Negita43 Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Can anyone give me a ball park figure for the cost - I am in Korat but coulld travel to Bangkok if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Ask Bangkok Hospital in Korat. Bangkok is usually more expensive, so you will have an idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM4Me Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 For clarity have the scan done via a Telsa 3.0 machine. At Bangkok Hosp BKK it will cost around B25k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 14 hours ago, Lorry said: Ask Bangkok Hospital in Korat. Bangkok is usually more expensive, so you will have an idea I am not sure they have the multi-parametric MRI? Last time I checked only a fee places in Bkk fid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 that thread is from 2018 and 50k at very few hospitals in bangkok. From google search only bangkok pattaya hospital can be traced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negita43 Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 Sorry for the delay in responding - I'm confused one response says 50K and another 25K that's a big difference. Also am I to believe that this scan is not widely available in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 29 minutes ago, Negita43 said: Sorry for the delay in responding - I'm confused one response says 50K and another 25K that's a big difference. Also am I to believe that this scan is not widely available in Thailand? there is a difference between multi-parametric and an ordinary MRI. Hence different prices. more to read. The are old topics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negita43 Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, internationalism said: there is a difference between multi-parametric and an ordinary MRI. Hence different prices. more to read. The are old topics Yes Thanks I know because I already had one in the UK which appeared to find something - at 79 I do not want a biopsy (I don't like the risks associated with invasive tests and what am I going to do with the results anyway?) so I thought another scan here would give me an indication if it was progressing and some idea how fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 do multi-parametric and press doctor for any medicines and the least invasive treatments. In some countries, even in europe, doctors don't treat prostate cancer until it starts spreading. That might be too late for successful treatment. I don't know what policy in thailand is, but the poorer country the lest resources health service has, so they postpone treatment. If you feel doctors in the UK and in Thailand are neglecting you, do read about ketokonazole (it is on thai official hormonal cytostatic list), as well as 10 other over the counter medicines (read about drug repurposing in oncology) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negita43 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 Update Got a scan in Korat at Bangkok Hospital. For anyone looking at the post it cost around 11,000 Baht - done within a week (In the UK it was free but I had to wait 3 months to get it). Result showed no change in size of possible cancer from the UK result 14 months ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Negita43 said: Update Got a scan in Korat at Bangkok Hospital. For anyone looking at the post it cost around 11,000 Baht - done within a week (In the UK it was free but I had to wait 3 months to get it). Result showed no change in size of possible cancer from the UK result 14 months ago. To be clear -- this was a multi-parametric scan or regular MRI? I would be very surprised if Bkk Hospital Korat had the machine for a multi-parametric MRI, only a handful of places in Bkk do. And it would certainly have cost more. Suspect you had a regular MRI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negita43 Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share Posted December 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Sheryl said: To be clear -- this was a multi-parametric scan or regular MRI? I would be very surprised if Bkk Hospital Korat had the machine for a multi-parametric MRI, only a handful of places in Bkk do. And it would certainly have cost more. Suspect you had a regular MRI. Well I asked for and asked for confirmation that I was getting a multi parametric MRI Here is an extract from the report DCE-MRI at the prostate T1 FS+Gd in 3 planes. Not being an expert I don't know if "3 planes" is multiparametric but as I said virtually identical result to my UK scan which was also allegedly "multiparametric" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Negita43 said: Well I asked for and asked for confirmation that I was getting a multi parametric MRI Here is an extract from the report DCE-MRI at the prostate T1 FS+Gd in 3 planes. Not being an expert I don't know if "3 planes" is multiparametric but as I said virtually identical result to my UK scan which was also allegedly "multiparametric" 3 planes doesn't mean multiparametric multiparametric means T2 (= T2WI) FS in 3 planes + DW (=DWI) + DCE-MRI 7 hours ago, Sheryl said: I would be very surprised if Bkk Hospital Korat had the machine for a multi-parametric MRI, only a handful of places in Bkk do. And it would certainly have cost more. BKH has a 3T MRI. They can be surprisingly cheap, let's say half of BPH, but 11000 really sounds too cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negita43 Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, Lorry said: 3 planes doesn't mean multiparametric 16 hours ago, Lorry said: Thanks Sheryl and Lorry All very confusing - it seems that I didn't get what I asked for - here is the full setup: Lower abdomen: Ax T2W, T1 FS+Gd Prostate: Ax, Sag, Cor Obi thin slice FSE T2W; Ax T1W thin slice Ax DWI at b = 50, 400, 800, 1200 mm2/sec DCE-MRI at the prostate T1 FS+Gd in 3 planes. However there does seem to be a lot of people out there referring to this type of scan as "multiparametric". Wrongly it would seem. I don't know whether to be miffed or not as the analysis gave me virtually the same result as the UK scan 14 months ago which I also guess may not have been "multiparametric". Edited December 5, 2022 by Negita43 spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorry Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 36 minutes ago, Negita43 said: Thanks Sheryl and Lorry All very confusing - it seems that I didn't get what I asked for - here is the full setup: Lower abdomen: Ax T2W, T1 FS+Gd Prostate: Ax, Sag, Cor Obi thin slice FSE T2W; Ax T1W thin slice Ax DWI at b = 50, 400, 800, 1200 mm2/sec DCE-MRI at the prostate T1 FS+Gd in 3 planes. However there does seem to be a lot of people out there referring to this type of scan as "multiparametric". Wrongly it would seem. I don't know whether to be miffed or not as the analysis gave me virtually the same result as the UK scan 14 months ago which I also guess may not have been "multiparametric". I would call this multiparametric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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