We are currently at a strange and interesting stage in Indian healthcare. We are juxtaposed between an era when the doctor was God and one in which the doctor is a self-serving schemer and someone to be regarded with suspicion, as any other profit-making service provider. Further, as the internet inexorably spreads its wireless tentacles […]
The latter part of 2016 has been conference time for TRS, with two international conferences being jointly hosted by TRS. In September, we had the pleasure of jointly hosting the 3rd Annual Conference of the Society of Emergency Radiology along with our partners, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences. This was the first year that the
It has been an eventful summer and one of the highlights at TRS has been the launch of our new 3D Lab providing postprocessing services to the Massachusetts General Hospital. Led by Roy D’Souza, who did his 3D Imaging fellowship at the Mass General Hospital, and with a team of technologists specializing in 3D postprocessing
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Two losses in my life in the recent past have left me realising the true importance of what life is really about I recently lost my close friend Sameer Shetty, an entrepreneur and delightful human being full of zest for life, energy, enthusiasm and a great sense of humor. His personality can be summarised in
Our organization just underwent a Joint Commission Survey. While the mention of JC surveys has reportedly been known to induce toothache-like symptoms and other psychosomatic complaints in hospital administrators and physicians alike, our own experience in preparing for and undergoing this two day evaluation was fulfilling and rewarding, even pleasant. I suspect that this was
I just read an article (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160805115008.htm) about a new technology that has just been developed at the Monash University in Australia, that is set to revolutionize pulmonary imaging. The test, called 4DPIV, (http://www.nature.com/articles/srep29438) essentially combines CT and spirometry to provide a combination of structural and functional imaging that, further gives data specific to individual lung
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The new kid on the block in medical imaging is the exciting new technology of CAD or computer aided detection. The essence of this technology is its ability to use computer math algorithms to analyse radiology images. Given that radiologic images are today essentially digital ie, a combination of bits and bytes (as is, coincidentally,
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A newborn infant in an ICU in Bangalore is found to have an irregular heart rhythm. The neonatologist is unsure of how to treat this condition and requests a pediatric cardiology consultation. A sonographer from our institution visits the hospital, performs an echocardiogram at the bedside and uploads it to our teleechocardiography server. The baby’s
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October in Delhi was the venue of the Society of Emergency Radiology Conference held at my Alma Mater, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, and ably organized by my colleague Dr Anjali Agrawal and the team from AIIMS led by Dr Atin Kumar. The conference was superbly organized with excellent hospitality and an outstanding
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First, at an awards ceremony in Mumbai, hosted by VCCircle, an eminent Indian journal, TRS was presented with a trophy recognizing it as the Best Healthcare Service Provider in India. Among others shortlisted for the award were much larger organizations such as Practo and Wellspring, so we can be justifiably proud of our achievement. The
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