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Corporate Social Responsibilities 2024
Over the years, we have been welcoming visits from various healthcare and academic institutions for observation of our department’s advanced imaging scanner operations and clinical workflow.
Computed Tomography (CT): Head Injury
Doctors may request CT examination for patient with head trauma to detect not only skull and facial fractures but also damage to the brain as well as the soft tissues of the head and neck.
Jumping into Trouble – Knee Injuries
The 2024 Paris Olympics Games have just ended. One of the HK fencers tore her Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) twice within two years when she was preparing for the Olympics.
Staff Training Workshops 2024
Training workshops were organized for more than 70 frontline and allied health staff from April to July this year, to support colleagues to continue to provide professional and quality radiology services to our customers.
PET-CT Referral Discount for HA Patients – UP TO 37% OFF!
Patients referred by HA hospitals can now enjoy discount up to 37% off when booking our PET-CT scanning service.
How to diagnose Parkinson’s Disease?
Neurologists may arrange patients to undergo F18-FDOPA PET/MR brain examination to assist in the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease.
Are headaches and numbness in hands & feet the early signs of Multiple Sclerosis?
A 31-year-old young lady complaining of new onset of right sided headache and numbness was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.
Computed Tomography (CT): Bone Fractures
Surgeon may arrange CT scan for patient with bone fracture for making accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
Scanning examinations for diagnosing prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men in Hong Kong. With the use of PSMA, PET/MR shows even higher clinical diagnostic accuracy in prostate cancer detection and localization.
Shortness of breath and chest pain after COVID-19?
Some people infected with COVID-19 may continue to have chest pain, shortness of breath and palpitations after recovery. However, these sequelae may also be symptoms of cardiovascular disease.
Can exercising after meals cause appendicitis?
A 56-year-old lady came for CT examination due to pain in her right lower abdomen.
How does an MRI scan identify acute stroke?
A 98-year-old lady suddenly lost consciousness at home and was sent to our hospital for MRI emergency examination.
How to diagnose dementia?
Since 2019, our department has been providing PET scan services which can reveal any abnormal distribution of amyloid in the brain to diagnose Alzheimer's Disease.
Upgraded Nuclear Medicine Service – New SPECT/CT Scanner
Our department has installed a new state-of-the-art SPECT/CT scanner, Siemens Healthineers Symbia Pro.specta X3, in May 2023.
First private hospital sharing radiology image in eHealth
Following the public hospitals, we are the first private hospital to share radiology image in eHealth since July 2021 to provide better healthcare service to patients.
The latest model of PET-CT scanner is ready for service!
We are proud to announce that one of our PET-CT scanners has been upgraded to the state-of-the-art Siemens Healthineers 128-Slice PET-CT system, Biograph Vision in April 2021.
Cyclotron Symposium in March 2019
This symposium was jointly organized by our Hospital and Siemens Healthineers to introduce latest development of our PET-MR imaging technique as well as the novel PET radiopharmaceuticals that are produced by our newly established in-house medical cyclotron.
PET-MR imaging service since 2017
Our department is the first medical imaging centre on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong to offer this revolutionary imaging technology to the general public at an affordable price.