Memfys Hospital launched its radiology unit in 2002 and has since become recognised as a leading centre for radiology and medical imaging in Nigeria, providing one of the most advanced and reliable Computerised Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) services in the region. All radiological investigations are supervised by fully qualified Radiologists who interpret them and provide well informed reports.
The hospital also provides routine X-Ray and Ultra Sound services.
The advantage of having a fully functioning radiology unit equipped with advanced machines and adequately staffed by Radiographers and Radiologists means that there is minimal delay in carrying out investigations, diagnosing and treating patients at the hospital premises without the need to go elsewhere for these services. This ensures that critically and acutely ill patients presenting at the hospital have the best chance of survival and successful recovery.
Our Radiology services are also available to outpatients accessing healthcare at other institutions.
Memfys has two MRI machines in operation, namely the General Electric Signa Explorer 16 Channel 1.5 Tesla MRI system and the Basda BTI 0.35 Tesla MRI system.
The General Electric 1.5 Tesla machine is the most advanced MRI machine in the country. This new MRI machine has improved image quality enabling better clinical decision making. It has faster acquisitions and allows for Angiographic Studies (MRA) without the use of contrast media. It uses flexible coils resulting in better patient comfort and higher quality images. The machine has the capacity for the following:
MRI is particularly suitable for:
Memfys’ 0.35T MRI system was the first to be installed in Nigeria and therefore enhanced the quality of MRI diagnostic imaging in the country.
MRI scans are available for both in-patients and out-patients and the volume of patients accessing MRI scans has been increasing over the years. This service is available everyday round the clock.
Memfys has two CT machines namely, the Phillips Brilliance 64 Slice CT Scanner and General Electrics’ 16 Slice Revolution ACTs. The Phillips Brilliance 64 Slice CT is the most advanced CT Scanner in the South East of Nigeria while the GE 16 Slice CT Scanner is designed in a way that reduces the typical trade-off between quality and affordability. Simple and fast, CT is arguably the most valuable diagnostic imaging tool in healthcare. Yet its capacity to improve patient health is far from tapped.
The Phillips Brilliance 64 Slice CT Scanner allows for advanced CT imaging including cardiac and coronary artery imaging and whole-body screening for tumours, fractures etc. It also allows for Angiography Studies (CTA). Despite being one of the most powerful machines available, it is faster than many less powerful machines and its MRC x-ray tube helps eliminate waiting time between sequences. That helps give patients a more pleasant experience on the scanning table, and with its wide range of software and processing applications produces quality results faster than ever.
Using Philips’ Essence technology, the Brilliance 64 offers a winning combination of dose efficiency and rapid reconstruction times as well as producing high quality imaging. And of course, the Phillips Brilliance 64 Slice CT is renowned for producing unrivalled images.
The GE 16 Slice Revolution ACTs holds its own in its class as it is designed in a way that reduces the typical trade-off between quality and affordability. Some of the features of the GE 16 Slice Revolution ACTs include:
At Memfys CT scans on either machine are available for both in-patients and out-patients round the clock, seven days a week.
Digital X-ray provides higher quality images with lower amounts of exposure. It provides more accurate images and faster results. As it is a mobile system, it is also extremely versatile and can be used at the point of care. The Siemens mobile digital X ray offers all routine investigations ranging from:
Memfys Hospital has newly acquired General Electric’s Vivid IQ 4D ultrasound machine that can deliver high quality imaging results. This machine can precisely perform the following:
