Diagnostic Imaging

Welcome to the Division of Diagnostic Imaging at the Sheba Medical Center.

Here you can find useful information about our division, departments and professional units.

More information regarding our activities is available in our new Hebrew web site , which contains more than 250 pages and hundreds of images and films, some with explanations in English.

The Division of Diagnostic Imaging at the Sheba Medical Center is the largest in Israel and is affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.

The Department of Diagnostic Imaging is divided into several clinical units and sections as well as a research unit as follows:

The Department of Diagnostic Imaging consists of more than 35 certified radiologists,  several of the staff members have an academic appointment at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.

We perform more than 420,000 imaging procedures every year, using the latest state-of-the-art equipment:

• 4 MRI scanners: Two 1.5T, HDx scanners, of which one is dedicated to breast imaging, 3T HDx, and a new W450 70cm Optima 1.5T scanner, General Electric. An additional 1.5 T MRI scanner dedicated to MR guided focused ultrasound treatment (Alfa site InSightec Co.)

• 5 Multislice CT scanners: ICT 256 slices, Philips , three 64 slice (GE+ Philips) - one of which is located in the ER, and one mobile CT (CereTom, NeuroLogica).

• 3 Angio suites (1 x Bi-Directional, for neuro-interventional procedures)

• 6 Digital Fluoroscopy Suites

• 10 Ultrasound scanners

• 2 Digital Mammography Systems

• 3 DR Systems, and several additional CR X-ray Systems

In 1997 the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at Sheba Medical System installed a PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and became the first "film-less" hospital in Israel. Our current PACS is a SPECTRA system.

We hope you will enjoy our new site,

Sincerely yours,

Prof. Eli Konen MD

Head, Department of Diagnostic Imaging

Sheba Medical Center

Tel Hashomer, 52621, Israel