Skiagraphy center (X-RAY)
Location: Main Building, ground floor
Operation: continuous
i. e. 7 a.m. - 2:12 p.m. working hours, after 2:12 p.m. institute emergency service
The X-ray examination is performed on the digital X-ray device AXIOM Aristos FX plus.
Skiagraphy, i. e. X-ray imaging is used for X-ray imaging of various parts of the human body, i. e. chest, abdomen, limbs, spine and skull. Thanks to the fully digital X-ray device, the X-ray image is displayed directly on the screen.
Pre-examination instructions:
- For examination you will need a request from a general practitioner or a specialist.
- You do not need to make an appointment, you can undergo examination during working hours.
- Please register at the RTG registration - Main Building, ground floor.
- The examination does not require any special preparation or modification of the diet.
After examination:
- Your physician that has requested an X-ray will receive the X-ray result.
SKIASCOPY CENTER (X-RAY)
Location: Main Building, ground floor
Operation: continuous
i.e. 7 a.m. - 2:12 p.m. working hours, after 2:12 p.m. institute emergency service
Tel. patient records: + 421 53 378 557
Skiascopy is a dynamic X-ray image monitoring. We perform it with the X-ray equipment PHILIPS easy diagnost. We perform sciascopic examinations within individual body areas, contrast examinations of the digestive tract and uropoetic system.
Pre-examination instructions:
- You will need a request from a general practitioner or a specialist for the examination.
- It is necessary to make an appointment for the examination (except in urgent cases).
- Please register at RTG registration - Main Building, ground floor.
The day before examination:
- We recommend eating foods that do not cause bloating, e. g. poultry, rice, broth.
- Do not consume fresh bread, legumes, dairy products, vegetables.
- Do not drink carbonated mineral water or other carbonated fizzy drinks (e. g. Coke).
The morning before examination:
- Do not eat anything.
- Do not chew gum.
- Do not smoke.
- If you regularly take medicine, take it with a small amount of water (without bubbles).
After examination:
- Your physician that has requested the examination will receive the X-ray result.
ULTRASONOGRAPHY CENTER (USG)
Location: Main building, ground floor
Daily operation: continuous
i.e. 7 a.m. - 2:12 p.m. working hours, after 2:12 p.m. institute emergency service
Tel. patient records: + 421 53 378 557
With ultrasound (ultrasonography), the organs are examined on the basis of the absorption and reflection of ultrasonic waves, which do not harm the patient with radiation, and therefore can be repeated as needed. The device with which the USG examination is performed - ALOKA PROSOUND F 75. This center focuses mainly on the examination of abdominal cavity, pelvis, surface structures of the neck and muscles.
Pre-examination instructions:
- You will need a request from a general practitioner or a specialist is required for the examination.
- It is necessary to make an appointment for the USG (except in urgent cases).
- Please register at X-ray/USG registration - Main Building, ground floor.
- The examination is not painful.
Abdomen and abdominal cavity
- The day before examination:
- We recommend eating foods that do not cause bloating, e.g. poultry, rice, broth.
- Do not consume fresh bread, legumes, dairy products, vegetables.
- Do not drink carbonated mineral water or other carbonated fizzy drinks (e. g. Coke).
- If you suffer from bloating, take medication to reduce flatulence.
- The morning before the examination:
- Do not eat anything.
- Do not chew gum.
- Do not smoke.
- If you regularly take medicine, take it with a small amount of water (without bubbles).
Kidneys and bladder, lesser pelvis organs, uterus and ovaries
- Drink at least 0.5 liters of fluids 1 to 2 hours before the bladder examination (tea, non-carbonated water) so that you have a sufficiently full bladder.
- Do not urinate before the examination.
Surface organs
- No preparation is required to examine the neck, thyroid or blood vessels.
After examination:
- The patient will receive the results of the examination personally.
