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Safdarjung Hospital Adds Advanced Bladder and Nuclear Diagnostics

Safdarjung Hospital has opened a new centre to investigate difficult bladder problems.

Doctors will test how the bladder works and study related changes in the brain.

This may help them understand whether a problem comes from the bladder, the nervous system or both.

Officials say this type of testing will be tried in India for the first time.

The centre is expected to help around 5,000 patients every year.

The hospital has also added PET-CT and SPECT-CT scanning equipment.

These scanners can help doctors examine conditions such as cancer, heart problems and neurological diseases.

The new nuclear medicine services are expected to help 600–700 patients annually at an affordable cost.

Key facts

Bladder diagnostics: The new centre will assess bladder functions alongside brain-mapping studies.
Diagnostic purpose: The tool detects changes in cerebral blood oxygenation during bladder filling and emptying.
Expected bladder patients: Approximately 5,000 patients annually.
Claimed national significance: Officials said the approach will be attempted for the first time in India.
New scanning facilities: PET-CT and SPECT-CT facilities were installed in the Nuclear Medicine Department.
Medical applications: Cancer care, cardiology, neurology, renal diseases and endocrinology.
Expected nuclear medicine patients: Approximately 600–700 patients annually, at an affordable cost.

thestatesman.com · 2 hrs ago