Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods (East Tallinn Central Hospital)
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Screening: Cancer prevention and screening[edit | edit source]
Primary purpose: To provide information and contact points for cancer screenings.
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Diagnostics[edit | edit source]
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | CT scanners | 2 | 152,749 |
| Machine | MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) | 3 | 9,875 |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | yes | |
| Machine | Digitalised imaging (PACS) | yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | yes | 126,102 |
| Machine | Gamma Camera | yes | |
| Technique | MRI-guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Ultrasound guided biopsy | yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | yes | |
| Machine | PET CT | yes | |
| Facility | Radionuclide treatment facilities | 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 | Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH) | Yes | |
| Technique | PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) | yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | yes | |
| Technique | Immunofluorescence techniques | yes | |
| Technique | Histochemistry | yes | |
| Technique | Techniques for molecular pathology | yes | |
| Technique | Cytogenetics | yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | KI-67 | yes | |
| Technique | PDL1 | yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | yes | |
| Technique | ALK | yes | |
| Technique | ROS | yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | yes | |
| Technique | COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colposcopy | yes | |
| Technique | Colonoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Vulvoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Video dermatoscopy | yes |
Treatment[edit | edit source]
| Surgical Oncology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Breast surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Urological surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Thoracic surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Digestive surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Neurosurgery | 1 | |
| Specialist | Gynaecological surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Soft tissue surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | Orthopaedic surgery | 10 | |
| Specialist | Oncoplastic surgery | yes | |
| Specialist | ENT surgery | 9 | |
| Specialist | Sarcoma surgery | yes | |
| Technique | Video-assisted thoracoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | spinal decompression surgery for vertebral metastases | yes | |
| Radiotherapy | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Brachytherapy unit | yes | |
| Technique | Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) | yes | |
| Hemato-Oncology / Bone Marrow Transplants | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Cytopheresis machine | yes | |
| Specialists | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Specialist | Medical oncologist | 7 | |
| Specialist | Physician specialised in pain treatment | 6 | |
| Specialist | Neurologist | yes | |
| Specialist | Lung physician | yes | |
| Specialist | Radiotherapist | yes | |
| Specialist | Psychologist or Psychotherapist | 2 | |
| Specialist | Pharmacist | yes | |
| Specialist | Social worker | yes | |
| Specialist | Physiotherapist | 2 | |
| Specialist | Dietitian | yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Endoprosthesis | yes | |
| Technique | Interventional Endoscopy | yes | |
| Technique | Nephrostomy | yes | |
| Technique | Biliary drainage | yes | |
| Facility | Clinical Trial Center | yes | |
| Facility | Phase 1 Clinical Trial Unit | yes | |
| Technique | Peritoneal drainage | yes | |
| Technique | D-J stent | yes |
Prevention[edit | edit source]
| Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Breast cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Cervical cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Colorectal cancer screening program | yes | |
| Facility | Smoking detoxification center | yes |
Quality of Life[edit | edit source]
| Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Supportive care unit | Yes |
Palliative Care[edit | edit source]
| Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Hospice unit (in the hospital structure or affiliated) | yes |
