UITH commences Digital Radiography Services

The Digital Radiology Unit of the Radiology Department of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has started operations today.

This is enclosed in a press statement mutually endorsed by the Chairman, Association of Radiologist of Nigeria, UITH Chapter, Mr Omini Obla-Iwara and Secretary-General of the association, Jamal Ashimiyu accordingly.

The statement read, “With joy and happiness, the Radiographers at the Radiology Department, University of Ilorin, officially announce the commencement of the use of its long-awaiting Digital Radiography Services.

“It’s not new to all the staffs and patients visiting the teaching hospital from different parts of the country, most especially the North Central region and the environment, that the department lacked functionality in several capacities in this.

“As the Radiographers remain hopeful and dedicated, there came the good news as they launched the Digital X-ray Unit of the Department.

“The management of the Teaching Hospital in its capacity has promised the Radiographers that other equipment like the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) will also be looked into, for their services to be commenced soonest.

“We, therefore, welcome request forms, from different units of the hospital, most especially the Accident and Emergency, orthopaedic among others.”

Digital radiography is a form of radiography that utilises x-ray–sensitive plates to directly capture data during the patient examination, instantly transferring it to a computer system without the use of an intermediate cassette.

It uses a digital image capture device. It is time efficient through bypassing chemical processing and the ability to digitally transfer and enhance images.