Diagnostics
Diagnostic services consist of two sections:
the Diagnostic Imaging and the Analytical Laboratory.
L’Diagnostic Imaging Area operates both under an agreement with the National Health System (SSN) as well as under private arrangements. Our facility is, in addition, equipped with an MRI Area, a CT Area and an Ultrasound Diagnostic Area.
Magnetic Resonance Area
NO.1 RM OF 1.5 TESLA
Thanks to the 1.5 Tesla high-field magnet multiple pathologies can be studied and diagnosed accurately. The 1.5 Tesla MRI system takes advantage of digital technology and features high image quality. The latest-generation machines mitigate artifacts given by the natural motion of the human body, limiting the risk of having to repeat an examination sequence. The absence of ionizing radiation also makes it particularly suitable for repeat examinations at short intervals of time.
The type of examinations that can be performed covers all anatomical areas, including advanced examinations in neurological, articular, and oncological areas, such as:
Arterial and venous MR angiography of the intracranial circulation
N.1 0.5 TESLA OPEN RM
La Open MRI is a specific type of MRI characterized by a machine that provides a larger and more comfortable space in which to place the patient. Compared with the traditional machine, which consists of a cylindrical structure inside which the crib on which the patient is placed slides, the open MRI has a “C” shape that allows claustrophobic people to reduce the feeling of suffocation, and smaller patients to have a supportive adult figure nearby. The type of examinations examinations that can be performed concerns in particular:
CT Area – Computed Tomography
The facility comes with a TC AQUILION Canon 80-layer.
Traditional Radiology Diagnostic Area
The facility is equipped with a GE SENOGRAPHE DS mammograph and a densitometer Hologic Horizon Wi MOC (bone densitometry).
Diagnostic ultrasound area
The facility is equipped with an ultrasound scanner GE LOGIQ S7 EXPERT.
Location
Floor -1
Opening to the public
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Floor -1)
Report delivery
Front Desk – Ground Floor
Receiving patients
Monday through Friday, 12:00 to 13:00
(Outpatient Clinic 16 – Floor -1)
Interior
Contact the Single Reservation Center Tel: 0933 817111
*Reminder that, for services in agreement with the NHS, a prescription from your primary care physician is required.
Dr. Rosario Marangio
Radiodiagnostic service manager
Dr. Umberto Copani
Radiodiagnostic service consultant
Dr. Angelo Bonfissuto
Radiology Technician (TSRM)
Dr. Benedetto Carluzzo
Radiology Technician (TSRM)
Dr. Roberto Bonfissuto
Radiology Technician (TSRM)
Dr. Giulia Licata
Radiology Technician (TSRM)
Activities
Benefits in agreement with the National Health Service (NHS)
Magnetic resonance imaging (1.5 Tesla)
Open MRI (0.5 Tesla)
CT (Computed Tomography)
Radiology
Ultrasound
Mammography
MOC (Bone Densitometry)
Clinical analysis laboratory
Location
Collection Point (Outpatient Clinic 15 – Floor – 1)
Opening to the public
8:00 to 10:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.
Report delivery
Front Desk – Ground Floor
*Reminder that, for services in agreement with the NHS, a prescription from your primary care physician is required.
Dr. Emanuele Giarrizzo
Clinical Analysis Service Manager
Specialist in Hematology and Public Hygiene
Dr. Antonino La Chiusa
Biologist
Dr. Giovanni Canino
Biologist
Clinical Analysis Laboratory
The Clinical Analysis Laboratory of SANTABARBARA HOSPITAL specializes in hematology, microbiological clinical chemistry and seroimmunology. For collection activities and services of medical relevance, he or she relies on the cooperation of the facility’s medical and nursing staff.
The information system, through the special management system that interfaces with the medical record, enables digital management of data, such as patient registry, specimen acceptance, reporting, and archiving of results.