Table 2.
Current status of diagnostic services among Iraqi Provinces.
| KurdistanIncluding (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Duhok) | ||
|---|---|---|
| X-ray units | 234 | |
| Ultrasound units | 92 | |
| CT units | 15 | |
| MR units | 8 | |
| Gamma Camera units | 3 | |
| PET/CT units | 3 | |
| Rest of IraqIncluding (Baghdad, Mosul, Basra, Dhi Qar, Babil, Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Salah Al-Din, Najaf, Wasit, Qadisiya, Karbala, Maysan, and Muthanna) | ||
| X-ray units | 1585 | |
| Ultrasound units | 1356 | |
| CT units | 158 | |
| MR units | 98 | |
| Gamma Camera units | 11 | |
| PET/CT units | 9 | |
| Total number of resources | Units per million | |
| X-ray units | 1819 | 45.5 |
| Ultrasound units | 1448 | 36.2 |
| CT units | 173 | 4.3 |
| MR units | 106 | 2.6 |
| Gamma Camera units | 14 | 0.35 |
| PET/CT units | 12 | 0.3 |
| Current Observation | ||
| Severe limitations are currently observed in nuclear medicine field followed by conventional imaging (CT and MR units). Future vision should provide effective plan to invest in these two major services to fortify cancer diagnostic service delivery in the country. | ||