核医学在非洲的现状
Anita Brink1, Janke Kleynhans2, Anna Grigoryan3
1Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria; a.brink@iaea.org.
概括
核医学 (NM) 服务正在非洲扩大,PET/CT成像显著增长. 尽管基础设施和劳动力面临挑战,但战略投资和举措正在改善整个非洲大陆获得先进诊断和治疗的机会.
科学领域:
- 核医学是一种核医学.
- 放射性药物 放射性药物 放射性药物
- 医疗成像医学成像
- 医疗保健基础设施 医疗保健基础设施
背景情况:
- 核医学 (NM) 服务对于诊断和治疗各种疾病至关重要.
- 了解非洲MN的现状对于识别差异和机会至关重要.
- 之前的评估强调了基础设施,放射性药物可用性和劳动力能力方面的重大差距.
研究的目的:
- 调查非洲核医学服务的现状.
- 识别基础设施缺口,放射性药物可用性和系统性挑战.
- 评估增长趋势和旨在改善获得NM服务的努力.
主要方法:
- 数据收集涉及区域国际原子能机构 (IAEA) 培训课程,IAEA数据库和与NM专业人员的直接通信.
- 在2024年9月至2025年9月期间收集的信息集中在NM基础设施,放射性药物可用性和专业挑战上.
- 分析包括对成像设备的定量数据,无线电追踪器访问和对系统障碍的定性见解.
主要成果:
- 在29个非洲国家提供NM服务,SPECT/CT和PET/CT可用程度各不相同.
- 自2022年以来,PET/CT摄像机 (32.8%) 和SPECT/CT摄像机 (5.58%) 显著增长;99mTc和131I是广泛可用的.
- 像Lu这样的先进疗法是有限的,挑战仍然存在,包括高成本,有限的基础设施,人员短缺和资金.
结论:
- 核医学在非洲显示出积极的增长势头,尽管持续的基础设施,放射性药物和劳动力差距.
- 对设施,培训和监管框架的持续投资对于公平获得医疗保健至关重要.
- 像国际原子能机构的希望之光这样的倡议是有效的能力建设和区域发展合作的典范.
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