NUCLEAR MEDICINE IN MONGOLIA

Erdenechimeg Sereegotov, MDRegional Principal of Mongolia

NUCLEAR MEDICINE IN MONGOLIA

The Department of Nuclear Medicine was established in 1975 The only department in the country that provides diagnostic and therapeutic

nuclear medicine services Development:

2014 - Dual Head SPECT-> upgradable to SPECT /CT (on process)

2004 - Liver Cancer Therapy with Re-188 Lipiodol

2000 - Single Head SPECT imaging

1982 - Gamma camera imaging

Radioimmunoassay diagnostic /In vitro/

First Radioactive Iodine treatment

1975 - First Rectilinear scanner: renal & hepatic scans

Thyroid uptake

NUCLEAR MEDICINE IN MONGOLIA

Manpower Consultant Professor - 1 NM physicians – 3 Radiopharmacist – 1 NM Physicist -1 Technologists – 2 Nurse - 1

TRENDS OF STUDIES (IN VITRO)

2009 2010 2012 2013 Dec 1, 2014

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3860

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TRENDS OF STUDIES (IN VIVO)

2009 2010 2012 2013 Dec1, 20140

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1320 12401060

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TYPE OF IMAGES

43%

30%

14%

9%1% 0% 0% 1% 0%

Kidney

Bone

Thyroid

Cardiac

Hepatoboliary

Brain

Parathyroid

Lymphoscintigraphy

Others

TREATMENT (RADIOIODINE)

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 20140

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POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

NM internship - 3 months Radiology residency program-2

years Work as a GP at the I level

hospitals for 2 years University degree - 6 years

No specialized training for radiopharmacist & physicist

College of radiography – 2 years No specialized training for NM

NM physicians Technologists

Thank you very much!