Since its establishment, the Radiology department of Koç University Hospital has ranked among the most outstanding radiology centers in Turkey with a powerful team that adopts ethical approaches, serves in all sub-branches of radiology and contributes to scientific knowledge. The team consists of 7 professors, 2 associate professors, 1 faculty member physician, 1 research fellow, 10 specialists and 3 assistant physicians. Sustained excellence, ethical values and patient satisfaction are in the focus of our medical services at all times. Our department also functions as an active and productive center in terms of evidence-based medical and scientific studies. In collaboration with colleagues at other departments, team members instill the sense of a family together with the entire hospital staff and patients themselves. We make investigation results available within one day at the latest, striving to help patients regain their health as soon as possible. The department operates under emergency and elective circumstances, assumes responsibility at times like pandemics and never compromises quality of service by establishing the most ideal conditions for patients. All physicians at our department have set high academic objectives as well, and actively take part in scientific conventions with speeches, presentations and publications.
Services and Programs of the Radiology Department
- Breast cancer screening with mammography
- Diagnosis of breast masses with tomosynthesis
- High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, joints and prostate gland with 3Tesla MRI
- Multi-parametric MRI of prostate and rectum
- Characterization of hepatic lesions by administering special contrast agents to liver
- Low-radiation CT techniques in imaging of lung diseases
- High-resolution visualization of cardiac vessels with cardiac CT equipped with 256 detectors
- High-resolution ultrasound, color Doppler ultrasound and ultrasound elastography with full-fledged USG device
- Postoperative ultrasound scans
- Abdomen council
- Oncology council (gynecology, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery)
- Urology tumor council
- Breast cancer council
- Interstitial lung diseases council
- Pediatric tumors council
- Neurology council
- Hypophysis council
- Thyroid and endocrine diseases council
- Pediatric nephrology council
Service Subcategories of the Radiology Department
Neuroradiology
- Primary investigations
- X-ray of cranial bones and spinal vertebrae
- CT and MRI of brain, spinal vertebrae, temporal region and neck; dynamic CT and MRI of hypophysis
- Diffusion MRI, perfusion MRI, MR tractography, MR spectroscopy, CSF flow MRI
- CT and MR angiography of brain and neck
- Brachial, lumbosacral plexus MRI
- MRI in epilepsy protocol and volumetric MRI
- Diagnosis of stroke/palsy
- Diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage
- Diagnosis and staging of intracranial and spinal masses
- Diagnosis of intracranial and spinal infections, determination of spread
- Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis and similar demyelinating diseases
- Diagnosis of stenosis, occlusion and structural anomalies in cerebral vessels
- Herniations in the neck, thorax and lumbar region (disc hernias)
- Diagnosis of pathologies causing compression on nerves (plexus MRI)
- Volumetric calculation of intracranial structures and diagnosis of epilepsy
Abdominal and genitourinary system radiology
- Primary investigations:
- Standing or recumbent x-ray
- CT and MRI of upper and lower abdomen
- MR enterography, dynamic MRI of liver and adrenal glands
- Diagnosis of focal hepatic masses and diffuse liver diseases like cirrhosis, hepatitis and hepatosteatosis
- Diagnosis of masses and inflammations in solid organs other than liver (pancreas, spleen etc.)
- Diagnosis of benign and malignant intestinal masses
- Diagnosis of cysts and masses in kidneys and urinary system
- Diagnosis of lesions in adrenal glands with dynamic MRI
- Diagnosis of prostate cancer with multi-parametric prostate MRI
- MRI-guided targeted prostate biopsy
Thoracic and cardiovascular system radiology
- Primary investigations:
- Chest x-ray (regular x-rays)
- Thorax CT, high-resolution thorax CT
- CT angiography (aimed at coronary arteries, pulmonary arteries and aorta)
- Calcium scoring of coronary arteries
- MR imaging (MRI of thorax, cardiac MRI)
- Diagnosis of infections and inflammatory conditions of lungs, airways pleura, thoracic wall and mediastinum; chronic diseases, primarily COPD and interstitial diseases; and nodules as well as tumoral pathologies
- Evaluation of lung cancer cases prior to surgery, before and after chemotherapy and radiotherapy; evaluation of response to chemotherapy in other tumors
- Diagnosis of congenital and acquired diseases of the heart
- Detection of stenosis, occlusion and structural anomalies in cardiac vessels
- Determination of risk of myocardial infarction by measuring calcium deposition in cardiac vessels
Breast diseases radiology
- Primary investigations:
- Mammography, tomosynthesis
- Ultrasound, Doppler ultrasound, ultrasound elastography
- Contrast-enhanced breast MRI
- Breast cancer screening with mammography
- Diagnosis and differentiation of breast conditions by effective use of multimodality
- Diagnosis of benign and malignant diseases of breast masses and calcific areas, non-surgical follow-up, possible postoperative follow-up
- Diagnosis of breast inflammation and abscess
- Tru-cut (needle) biopsy, stereotactic vacuum biopsy and wire-localization in breast masses
- MRI-guided breast biopsy
Ultrasound and Doppler ultrasound
- Primary investigations
- Ultrasound
- Color Doppler ultrasound, power and spectral Doppler
- Ultrasound elastography (strain and shearwave techniques)
- Ultrasound applications are available for all regions of the body
- Abdomen, neck, salivary glands, thyroid gland, superficial tissues
- Ultrasound scans of arteries, veins, muscles and tendons
- Long/short-term observation of vascular flow, stenosis and occlusion prior to and after surgical interventions in kidney and liver transplantation cases; long-term follow-up of these patients
- Indirect differential diagnosis of benign/malignant masses through rigidity detection in superficial tissues like the thyroid gland, and identification of grade of liver fibrosis using elastography
- Second-trimester fetal anomaly screening during pregnancy
- Doppler ultrasound scans for testicular and penile problems
- Transcranial ultrasound and screening for congenital hip dislocation in infants under ultrasound
Musculoskeletal system radiology
- Primary investigations:
- X-ray
- CT and MRI for bones and joints
- Bone fractures and partial/complete dislocation of joints in emergency cases
- Diagnosis of soft and osseous tissue masses
- Soft and osseous tissue inflammations
- Diagnosis of sports-related muscle, tendon and connective tissue injuries
- Differentiation between normal variants and pathology in musculoskeletal system with 3Tesla MRI
Interventional radiology
- Arterial procedures
- Venous procedures
- Diagnostic interventions on arteries and veins (access gained through arteries like femoral and brachial artery)
- Clearance and treatment of arterial and venous stenoses with balloon angioplasty
- Clearance and treatment of arterial and venous occlusions through intravascular administration of medication
- Treatment of arterial and venous dilatations by placing angiographic materials in dilated segments
- Angiographic hemostatic interventions under emergency circumstances in cases of life-threatening arterial or venous bleeding
- Interventional drainage of fluid-laden structures like cysts and abscesses
- Diagnostic biopsies from masses in the body using fine or tru-cut needles
- Drainage procedures in cases of urinary and biliary tract occlusions
- Administration of radiotherapy or chemotherapy drugs into cancerous liver masses through the hepatic artery in cases of liver cancer
- Thermal ablation/cryoablation of tumoral tissue in cases of liver, kidney, lung, soft tissue and bone tumors
- Treatment of varices in legs
- Shunt placement in the liver in liver cirrhosis patients (TIPS) and hemostasis of oral bleeding (variceal embolization)
- Venous access for administration of chemotherapy drugs in cancer patients (PICC line etc.)