M G Diagnostics & Imaging Centre, has planned to invest around Rs.60 crore to set up advanced labs across Karnataka. These labs are slated to come up at Shimoga, Gulbarga, Hubli and Belgaum apart from a centre in north Bangalore.

The Centre opened its first facility here in Bangalore at an investment of Rs.35 crore and would set up its second lab in north Bangalore for which the details are being worked out. "Our objective is to set up labs at locations where patients can access tests ranging from tuberculosis to cancer", said Mohamed Ibrahim, chairman, MG Diagnostics & Imaging Centre who is a non-resident Indian.

The Bangalore facility which was opened here spans over an area of 20,000 sq. ft. It has installed equipment from GE and Siemens. These include 1.5 Tesla MRI system to carry out bi-lateral breast imaging, peripheral vascular imaging, muscoskeletal imaging and volumetric neuro imaging. It is also equipped with multi-slice CT scanner, digital X-ray, mammography, 4D ultrasound, cardiac echo, stress test facility and full body bone densitometry system. The facility also has the ADVIA 2120 for haematology investigations.

It will conduct TB sensitivity analysis, multidrug resistance analysis for TB diagnosis apart from bone marrow and reticulocyte count analysis among other comprehensive diagnostics under one roof, he added.

"Our effort would be flexible in adapting to newer technologies and absorb changes quickly to meet the fast changing healthcare needs of the patients and doctors," stated Mohammed Khalique, CEO, MG Diagnostics & Imaging Centre.