At a Glance
| To refer | Patient WhatsApps your prescription to +91 98200 51511, or your clinic calls or WhatsApps us |
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| Walk-in | X-ray, ECG and blood tests during opening hours |
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| Appointment preferred | MRI, CT, mammography and ultrasound-guided procedures |
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| Reported by | MRI and CT: our panel of sub-specialty radiologists. Ultrasound, mammography and X-ray: Dr. Avinash Bansal and Dr. Vaishnavi Bansal, MD (Radiology), FMF (UK) certified |
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| Reports | Most reports the same day, sent to your patient's WhatsApp |
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| Urgent imaging findings | Communicated directly to the referring doctor |
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| Price | Exact price confirmed on WhatsApp before the visit |
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| Insurance | For reimbursement, we give patients every bill and report their claim needs |
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| Hours | Mon-Sat 8am-10pm, Sun 8am-5pm |
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| Access | Ground floor, step-free; Shankar Ghanekar Marg, near Shivaji Park and Siddhivinayak Temple |
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How to refer a patient
Booking starts from your prescription. Your patient can send it to us, or your clinic can book for them.
- The patient books: they WhatsApp a photo of your prescription to +91 98200 51511. Our team confirms the slot, the preparation and the exact price on WhatsApp before the visit.
- Your clinic books: call or WhatsApp +91 98200 51511 (landline 022-3522 0711) with the patient's name, mobile number and the study required.
- Walk-in: X-ray, ECG and blood tests can be done without an appointment during opening hours. Blood samples are collected at the centre.
- Appointment preferred: MRI, CT, mammography and ultrasound-guided procedures, so that fasting, contrast screening, implant checks and any clotting tests are settled before the patient arrives.
AV Scan is an outpatient diagnostic centre. Please send patients with sudden severe symptoms to a hospital emergency department first: for example a suspected stroke, severe chest pain or breathlessness, major trauma, suspected testicular torsion (imaging should not delay surgical assessment) or any unstable patient.
What to write on the prescription
A clear clinical question lets us tailor the protocol and makes the report more useful. Please include:
- The clinical question and the study requested, with side and level where relevant, for example "MRI left knee: ? medial meniscal tear after twisting injury".
- Relevant history: duration of symptoms, key examination findings, previous surgery or treatment, and any known malignancy or staging question.
- Prior imaging reports and CDs with dates; studies done earlier at AV Scan can be pulled up for comparison.
- Allergy history: any previous reaction to contrast (CT/iodinated or MRI/gadolinium, if known), asthma or other significant allergies, and diabetes medicines such as metformin.
- Renal status: known kidney disease or dialysis, and a recent serum creatinine if available; if there is none, it can be done at the centre before the scan.
- Implants: pacemaker or defibrillator, cochlear implant, neurostimulator, programmable shunt, aneurysm clip, insulin pump or glucose sensor, metallic foreign body (including metal fragments in the eye) or recent surgery, with the device card or make and model.
- Pregnancy, or possible pregnancy, before any CT, X-ray, mammogram or MRI.
- For biopsy or FNAC: anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines and any bleeding disorder. The doctor who prescribed the medicine decides whether it can be paused, and patients should not stop it on their own; our team will say if a PT/INR or platelet count is required.
- Your mobile number, so that we can reach you with an urgent imaging finding.
Reports and urgent findings
Most reports are ready the same day, sent to your patient's WhatsApp. MRI and CT are reported by our panel of sub-specialty radiologists; ultrasound and mammography reports are signed by one of our radiologists. Mammography and breast ultrasound are reported using BI-RADS categories.
Urgent or unexpected imaging findings are communicated directly to the referring doctor, which is why your number on the prescription matters. To discuss a protocol or a report, call +91 98200 51511 and our team will connect you with the radiologist or arrange a call back. If you need the images for surgical planning or a multidisciplinary meeting, mention it when booking.
Who reports your patients' studies
AV Scan was founded by our radiologists, Dr. Avinash Bansal and Dr. Vaishnavi Bansal, both MD (Radiology) and FMF (UK) certified. MRI and CT are reported by our panel of sub-specialty radiologists.
