State-of-the-Art Review: Demyelinating Diseases in Indonesia
Table 4
Demyelinating disease diagnostic facility availability in Indonesia.
Diagnostic facility
Nationwide availability
National health insurance coverage status
Comments
MRI
195 units available in 25 of 34 provinces (with a ratio of 1 MRI unit to 1.3 million people)
Covered
Only single examination in one appointment is covered. Brain and spinal cord MRI cannot be performed in one appointment.
AQP4-IgG
3 facilities
Not covered
One facility is reserved for research purposes only. One facility is a private laboratory which sends the specimens to be examined in the United States.
CSF oligoclonal band
2 facilities
Not covered
One facility is a private laboratory which send the specimens to be examined in the United States.
