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Dr Mark O’Callaghan graduated from UQ in 1993 and trained in Radiology at Princess Alexandra Hospital.  After completing his MRI fellowship at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, then a Neuroradiology fellowship at Tuft’s New England Medical Centre in Boston USA, Mark continued to work in Boston and Seattle.  He was an Associate Professor of Neuroradiology at the University of Washington and also worked in private practice and for the Health Management Organisation.  Mark returned to the Sunshine Coast during 2005/2006 and 2009/2010, but has now settled back in Australia.  Mark’s interests include MRI, Neuroradiology and non-vascular interventional procedures.

Mark joins Interventional Radiologist, Dr Sally Johnstone, and dual trained Radiologist/Nuclear Medicine & PET Specialist, Professor Ken Miles at our clinic.

Our team of experienced Radiologists and clinic staff aim to provide the highest standard of health care to your patients. Our partnership with Wesley Medical Imaging ensures we have access to the vast sub-specialist expertise at one of Australia’s largest private radiology departments. Our on-site radiologists are available for consultation using the clinic numbers provided.

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Australian Financial Review; New options for men’s flow problems

The Wesley Hospital has long been recognised as the centre of excellence in diagnosing and managing prostate disease. The level of expertise and the unique partnership between the Urologists and Radiologists combined with state of the art surgical and diagnostic equipment has enabled the Wesley to successfully offer many men suffering from prostate disease a longer life expectancy and an improved quality of life. An Australian first trial on Prostate Artery Embolisation for benign prostate disease, or BPH< Benign Prostate Hyperplasia, a common problem for men in their middle ages and beyond, shows promising outcomes in the data released earlier this month as published in the Australian Financial Review .

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Dr Tony Gianduzzo has established the Reference Centre for Australia’s first UroNav prostate biopsy system – the leading MRI / Ultrasound software-fusion device in USA. This high quality prostate cancer diagnostics service is supported by world-class prostate MRI and internationally recognized uropathology services. The UroNav system has been installed at The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital at Buderim.

UroNav brings the power of MRI to the Urology suite as prostate and lesion segmentation data from Radiology are quickly and easily transferred to UroNav for review and target identification.  This critical exchange of diagnostic information fosters enhanced collaboration between Radiology and Urology in the assessment and biopsy of suspicious prostate lesions.

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We wish Gus well in his retirement, and he will be sadly missed.

To read this article in My Weekly Preview, please click on the following link.

http://myweeklypreview.com.au/v/pioneering-radiologist-retires

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These 49 years have been an amazing ride with the technological advances in radiology from such primitive techniques as air encephalograms for the investigation of brain masses, direct “stick” carotid angiograms and fluoroscopy in the dark, to what we have today. I was privileged to witness the first CT brain scan at the Atkinson Morley Hospital in London in 1971 on a prototype scanner which took 8 seconds per slice that did away with air encephalograms forever.

I have really enjoyed my pain management work, and especially enjoyed my association with the many referrers over the years.

My decision to leave has been made so much easier with the enthusiasm and emergence of Dr Sally Johnstone as my exit strategy. Sally has been working with me for the past 18 months and I am so impressed with her skills. I believe she is the right person to take over the advanced pain management and interventional procedures at SCMI. She not only has great interventional skills, but she is compassionate and competent and has the right temperament to deal with this facet of patient care.

So I want to thank all of my referrers for their support over the years. I wish you well and bid you farewell.

Yours faithfully,

Dr Russell (Gus) Ferguson

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SCMI has installed one of the most advanced cardiac CT scanners available.  The installation of this scanner, in conjunction with our experienced Doctors and Technologists, enables SCMI to offer both CT coronary angiography and CT coronary calcium scoring using the latest low radiation dose capabilities. A Cardiac MRI service is also available to help in the diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and valvular heart disease.

Dr Umesh Sinnya is a Cardiologist with a special interest in Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging, and has level A Cardiac CT accreditation. His practice is based in Buderim at the Sunshine Coast Private Hospital.  Dr Katrina Newbigin is a Radiologist with fellowship training in Cardiac and Chest Imaging which she completed in Ottawa, Canada. Dr Newbigin holds level III accreditation with the Society of Cardiac MRI and has level A Cardiac CT accreditation. There are a total of six Radiologists available to report cardiac CTCA with Dr Newbigin as the lead Radiologist for difficult cases and Cardiac MRI.

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Currently the closest available PET/CT centres are located in Brisbane and Townsville, requiring significant travel for regional patients. The availability of the PET/CT scanning service at Sunshine Coast Medical Imaging provides patients with local access to advanced diagnostic imaging without the burden of extensive travel, particularly for rural regions. This scanner has also being approved for Medicare rebates, which allows bulk billing for patients diagnosed with specific forms of cancer.

PET/CT is a form of Fusion Medical Imaging that combines a PET scanner with a CT scanner in a single machine. The development of PET/CT, with its accurate localisation of functional imaging, has had a major impact in several medical fields including oncology, cancer staging, surgical planning, prostate imaging and radiation oncology planning. PET/CT is quickly becoming an essential diagnostic tool for the assessment of cancer and determining the stage of the disease.

The team of experienced Radiologists, Nuclear Medicine Physicians and clinic staff aim to provide the highest standard of healthcare for patients, and look forward to providing this service for the Sunshine Coast community. Sunshine Coast Medical Imaging is located at the Sunshine Coast Private Hospital at Buderim. It provides comprehensive diagnostic imaging services to both the hospital and the wider community.

For more information regarding the new PET service or any of Sunshine Coast Medical Imaging other medical services, you can contact the clinic on 07 5373 2900 or Katrina Palmer, SCMI Customer Relationship Manager, on 0437 898 616.

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