The Breast Imaging Section has members who cover specialized breast imaging at the following sites in the Champlain LHIN: The Women's Breast Health Center of the Ottawa Hospital (TOH), the TOH Ontario Breast Screening Program at Hampton Park, The Riverside campus of TOH, The General Campus of TOH, Nunavut Hospital in Iqaluit, Winchester Hospital, RenfrewHospital, St Francis Memorial Hospital of Barry's Bay, Almonte Hospital, and Arnprior Hospital.

The combined annual case load for TOH is 45,000 breast imaging studies (screening and diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound), 1950 breast MRI's, 2752 breast biopsies (stereotacticand ultrasound), and 350 radioactive seed breast localizations. The added volume for the other hospitals is 10,000 breast imaging studies (screening and diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound).

Residency Training

All radiology residents at the University of Ottawa are provided with three months of training which include a graduated approach of responsibility to breast imaging. The residents start with a basic approach to learning screening and diagnostic mammography, followed by hands-on learning breast ultrasound, to performing interventional breast procedures including aspirations, drainages, biopsies under stereotactic, sonographic and MRI guidance, with assistance first at the Simulation center. By the end of their training in breast imaging, they will have participated in interpretation of many diagnostic and screening mammograms, breast ultrasounds, breast MRI's, and rad-path correlation of breast biopsies.

The Thoracic Imaging Section has members who cover specialized thoracic imaging at the following sites in the Champlain LHIN: the General, Civic and Riverside campuses of The Ottawa Hospital as well as the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Renfrew Victoria Hospital, Winchester District Memorial Hospital, St. Francis Memorial Hospital and Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital. Members also cover thoracic imaging for Kikiqtani General Hospital in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

The annual case load for TOH is 33,000 chest CTs, 1500 thoracic MRs, 130,00 chest radiographs, 800 thoracic interventional procedures (imaged-guided thoracic biopsies, pleural drainages and biopsies, pre-operative lung nodule coiling and radiofrequency ablation procedures).

Resident Training

Residents are provided with 5 months of thoracic imaging exposure.  The objectives of training are appropriate to the residents’ postgraduate level of training and provide them with the necessary skills to interpret chest radiographs, thoracic CT including high resolution CT, thoracic MR and perform basic image-guided thoracic biopsies and pleural drainages.

Teaching is enhanced by the combination of didactic lectures, access to teaching files, attendance at multidisciplinary rounds, radiology-pathology rounds and a graduated exposure to invasive chest procedures in the simulation center. 

The Musculoskeletal(MSK) Imaging section is comprised of 6 academic, fellowship trained MSK radiologists all having appointments with the University of Ottawa. They are based at The Ottawa Hospital, while also providing service to several hospitals in the Champlain LHIN.  The section provides consultations for the full spectrum of musculoskeletal disease including trauma, oncology, sports medicine, and arthritic processes.  The MSK section employs all imaging modalities including digital radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT and MRI.  A wide range of image-guided interventional procedures are performed including soft tissue and bone biopsies, aspirations, arthrograms, spine injections, vertebroplasty and RF ablation. The practice is diverse with a balance of emergency, in-patient and out-patient cases. Referrals are accepted from primary care and specialist physicians, including consultation requests on external imaging studies.   The MSK section interprets 4000 MRI, 800 CT and 800 US cases and performs over 1,500 procedures annually.

Residency Training

The radiology residency training program includes 4 months of MSK training.  The learning occurs through a balanced, integrated model comprised of daytime and on-call clinical cases, didactic lectures, case based interactive teaching sessions and hands on simulation based sessions.  Residents are exposed to a broad spectrum of diagnostic and procedural studies.  

Fellowship Training

The MSK section offers a 1 year fellowship with 2 positions per year, having trained radiologists nationally from Canada and internationally.  The program includes balanced exposure to radiography, US, CT, MRI, while also providing experience with basic and advanced interventional procedures. Research is encouraged with academic time and resources available to support the activities.

The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (CHEO-OCTC) is a pediatric health and research centre affiliated with the University of Ottawa. Over the past 43 years, CHEO-OCTC has established itself as a world-class centre providing dedicated and specialized pediatric health services, including leading-edge treatment, with diagnostic services for children and youth. It is home to the Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health and the Ontario Newborn Screening Program. It is an active partner in the Champlain Local Health Integration Network, providing leadership in all aspects of pediatric health and well-being. As a teaching hospital, CHEO is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. Through its Research Institute, it conducts leading edge research in child and youth illnesses. The hospital has approximately 167 inpatient beds, six (6) inpatient units, two (2) Intensive Care Units (Neonatal ICU and Pediatric ICU), an Emergency department (ED), a Medical Day Unit (MDU), Operating Rooms (OR), Post Anesthesia Care Units (PACU), and Day Care Surgery (DCS).

The Medical Imaging Department at CHEO provides patients and families with access to state of the art imaging technologies in an environment that is safe and pleasant for patients of all ages. Our department offers radiation-free or low-dose options in pediatric imaging to the Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec and Nunavut regions. Approximately 137,000 examinations and procedures are performed annually. Our department prides itself on its exceptional collaboration between the radiologists and the CHEO clinicians, both in clinical and research areas.

Our pediatric radiologists work energetically in leading pediatric imaging, including clinical, academic and research work. Our department is responsible for all body, musculoskeletal, thoracic, and neuro-imaging in pediatric patients, as well as fetal MRI. The department fulfills its academic role through undergraduate and postgraduate education activities.

The Angiography and Interventional Section of Medical Imaging at The Ottawa Hospital is the sole provider of specialized, imaging guided, minimally invasive procedures to the Champlain LHIN. Currently we are composed of eight fellowship trained Interventional Radiologists performing procedures at the Civic and General Campuses of The Ottawa Hospital. 
A wide variety of vascular and non-vascular procedures are performed including arterial and venous angioplasty, stenting, and embolization as well as a range of hepatobiliary and urogenital interventions and drainages. Over 6,000 procedures are performed annually at The Ottawa Hospital with around 3,500 procedures performed at the General Campus and 2,500 procedures at the Civic Campus. We also actively collaborate with our colleagues from the Division of Vascular Surgery in endovascular repair of aortic diseases.

Resident Training

All residents at the University of Ottawa undergo two four week blocks of mandatory Interventional Radiology training in the PGY 3 year and one additional block during the senior (PGY 5) year. The residents have a structured plan with rotation objectives, reading list and staff feedback. Learning is achieved through didactic lectures, morbidity and mortality rounds, simulation center, and hands-on training. Resident responsibility is graduated based on experience and level of training. 

Fellowship Training

Two Interventional Radiology fellowship positions are offered per year. Each position comprises one year of training at both campuses and includes exposure to an extensive array of interventional procedures.  Although the majority of training is case based, fellows actively participate in multidisciplinary rounds (dialysis, vascular surgery, and hepatobiliary), bimonthly Interventional Radiology Morbidity and Mortality Rounds, Departmental Grand Rounds, Vascular Journal Club and others. Fellows also participate in research and often present at both local and national conferences.