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Table 6 WHO essential radiology equipment for MM diagnosis by region (Western Africa)

From: Are African primary physicians suspicious enough? Challenges of multiple myeloma diagnosis in Africa

Country

CT

MRI

PET scan

Total

Benin

0.29

0.00

0.00

0.29

Togo

0.73

0.15

0.00

0.88

Burkina Faso

0.65

0.06

0.00

0.71

Cabo Verde

2.00

2.00

2.00

6.00

Cote D’Ivoire

0.69

0.15

0.00

0.84

Mauritania

1.54

0.77

0.00

2.31

Mali

0.20

0.00

0.00

0.20

Senegal

0.35

0.14

0.00

0.49

Gambia

1.08

0.54

0.00

1.62

Ghana

0.15

0.08

0.00

0.23

Guinea

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Nigeria

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Niger

0.17

0.00

0.00

0.17

Guinea-Bissau

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Sierra Leone

0.33

0.00

0.00

0.33

Liberia

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

  1. Cancer Medical devices per 1,000,000 inhabitants in Western African region