Abstract #5166

Accessibility Of MRI Services At The Top Of The World, Nepal

Babina Aryal¹, Usha Poudel Lamgade², Karuna Raya Chhetri³, Sunita Gwachha⁴, and Surendra Maharjan⁵

¹Allied Health Sciences, Brainware University, Kolkata. India, India, ²Radiology, Kist Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal, ³Radiology, Sharda UNiversity, Sharda University, Delhi, India, India, ⁴Radiology, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal, ⁵Indiana University Shool of Medicine, USA, IN, United States

Synopsis

Motivation: Due to the geographical landscape, lack of developmental infrastructure, poor healthcare system, and expensive health costs, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is not accessible in all parts of Nepal.

Goal(s): Our goal was to evaluate the accessibility of MRI services in Nepal

Approach: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect the data from different clinical settings.

Results: We demonstrated the non-uniform distribution of MRI systems across the country.

Impact: The results of this study could be used by authorized healthcare legal bodies to improve uniform MRI accessibility across the country.

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