PUBLISHED: 24 Apr 2025 at 03: 39
In addition to providing cutting-edge technology for diagnostic imaging, a less invasive process for a specifically targeted medical treatment, Siriraj Hospital has been promoting this area of technology.
The doctor urged the government to take this into account, and the doctor claimed that investing in such systems would save more people ‘ lives.
The Siriraj Center of Interventional Radiology ( SiCIR ), which is currently one of 19 Siriraj Medical Centers of Excellence, was established in 2017 by Dr. Yongyut Sirivatanauksorn, the hospital’s director, to promote cutting-edge technology so that patients can receive the best medical care possible.
Over 5, 000 cases are treated annually with the systems, and Dr. Yongyut said the number is anticipated to increase in line with Thailand’s age society.
However, some hospitals have a lack of interventional radiologists ( IR ) and insufficient resources to meet the growing demand, he claimed.
” Siriraj has provided the technology to all clients, regardless of their medical health insurance,” said the statement. Some people receive free medical care if they can’t afford the costs associated with them.
” However, the technology is only used in some facilities. We would like to see the teaching facility expand more as a result. He claimed that this kind of radiography should be more visible.
A specially designed tool is used to perform the less invasive procedure.
A group of doctors achieves the goal through an image-guided treatment. Recovery is quicker as a result of the little surgery. Patients who have experienced a strokes, cancer, ovarian arteries embolization, or other complications can benefit from this treatment. There are only 140 Tax working across the country at seven centers, according to Dr. Somrach Thamtorawut, vice chair of Siriraj Center of Interventional Radiology.
Around 15 specialists receive training each year to become IRs, but this is still insufficient need. Due to the president’s limited budget, some hospitals are unable to get expensive equipment.
We hope to have an IR crew at our hospital’s health center at the very least so that people can have better exposure to safe health care, said Dr. Somrach.