Body Imaging Section
The Body Imaging Section at the King Abdulaziz Medical City - Riyadh comprises 11 dynamic, highly trained, energetic, dedicated consultants and associate consultants. Our mission is to provide excellent patient care while educating the next generation of radiology residents and body imagers.
The Body Imaging Section is one of the critical specialties extensively involved in providing acute patient care to the emergency department and inpatients and routine support to our outpatient clinics.
Our section offers state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging services, including plain radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT Scan, and MRI. Our areas of expertise include oncologic imaging, dual-energy CT, CT colonography, CT/MR enterography, and multi-parametric prostate MRI.
Body Imaging Section Operation Capacity
About 70,000 procedures annually are being provided by the Body Imaging Section ranging from plain radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT Scan, and MRI.
Body Imaging Section Scope of Services
Aside from the routine body imaging services, our advanced procedures include CT angiography (CTA), utilizing computer processing to create cross-sectional images of vessels, soft tissues, and bones, CT and MR enterography which is a specialized study for abdominal pain, especially in patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
CT virtual colonoscopy using CT imaging to examine the large intestine and can replace standard colonoscopy in some cases, fluoroscopy which can be combined with a CT scan to plan surgery for complications of bariatric surgery and gastric bands, contrast-enhanced ultrasound using microbubble injections to identify liver lesions and guide biopsy.
Dual-energy CT which provides greater accuracy than standard CT scans to identify tumors, and multi-parametric prostate MRI which is a novel tool to increase the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer in both biopsy-naive and previous negative biopsy settings.
Body Imaging Section Clinical Programs
- Radiology-Oncology Accelerated Track Program - This program is dedicated to help patients with newly diagnosed/suspected malignancy to access quality care with the intent to reduce delays in management. The Medical Imaging Department would have special arrangement to do imaging studies in an urgent and organized way.
- Suspected Cancer Program
Body Imaging Section Leadership
Dr. Ghassan Al Maziad
Section Head
Dr. Fahad Azzumeea
Deputy Chairman, Operations
Contact Body Imaging Section
Email: medimg1@ngha.med.sa
Phone and Extensions: (11) 8011111 ext. 13142
