Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital

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Experts

Clinics

Learning Resources

Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods

Diagnostics

Radiology
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine CT scanners Yes
Machine MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) Yes
Machine Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) Yes (digital)
Machine Ultrasound Yes
Machine High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Yes
Machine Gamma Camera Yes
Technique Ultrasound guided biopsy Yes
Technique Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Yes
Technique CT guided biopsis Yes
Technique Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (VABB) Yes
Technique Angiography Yes
Nuclear Medicine
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine Pet Scan Yes
Machine PET CT Yes
Machine SPECT Yes
Machine SPECT CT Yes
Technique Sentinel node scintigraphy Yes
Technique Bone scintigraphy Yes
Pathology
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Facility Cytology laboratory Yes
Facility Histopathology laboratory Yes
Technique FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) Yes
Technique PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) Yes
Technique Cytometry Yes
Technique Cytogenetics Yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Technique PGR Yes
Technique KI-67 Yes
Technique PDL1 Yes
Technique KRAS Yes
Technique BRAF Yes
Technique EGFR Yes
Technique ALK Yes
Technique HER2 status Yes
Others
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Technique Bronchoscopy Yes
Technique Colposcopy Yes
Technique Colonoscopy Yes
Technique Hysteroscopy Yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Specialist Breast surgery 2
Specialist Thoracic surgery 1
Specialist Digestive surgery 4
Specialist Neurosurgery 9
Specialist Gynaecological surgery Yes
Specialist Head and neck surgery Yes
Specialist Soft tissue surgery Yes
Specialist Orthopaedic surgery 1
Specialist Oncoplastic surgery 9
Specialist Paediatric surgery 1
Radiotherapy
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine Linear accelerators Yes
Machine Brachytherapy unit Yes
Technique Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) Yes
Technique Stereotactic radiotherapy Yes
Technique Chemoembolization Yes
Technique 3D conformal radiotherapy Yes
Technique Radiosurgery Yes
Technique Respiratory motion management Yes
Technique Virtual simulation for treatment planning Yes
Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Technique Allogenic stem cell transplants Yes
Technique Autologous stem cell transplants Yes
Specialists
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Specialist Physician with a specialisation in palliative care 4
Specialist Physician specialised in pain treatment 4
Specialist Neurologist 16
Specialist Lung physician 16
Specialist Radiotherapist 20
Specialist Psychologist or Psychotherapist 1
Specialist Psychiatrist 1
Specialist Social worker 1
Specialist Spiritual care Yes
Specialist Physiotherapist 14
Specialist Dietitian 1
Others
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine Endoprosthesis Yes
Facility Clinical Trial Center Yes

Palliative Care

Palliative Care
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Facility Home palliative care availability Yes

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Facility: Chaplain Service

Primary purpose: To provide religious and spiritual support to patients, their families, and medical personnel through various means, including crisis intervention, communication problem-solving, mobilizing support, conducting religious activities, and offering pastoral care and counseling.

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Facility: Psychoemotional support office

Primary purpose: To offer targeted psycho-emotional assistance to individuals with oncological diseases and their relatives throughout various stages of diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up, providing support, counseling, information, and consultations to improve mental and emotional well-being.

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Resource: Informative Materials for Patients

Primary purpose: Offers educational and guidance materials about various types of diseases, medicines, palliative care, admission service, cancer screenings, etc.

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Resource: Booklets for Patients

Primary purpose: To provide educational and informative materials for oncology patients, offering information about specific cancer types and various treatment methods.

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