BREAST DIAGNOSTICS CENTER
Mammography (MMG)
Location: Main Building, ground floor
Daily operation: 7 a.m. - 2:12 p.m. (excluding weekends and holidays)
Tel.: + 421 53 378 215
Mammography is an X-ray examination of the breasts with a very low dose of radiation. It is a globally accepted preventive breast examination in asymptomatic women, in the Slovak Republic recommended to women after the age of 40. It also serves as a diagnostic method for imaging pathological processes of breasts in women with symptoms of breast disease.
Mammography is performed on a digital MMG device Giotto Image SDL. Each breast is imaged in 2 projections. The breast must be compressed during the examination, which can be painful. Thanks to the fully digital MMG device, the X-ray image is displayed directly on the screen.
Pre-examination instructions:
- If a woman suffers from breast pain related to the menstrual cycle, the examination is ideally to be scheduled in the first half of the menstrual cycle.
- It is necessary to make an appointment in advance for MMG.
- Please register at the Mammography and Sonography registration - Main Building, ground floor.
- Before the examination, it is necessary to submit a request from a specialist of the National Cancer Institute - a gynecologist, oncosurgeon, mammologist.
- Do not use deodorants or other cosmetics on the breast and armpit area.
Which women should undergo examination:
- MMG examinations should be performed in women aged 40-69, every 2 years.
- Patients with an increased risk of breast cancer can be referred for MMG before reaching the age of 40 - based on the indication of the attending physician.
- Pregnant patients undergo MMG examination only if they have an urgent suspicion of breast cancer.
After examination:
- Your referring physician will receive the result of the MMG examination.
Breast Ultrasound (USG)
Ultrasound (ultrasonography) examines the breasts using ultrasonic waves that do not harm the patient with radiation, and therefore can be repeated as needed. USG breast examination is especially suitable for women under 40, pregnant women. It serves to closer specify tactile lesions in the breast, to differentiate lumps found in MMG and MRI, and to suspect an implant rupture. At our center, we use a USG device ALOKA ARIETA 70 for examination. Mammography is the first diagnostic method for women over 40 years of age.
Breast interventions
Breast interventions are performed under mammography (stereotactic biopsies) or ultrasound control:
- thin - needle biopsies with sampling for cytological examination
- core cut biopsies - with sampling for histological examination
- vacuum biopsy - with sampling for histological examination
- insertion of localization leads into intangible lesions in the breast before surgery
Pre-examination instructions:
- Before the intervention procedure, your physician will instruct you on the nature of the procedure and will explain the risks.
- It is necessary to make an appointment for the intervention in advance (except in urgent cases).
- Please register at the Mammography and Sonography registration - Main Building, ground floor.
- Before the examination, it is necessary to submit a request from a specialist of the National Cancer Institute - a gynecologist, oncosurgeon, mammologist.
- If you are taking medicines that affect blood clotting (e. g. warfarine, anopyrine), you must inform your referring physician in advance. If necessary, change the use according to the instructions.
Which women should undergo examination:
- according to the indication of the referring physician
After examination:
- Your referring physician will receive the result of the examination.
Department of Computed Tomography (CT)
Location: Main building, - 1st floor (basement)
Daily operation: continuous
i.e. 7 a.m. - 2:12 p.m. working hours, after 2:12 p.m. institute emergency service
Tel. patient records: +421 2 59378 545
CT: + 421 2 59378 539
Computed tomography (CT) while using X-rays allows for a closer depiction of the body organs in thin layers - diagnostics of diseases, injuries and it is used to determine the extent of cancer in cancer patients and to assess the effect of monitoring the success of treatment. CT examination is performed on a CT device Siemens Somatom Sensation 16.
Pre-examination instructions:
- It is necessary to make an appointment for a CT in advance (except in urgent cases).
- A request from a specialist is required for the examination.
- Eating is not allowed 4-6 hours before the examination.
- It is possible to drink water and unsweetened tea, no later than 2 hours before the examination, it is possible to drink clean water and unsweetened tea in limited quantities.
