RIMS Pathology Dept gets two new equipment
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, June 01 2022: Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) director Prof A Santa Singh on Wednesday inaugurated CRYOSTAT (Frozen Section) and AUTOMATIC IHC STAINER (Ventana) at RIMS Department of Pathology.

Speaking at the inauguration programme, director Santa Singh explained that CRYOSTAT machine will immensely help surgeons during oncosurgery (Cancer Surgery).

This machine will enable us to give intraoperative report for clearance of cancer margin within a few minutes.

It will also help Nephrology and Dermatology department for Immuno fluorescence study during full work up of the patients, he said.

The VENTANA Automatic Immuno Histo Chemistiy (IHC) Stainer is a state-of-art instrument at par with highest oncology centres of our country for molecular diagnosis of cancer.

This instrument has standardised Immuno Histo Chemistry as compared to manual methods being used at present.

Immuno Histo Chemistry (IHC) will also help in diagnosis and sub typing of many malignancies, he added.

It is informed that the equipment were procured under DIAMONDS project (under NCDIR-ICMR).

The institute is providing free molecular test for Breast and Lungs Cancer.

The test will immensely help in cancer care for targeted therapy.

The project will also be expanded by adding molecular testing of two more cancers namely Colorectal Cancer and Endometrial Carcinoma very shortly.

The inauguration function was also attended by RIMS medical superintendent Prof N Sanjib Singh, Pathology department head Prof Sushma Khuraijam and other faculty members.

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