New PET-MRI Wing Inaugurated At Gauhati Medical College
Gauhati Medical College received a new PET-MRI radiology unit to adjunct cancer care.;
Guwahati: A new PET-MRI wing was recently added to the Gauhati Medical College in Guwahati, Assam, in an effort to adjunct cancer care and provide easier access to better healthcare infrastructure to the local population.
The equipment is the first of its kind in any medical college in Northeastern India and will greatly add to the diagnostic accuracy of various cancers and associated diseases.
Sri M Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice-President of India, did the honours and inaugurated the new radiology unit on Sunday, 3rd October 2021. Vice-President Naidu is on a tour of North-Eastern India and his visit to the Gauhati Medical College was a part of this tour, reports TNIE
The entire unit costs Rs. 62 crore and is reportedly the first of its kind in any medical college and hospital in North-Eastern India and the fourth to be installed in a government medical college. The machine works faster than PET-CT and is essential for advanced cancer research activities.
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