy. While traditional
Communications System (PACS) techniques damage all tissues
viewer, was introduced to provide (both healthy and cancerous),
clinicians at UHN, Mount Sinai Nanoknife is a targeted and
Hospital and Women’s College minimally invasive therapy,
Hospital with immediate access to offering patients a potentially
patient images. It has significantly curative alternative.
improved accessibility, patient
privacy and security. Improving imaging access
Learn more about Coral Viewer Since 2009, JDMI has led
provincial efforts to improve
Canadian first access to imaging by informing
Led by Dr. Robert Beecroft, the best practices and piloting tools to
JDMI’s Interventional Radiology help physicians choose the right
team performed the first three scans for their patients. Recently,
Nanoknife procedures in Canada. Ontario’s Ministry of Health asked
This treatment offers first-stage JDMI to develop guidelines to help
liver cancer patients ineligible chronic pain sufferers get the care
for Radio Frequency Ablation they need.
and Surgery (due to the location
Clinicians review patients’ imaging scans on Coral Viewer. (Photo: JDMI)
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Highlights
(Continued from three donated in full) for the project, we are recruiting
previous page) Addis Ababa University. interventional radiologists
and nurses to help organize
at the Black Lion Hospital were “TAAAC’s impact continues the training.”
either performed through to grow with plans for a new
surgery or by feel. fellowship in cardiovascular- Always in need
thoracic imaging,” said Dr. Those interested in donating
Looking ahead Khalili. “They have also to Dr. Khalili and TAAAC’s
In September 2013, Dr. Khalili acquired grant funding to start cause can refer to the
and his team of dedicated an interventional radiology Dr. Mehrangiz Ashtari
volunteers acquired seven program at the Black Lion memorial fund through the
ultrasound machines (four Hospital and while still in the Toronto General & Western Dr. Robert Beecroft uses Nanoknife to treat the first Canadian patient. (Photo: JDMI)
purchased through donations, early stages of planning this Hospital Foundation.
Coral Viewer of the mass) a viable option for
In 2014, Coral Viewer, JDMI’s treatment without undergoing
new Picture Archiving and chemotherapy. While traditional
Communications System (PACS) techniques damage all tissues
viewer, was introduced to provide (both healthy and cancerous),
clinicians at UHN, Mount Sinai Nanoknife is a targeted and
Hospital and Women’s College minimally invasive therapy,
Hospital with immediate access to offering patients a potentially
patient images. It has significantly curative alternative.
improved accessibility, patient
privacy and security. Improving imaging access
Learn more about Coral Viewer Since 2009, JDMI has led
provincial efforts to improve
Canadian first access to imaging by informing
Led by Dr. Robert Beecroft, the best practices and piloting tools to
JDMI’s Interventional Radiology help physicians choose the right
team performed the first three scans for their patients. Recently,
Nanoknife procedures in Canada. Ontario’s Ministry of Health asked
This treatment offers first-stage JDMI to develop guidelines to help
liver cancer patients ineligible chronic pain sufferers get the care
for Radio Frequency Ablation they need.
and Surgery (due to the location
Clinicians review patients’ imaging scans on Coral Viewer. (Photo: JDMI)
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