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Type of Examinations Performed and Quantities
GENERAL X-RAY EXAMINATIONS
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YEAR 2003 |
YEAR 2004 |
YEAR 2005 |
Chest |
7,771 (43.4%) |
8,071 (41.6%) |
9,556 (47.8%) |
Extremities |
3,492 (19.5%) |
3,892 (20.1%) |
3,880 (19.4%) |
Spine/Pelvis |
2,305 (12.8%) |
2,505 (12.9%) |
2,166 (10.8%) |
Skull |
1,821 (10.1%) |
1,971 (10.2%) |
1,895 (9.5%) |
Abdomen |
1,150 (6.4%) |
1,250 (6.4%) |
1,053 (5.3%) |
GIT |
740 (4.1%) |
810 (4.2%) |
582 (2.9%) |
Urology |
401 (2.2%) |
601 (3.1%) |
574 (2.9%) |
OG specials/others |
270 (1.5%) |
310 (1.6%) |
280 (1.4%) |
TOTAL |
17,950 (100%) |
19,410 (100%) |
19,986 (100%) |
The total number of general X-ray examinations is 2.9 percent higher than last year. The steepest rise was in chest X-ray examinations, whilst the number of other X-ray examinations declined. This is due to the increasing number of chest infections, screening for medical examinations and secondary deposits, trauma, etc.
CT SCAN
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YEAR 2003 |
YEAR 2004 |
YEAR 2005 |
Brain |
596 (81.9%) |
802 (77.9%) |
885 (80.2%) |
Spine |
71 (9.8%) |
126 (12.2%) |
132 (12.0%) |
Abdomen |
60 (8.3%) |
70 (6.8%) |
54 (4.8%) |
Chest |
- |
30 (2.9%) |
31 (2.8%) |
Extremities |
- |
- |
- |
Pelvis |
- |
2 (0.2%) |
2 (0.2%) |
TOTAL |
727 (100%) |
1,030 (100%) |
1,104 (100%) |
There has been a 6.7 percent increase in the number of CT examinations compared with last year’s statistics due to the fact that the number of brain CT examinations for various indications like trauma, tumors and infections increased.
ULTRASOUND EXAMINATIONS
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YEAR 2003 |
YEAR 2004 |
YEAR 2005 |
Echocardiography |
1,704 (14.3%) |
2,081 (16.5%) |
2,108 (17.8%) |
Obstetrics |
1,640 (13.8%) |
1,819 (14.4%) |
1,377 (11.7%) |
Abdomen |
7,486 (62.8%) |
7,422 (58.9%) |
6,806 (57.6%) |
Eye |
55 (0.5%) |
40 (0.4%) |
58 (0.5%) |
Brain |
185 (1.6%) |
230 (1.8%) |
155 (1.3%) |
Musculoskeletal |
42 (0.4%) |
32 (0.3%) |
43 (0.4%) |
Others (Mammography) |
809 (6.8%) |
970 (7.7%) |
1,270 (10.7%) |
TOTAL |
11,921 (100%) |
12,594 (100%) |
11,817 (100%) |
On ultra-sonography, the total number of examinations is 6.2 percent lower than last year. The steepest decline was in pre-natal and urological examinations. Presumably these departments now do some examinations themselves. However, they still make use of our more advanced equipment, like Doppler capability.
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