Dow Institute of Radiology (DIR)


The Radiology Department at the DUHS Ojha Campus was established in 2009 as a branch of Dow Diagnostic Research and Reference Laboratory (DDRL). It was then converted into the Institute of Radiology (DIR) on 6th June 2014. 

Research


  • Perfusion Sciences
  • Radiological Features of Tuberculosis (T.B) Spondylitis, published in the Medical Channel in Oct - Dec 2007
  • Role of Plain Radiography in Diagnosis of KOCH’s Spine published in the journal of Pakistan Orthopedic Association (JPOA) in FEB 2008
  •  Skin Traction followed by Spica Cast Versus Early Spica Cast in Femoral Shaft Fractures of Children, published in Pakistan Journal of Surgery in Jan – March 2008                                                                
  • Sonological Assessment of Cervical length Changes during normal Pregnancy, published in the Medical Channel in April – June, 2008
  • Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma, Role of Imaging in Diagnosis, Staging and Recurrence, published in the Journal of Surgery, Pakistan in DEC 2009
  • Utility of Breast Imaging in Mastalgia, published in the Journal or Liaquat University of Medical Sciences in April, 2010
  • Ultrasound categorization of breast masses published in the Pakistan journal of surgery, January – March 2012
  • Chronic headache “Role of occiptomental view” published in Pakistan journal of otolaryngology in April 2012
  • Diagnostic Accuracy of C.T Scan in Retinoblastoma published in Pakistan Journal of Surgery in July - Sept 2013
  • Morphological evaluation of thyroid nodules on ultrasound in Pakistan journal of otolaryngology in April 2014
  •  Case Report on “Herniated Supralevator Anorectal Abscess” published in Pakistan Journal of Radiology, in April 2014
  • Diagnostic Accuracy of C.T Scan in Evaluation of Gallbladder Carcinoma published in JDUHS in January - April 2016
  • Diagnostic Accuracy of C.T in Diagnosis and extent of fungal infection, published in Ann Pak Inst Med Sci April - June 2016; 12(2): 63-67
  • Diagnostic Accuracy of Mammography in Detecting Breast Cancer, Keeping Histopathology as Gold Standard in is published in Ann Pak Inst Med Sci, April - June : 2016 12(2); 118-121
  • Diagnostic Accuracy of Plain X rays in the diagnosis of cervical spine fracture keeping CT as gold standard is published in Ann Pak Inst Med Sci July – September  2016; 12 (3): 171-174
  • The Diagnostic Accuracy of MRCP in Choledocholithiasis is published in September - December 2016 at JDUHS, vol. 10(3):77-81
  • Diagnostic Role of Doppler Ultrasound in morbidly adherent placenta (MAP): an Obstetrical emergency is published in Journal of Obs and Gynae JSOGP 6(4) Oct – Dec 2016
  • Sensitivity of Shearvawe Elastography in Differentiating Benign & Malignant Solid Breast Lesions is published in Ann Pak Inst Med Sci 2017; 13(1) : 52-56
  •  Mammographic Parenchymal Patterns in Solid Breast Tumors is published in PJR Vol 27, NO 3 (2017)
  • Adult Anterior Sacral Meningocele Misdiagnosing as Adnexal Cyst on Pelvic Ultrasound: A Rare Clinical Presentation with Literature Review in PJR Vol. 27, no 3 (2017)
  • Case report on “Solitary Rectal Ulcer Mimicking Rectal Carcinoma on Imaging published in PJR Vol 27, NO 1 (2017)
  • Case Report on Abdominal wall Endometrioma; is published in Journal of Obs and Gynae JSOGP 2016; Vol 
  • A Case report on multi system atrophy is published in JPMA; Vol 2, 2018
  • Case report on hydatid cyst thigh in MRI is published in PJR; 2017; Vol 2
  • Article Pancreatitis Role of Modified CT Severity Index in Assessment of Acute Pancreatitis at Tertiary Care Hospital, JIMDC: 2018, Vol 3: 189-94
  • Diagnostic Accuracy of CT Scan in detection of early bone erosion of mandible in Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Published in JCPSP: 2018
  • Diagnostic Accuracy of Color Doppler Ultrasonography to Diagnose Testicular Tumors Taking Histopathology as a Gold Standard, is published in JFMC; 2018; Vol 2
  •  Role of transient Elastography in liver Fibrosis, is published in PJR, 2019; Vol 1
  • Risk Factors for Injury to  Recurrent  Laryngeal Nerve in Thyroid  Surgeries - A Tertiary Care Centre Experience, is published in JRMC;2019; Vol 3
  • To determine the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in detecting rectal cancer, keeping histopathology as a gold standard published : International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research: Vol 9 No 3 (2021)
  • Identification of significant anatomical variation in nose & Para nasal sinuses using CT-Scan. 2020 Jun 5; 12(6):e8449 doi: 10.7759/cureus.8449
  • Burden of urinary tract stone disease at university hospital 
  •  Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in evaluation of obstructive jaundice with MRCP as gold standard https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.4.1665
  • Diagnostic accuracy of color Doppler ultrasonography among pt having DVT taking venography s gold standard 10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i1830682
  • Diagnostic accuracy of limited protect MRI for diagnosis of number disc degeneration 
  • Diagnostic accuracy of MRI in detection of intra axial gliomas taking histopathology as gold standard 10.12669/pjms.37.1.2489
  • Mammographic density and its association with molecular subtypes of breast cancer https://doi.org/10.29052/IJEHSR.v8.i4.2020.238-248
  • Preparedness of Radiology department against COVID-19 an online Survey https://doi.org/10.46663/ajsmu.v7i1.31-37
  • Diagnostic accuracy of Computed Tomography based anthropometric measurement of maxillary sinuses in sex determination in Pakistani population https://doi.org/10.46663/ajsmu.v7i1.3-7
  • Ultrasound guided precautious biopsy of omentum. A safest technique to detect causes of omental thinking. (Accepted) http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20212372
  • Report turnaround time in cross sectional imaging at tertiary care hospital (Accepted)
  • Morphologies abnormalities of diffuse liver disease at triphasic CT (accepted) Rawal medical journal 
  • Complications of tuberculosis Spondylitis detected by MRI - A low income country prospective (accepted) Rawal medical journal