PET-CT with 68(PSMA) in Republic of Korea: Best Clinics and Costs 2024
PET-CT with 68(PSMA) Overview in Republic of Korea
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How Much Does PET-CT with 68(PSMA) Cost in Republic of Korea?
| Turkey | Austria | Spain | |
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| PET-CT with 68(PSMA) | from $1650 | - | from $2325 |
| The total cost is calculated individually. It may range depending on your medical issue, doctor's qualification, procedure complexity and related complications (if they occur). You’ll get the exact price for a plastic surgery procedure after a consultation with a doctor. | |||
PSMA PET-CT with 68 is a diagnostic method that allows you to identify secondary tumors (metastases) in prostate cancer. In most cases, doctors prescribe the procedure when the disease has returned and the exact location of the metastases needs to be determined.
What is important for patients to know about PET-CT for prostate cancer?
- During the procedure, doctors intravenously inject the radioisotope substance 68 and PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) into the man. PSMA has receptors for prostate cells, so it accumulates in the area of the tumor and its metastases, attracting 68. To determine the areas of accumulation, doctors perform a CT scan.
- This is the most accurate method for detecting metastases. Thanks to PET-CT with , doctors detect even the smallest neoplasms - less than 2-3 mm.
- With PET-CT, the radiation dose is less than with other types of procedure.
Bookimed has collected clinics around the world where PET-CT is performed. Hospitals are presented in a ranking based on the choice of our patients. Leave a request on the site, and the coordinating doctor will contact you. He will answer your questions about the treatment, give you an idea of the cost of the procedure, and make an appointment with the clinic.
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Samsung Medical Center is a prominent multidisciplinary hospital in South Korea that has repetitively received many awards in customer satisfaction and services quality. It has a special status of “Hospital of presidential standards”. A part of Samsung Medical Complex, Comprehensive Cancer Center provides the most thorough treatment for cancer patients using state-of-the-art equipment: Novalis, IGRT (image-guided radiation therapy), Da Vinci surgical system, etc.
accreditations:
| Radiotherapy for lung cancer | $2400 - $25000 |
| Thyroid resection | $6850 - $9150 |
Severance Hospital in Korea is an international multidisciplinary clinic at Yonsei University, located in Seoul South Korea. Yonsei Severance Hospital's Health System includes: oncology and rehabilitation centers, pediatric and women's clinics, cardiovascular center and Clinic of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. The Hospital has been certified by JCI (Joint Commission International) and serves 1.6 million outpatients annually.
accreditations:
| Thyroid resection | $10000 - $12000 |
| Craniotomy | $25115.88 - $28703.87 |
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital is one of the most innovative multidisciplinary medical centers in Korea.
It is the 1st digital hospital in the country. The hospital is equipped witg BESTcare system that allows avoiding medical errors, improving treatment safety and effectiveness.
Bundang specializes in general and abdominal surgery, oncology, orthopedics and traumatology. 1,500,000 patients undergo treatment at in hospital every year.
accreditations:
| Lobectomy | $27000 - $33000 |
| Robotic da Vinci prostatectomy | $24000 - $27000 |
Asan Hospital (Asan Medical Center) is the largest multidisciplinary medical center in South Korea, which can serve 2,700 patients at once.
The key specialties in the hospital are organ transplant, oncology, cardiology, and cardiac surgery. Almost half of all heart transplants in South Korea are carried out (45%) at Asan. The success of organ transplants ranges from 90%.
Every day, 11,800 outpatients and 2,550 inpatients are treated in Asan Hospital. Medical tourists from the USA, China, the UAE, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia choose Asan Hospital.
accreditations:
| Pneumonectomy | $30850 - $39650 |
| Lobectomy | $23770 - $29100 |
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