New ultrasound scanners to help diagnose and treat vascular diseases in Moldova
More than 20 hospitals in Moldova have been equipped with high-performance ultrasound scanners to help diagnose and treat vascular diseases.
The scanners, which are worth 7.3 million lei, can be used to examine the cervical-cerebral vessels and are essential in determining the most accurate diagnosis and treatment.
The devices will be used to diagnose a variety of vascular diseases, including stroke, aneurysms, and peripheral artery disease.
"This investigation is recommended to be carried out on all people over the age of 40 and all people who have an allegation," said neurologist Natalia Ciobanu from the Institute of Emergency Medicine.
"If the relative observes in the patient either asymmetry of the face, or has unclear, incomprehensible speech, or the patient cannot express his thoughts, or there is no movement in one hand or one leg is weaker, they should immediately call 112," she added.
The scanners will also be used to monitor patients who have already had a stroke.
"We have around 1,700 confirmed ischaemic and haemorrhagic strokes. Around 8,000 acute strokes occur annually in Moldova," said IMU Director Mihail Ciocanu.
"We will have an increase in the number of patients who will be admitted to our institution for diagnosis and treatment," he added.
Health Minister Ala Nemerenco said that the new scanners are a "very important" addition to the country's medical infrastructure.
"We cannot install expensive equipment worth millions of lei and connect them to electrical networks that are very old," she said. "There is a shortage of all kinds of equipment."
