Geographic distribution and utilisation of CT and MRI services at public hospitals in Myanmar.
Moe KhaingYu Mon SawThet Mon ThanAye Myat MonSu Myat ChoThu Nandar SawTetsuyoshi KariyaEiko YamamotoNobuyuki HamajimaPublished in: BMC health services research (2020)
Throughout Myanmar, CT units were more equally distributed than MRI units. CT and MRI units were mostly concentrated in the Yangon and Mandalay Regions, where the population density is higher. The geographic distribution and utilisation rate of CT and MRI units varied among states, regions, and patients' age group. However, the utilisation rates of CT and MRI increased annually in all states and regions during the review period. The Ministry of Health and Sports in Myanmar should consider the utilisation and population coverage of CT and MRI as an important factor when there will be procurement of those medical equipment in the future.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted imaging
- dual energy
- healthcare
- image quality
- mental health
- public health
- positron emission tomography
- primary care
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- health information
- patient reported outcomes
- electronic health record
- prognostic factors