- Take your medication as usual in the morning before examination.
- Before examination, please register at the CT registration - Main Building, ground floor.
- Depending on your physician's request, you may be ordered to drink a liquid before your CT scan (some of them may have a bitter taste).
- In case of pelvic examination, you may be prescribed a rectal infusion.
- Upon examination of the lesser pelvis in women, it is necessary to have a vaginal tampon in place (you can use a normal menstrual tampon).
- If you sign a consent with the examination, you will be laid on the examination table by radiology assistant.
- An iodine-containing contrast agent is usually inserted into a vein. Some people might feel warm during its administration - this is a normal side effect. The contrast agent may cause an allergic reaction.
- If you are allergic to medicines or certain food, inform your physician of the fact, in some cases you shall undergo anti-allergy treatment before the examination.
You should specifically warn your physician before a CT scan if you are a patient:
- with an allergic reaction to iodine
- with asthma
- with impaired renal function
- dehydrated patients
- pregnant women and nursing mothers
- patients with suspected hormonally active adrenal tumor - pheochromocytoma
- patients with overactive thyroid gland
- patients taking orally diabetes medicines that contain metformine
- patients treated with radioiodine must not receive a contrast agent because it contains iodine which blocks radioiodine treatment
Instructions after examination:
- Drink plenty of fluids in order to get the contrast agent out of the body as quickly as possible.
- In exceptional cases, after the administration of contrast agents allergy symptoms may occur within 24 hours or later, most commonly itching or a rash. Please inform your referring physician about this reaction. Mild allergic reactions do not require treatment. However, if your symptoms worsen, contact your physician.
- In case of a minor leakage of the contrast agent outside of the vein, it is necessary to apply cold compresses on the affected area 3 times a day for 15 to 60 minutes.
After examination:
- The result of your CT examination will be sent to the referring doctor.
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) CENTER
Location: Main Building, - 1st floor
Daily operation: 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. (except weekends and holidays)
Tel. patient records: +421 2 59378 545
MRI: +421 2 59378 353
Magnetic resonance imaging is a modern examination imaging method using a magnetic field (examination without radiation exposure), which has a high tissue specificity, and is used mainly for imaging soft tissues and bones in various areas of the body. The examination is safe and painless, depending on the location and extent of the examined part of the body, it takes approximately 15 to 45 minutes.
Device MR MAGNETOM AVANTO 1.5 T.
Pre-examination instructions:
- It is necessary to make an appointment for MRI.
- Do not eat for at least 4 hours before the examination.
- You should not eat or drink during a biliary tract exam (MRCP).
- Drink plenty of fluids on the day of the examination.
- A request from a specialist is required for the examination.
- Please register at the MRI registration - Main Building, ground floor.
- Before entering the examination room, it is necessary to put away all metal objects, watch, jewelry, mobile phones, credit and chip cards, glasses, electronic devices and removable dentures.
- We recommend that women come for the examination without make-up (some cosmetics contain small metal particles).
- The examination lasts 15 to 45 minutes.
Warning:
- Patients with an implanted pacemaker or cardioverter-defibrillator cannot go for magnetic resonance imaging (consult your cardiologist about MRI examination options).
- Inform the caretaking staff if you have staples or metal material in your body.
- We do not recommend examination for pregnant women in the first trimester.
After examination:
- The referring physician will receive the result of the MRI examination.
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Interventional radiology performs invasive procedures that are necessary for diagnostics and treatment of diseases and their complications. These are mostly procedures under USG and CT navigation, less often under X-ray skiascopy.
USG navigated procedures:
- biopsies in the chest area, abdomen, pelvis, neck and limbs
- drainage of fluid collections
- nephrostomy (in combination with skiascopy)
- ablation of tissue in liver and kidneys
- percutaneous gastrostomy
CT navigated procedures:
- biopsies in the chest area, abdomen, pelvis (unavailable USG, especially lungs)
- drainage of fluid collections
- ablation of tissue in the lungs and liver