Badr Al Samaa performs first paediatric cardiac MRI in private health sector – Times of Oman

Badr Al Samaa performs first paediatric cardiac MRI in private health sector – Times of Oman

Muscat: Badr Al Samaa Group of Hospitals recently performed the first advanced Cardiac MRI on a child at its advanced Badr MRI Centre at Ruwi. This is the first-ever paediatric MRI done in the private health sector of Oman.

Dr Abdullah Al Bulushi, Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist & Cardiac Imaging at Badr Al Samaa Hospital, Ruwi validated that cardiac MRI is an important tool in diagnosis and management for children with congenital heart diseases. Cardiac MRI plays a major role in visualising and assessing the heart and it is considered as one of the most advanced technology to provide morphological and functional information for a patient with heart disease at any age.

This 16-year-old patient having congenital heart defect required an MRI to evaluate and access the degree of his heart disease. One question was very important to answer: does he require an intervention (cardiac catheterisation or surgery) or not. MRI proved useful in this and helped Dr Bulushi to determine the plan of treatment and the right approach to deal with his heart defect. MRI revealed a strong indication for surgery and the patient was advised the same.

Dr Nevin Majeed, HOD, Radiology at Badr Al Samaa Hospital, Ruwi explained the advantaged of