VP M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates India’s first ‘integrated diagnostics’ facility by Mahajan Imaging
Mahajan Imaging has forayed into precision and personalised medicine by launching an integrated centre of excellence in diagnostics at Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi. The new centre combines state-of-the-art technology in medical imaging with a full-fledged pathology and genomics lab as well as an R&D department and an AI startup.
Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu delivered the inaugural address at the launch of the new centre. He emphasised the need for early diagnosis through screening programmes and preventive health checks at the population level. He further remarked on the role of Public-Private-Partnership and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence in providing access to high-quality, affordable diagnostics across the country.
Mahajan Imaging, which currently has 10 high-end medical diagnostic centres in Delhi-NCR and Jaipur, has ventured into a new field called ‘Integrated Diagnostics.’ Dr Harsh Mahajan, Founder & Chief Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging, stressed the role of combining medical imaging, lab medicine and genomics.
He said “The future of medicine lies in early diagnosis and targeted treatments – the concept of Personalized Medicine. Through genomics, we will be able to predict the genetic probability of various diseases such as cancer, heart disease and neurodegenerative disorders. The use of advanced lab medicine will help determine the present biological status of multiple tissues and body parts. And through imaging, both structural and functional, we will be able to diagnose serious diseases early, all under one roof.”
The new centre, spread across five floors, is designed with aesthetics for maximum patient comfort and is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies including radiology and nuclear medicine. It consists of three MRI scanners, Dual Energy Spectral CT, Digital PET CT, Dual Head Gamma Camera, radionuclide therapy with Lutetium, Full Field Digital Mammography with 3DTomosynthesis, 3D / 4D Ultrasounds, Cone Beam Dental CT, DEXA bone densitometry, non-invasive cardiac lab, digital fluoroscopy, and radiography.