Dr. Avinash Bansal has particular expertise in musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging, fetal medicine and all kinds of Doppler, and also reports MRI and CT and performs interventional procedures.
Dr. Vaishnavi Bansal is our breast imaging specialist and performs every breast ultrasound herself. She also reports CT and MRI and performs pregnancy scans and sonosalpingography (SSG) with HyCoSy.
Protocols, contrast and patient safety
Every MRI is planned for the clinical question on your prescription, with additional sequences added as needed. Equipment: Fujifilm ECHELON Smart MRI with quieter scanning and in-scanner music, multi-slice Fujifilm Supria CT, Fujifilm Amulet Innovality 3D mammography, and GE Voluson E10 and Philips Affiniti 70G ultrasound (equipment details).
- CT contrast: used when the clinical question needs it; no fasting is needed, and patients can eat and drink as normal. Kidney function is assessed before contrast, and a recent creatinine report may be requested. For patients on metformin, we check their kidney function (eGFR) and advise them.
- MRI contrast (gadolinium): given only when it adds to the answer. Please mention severe kidney disease or dialysis and any previous reaction. In pregnancy, gadolinium is generally avoided unless it is clearly needed.
- MRCP: about 4-6 hours without food; water is allowed. An antispasmodic injection is sometimes used for MRCP and pelvic MRI; the radiologist checks for contraindications before it is given.
- Sedation: MRI sedation is available when needed, under the supervision of an anaesthesiologist. Patients having sedation need to fast beforehand and should come with a responsible adult; our team gives the exact instructions. Please tell us when booking.
- Pacemakers and implants: some pacemakers and MR-conditional implants can be scanned under supervision, following the device's MRI conditions; others cannot. An MR-conditional pacemaker usually needs to be switched to an MRI mode by the device company's representative before the scan and restored afterwards. Please share the device details before booking.
- Radiation: CT protocols follow the ALARA principle (CT radiation explained).
- Preparation: our team confirms the exact preparation with the patient when they book on WhatsApp. See the MRI preparation guide and quality and safety.
Same-day ultrasound-guided biopsy and FNAC
When a scan shows a lesion that needs tissue, same-day ultrasound-guided biopsy is possible when needed. Our radiologists perform FNAC, core biopsy and aspiration or drainage of cysts, collections and pleural fluid under ultrasound guidance; a small number of targets that ultrasound cannot show well are sampled under CT guidance. Samples go to our partner pathology laboratory, which issues the cytology or histopathology report (biopsy and FNAC details).
Every mammogram here is paired with a breast ultrasound, so a suspicious breast lesion can often be assessed in one visit and, when needed, sampled the same day.
Studies you can refer for
The main studies we perform, with patient information pages you can share:
- MRI: brain, MR angiography and venography, spine, knee, shoulder, ankle and foot, MRCP, pelvis including perianal fistula, prostate, breast, cardiac and fetal MRI.
- CT: HRCT chest, CECT abdomen and pelvis including triple phase, CT KUB, CT urography, CT brain, HRCT PNS and temporal bone, CT angiography and calcium scoring.
- Ultrasound and Doppler: abdomen and pelvis, thyroid and neck, MSK ultrasound, scrotal Doppler, arterial and venous Doppler, liver elastography.
- Women's imaging and pregnancy: 3D mammography with breast ultrasound, SSG with HyCoSy, follicle study, NT scan, anomaly (TIFFA) scan, growth scan with Doppler, fetal echo.
- X-ray and other tests: digital X-ray including IVU, DEXA, ECG and 2D echo, TMT, PFT and blood tests.
- Guides for patients: which scan for back pain, headache, kidney stones and knee pain.
Insurance, hours and access
The exact price is confirmed with the patient on WhatsApp before the visit. For insurance reimbursement, we give patients every bill and report their claim needs (details).
Open Monday to Saturday 8am-10pm and Sunday 8am-5pm. The centre is on the ground floor with step-free access, at Shilpa Apartment, Shankar Ghanekar Marg, Dadar West / Prabhadevi, near Shivaji Park and Siddhivinayak Temple (directions).
