Thank you for visiting our website of the Department of Radiology in Nara Medical University. I am very proud to lead a department which is increasingly changing and developing in the practice and evolution of modern medicine. The mission of our department is to provide a highest standard of image diagnosis and interventional treatment for patients through clinical, educational, and research excellence in collaboration with physicians, staff members and trainees. I hope you enjoy visiting this site and learning more about our department. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Radiology is a specialty that uses imaging techniques, such as X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI and PET to diagnose a variety of conditions including neuro, thoracic, abdomen, urogenital, pediatric and vascular diseases. The General Diagnostic Imaging Center was established to provide accurate and informative reports in combination with the most advanced imaging modalities. Each subspecialty is staffed by dedicated faculty members who have either had fellowship training or many years of experience in their field. The goal of the diagnostic imaging team is to contribute to healthcare through patient-centered imaging, transformative research and exceptional high-level education.

Many conditions that once required surgical procedures now can be treated by Interventional Radiology. Nara have a long history in IVR. Since 1980 we have developed and spread interventional procedures such as transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), and stent and stent grafts. In 2014, the IVR center was established to efficiently provide outstanding patient care with state-of-the-art techniques and the development of academic research. In our department, board-certified interventional radiologists are leaders in their field, specializing in image-guided, minimally invasive procedures, such as embolization for trauma, GI bleeding, tumor control, stent placement to open arteries, and stent graft to seal aortic aneurysm. Our goal is to treat each patient as we would like to be treated ourselves. Providing professional and compassionate care is the required standard throughout our department.