resonance at King Abdulaziz Hospital in Jeddah
The Radiology Department at King Abdulaziz Hospital in Jeddah recorded a new achievement by conducting the first sample case from an area of the breast suspected to be cancerous, and it was taken by MRI guidance as the first hospital among the Ministry of Health hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The case was conducted by the consultant diagnostic radiology and head of the radiology department, Dr. Breast samples are taken for tumors suspected of being cancerous surgically in the past period, and they have been dispensed with with the development of technology and competencies, so breast samples are taken without surgical intervention, and the subsequent anesthesia and hypnosis of the patient in the hospital. Using ultrasound or mammogram guidance (known as stereotaxic), the patient was a Saudi woman who was transferred from King Fahd Hospital, suffering from a cancerous tumor in the left breast and in a suspected cancerous area that only appeared on the MRI, and the sample was taken from the breast. The patient goes to her home without pain. The Director of Health Affairs in Jeddah Governorate, Dr. Sami bin Muhammad, said that he was pleased with this development in the service provided to patients Breast cancer in Jeddah governorate, especially since this case is the first of its kind among the hospitals of the Ministry of Health, which is limited to time and effort, as well as the comfort of the patient. The coming period, pointing out that taking such samples requires a high efficiency from the team of the radiology department who has these qualifications and competence in detecting tumors through magnetic resonance, as is the case for ultrasound and mammograms. For her part, the consultant diagnostic radiologist and head of the department explained Radiology at King Abdulaziz Hospital, Dr. Iman Hashem Baroum said that the sample taken through the magnetic resonance device detects tumors that the ultrasound and mammogram systems cannot detect, especially granules whose size is less than 5 mg. She said that taking the sample by magnetic resonance does not need For general anesthesia, but local anesthesia, the patient does not suffer from pain, either during or after taking the sample, in addition to that this method greatly reduces the psychological effects on the patient, as it is You do not need to be admitted as well as occupying hospital beds.
