India, Oct. 16 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inaugurated a state-of-the-art 256-slice CT scanner and three advanced MRI machines at Lok Nayak Hospital, expanding diagnostic facilities at the government-run hospital.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) provided the machines under its corporate social responsibility initiative as part of the Delhi government's Seva Sankalp Abhiyan.

A 256-slice CT scanner is an advanced medical imaging device that captures 256 cross-sectional slices of the body per single rotation of the X-ray tube.

Health minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said the facilities would be provided free of cost to patients.

The new equipment is expected to strengthen diagnosis and treatment in emergency care, ca...