Benin enters the closed circle of countries with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Examination System (lRM). And through an Information Note N ° 0484 / MS / CNHU-HKM / DAF / SAC / DAOM, the Director General of the National University Hospital Center Hubert K MAGA. (CNHU-HKM) informed the people, users and staff of said center, the effective start of the Magnetic Resonance imaging examination (lRM) to count from Monday 31 May 2021. Likewise, we know a little more about the costs of realization. So, the basic MRI examination is at 100.000 F.CFA while the MRI examination with gadolinium injection is at 125.000 F.CFA. However, examination of two (02) regions east to 200.000 F.CFA. The device, has been in Benin since Thursday 26 November 2020. It consists of a machine that consists of a tunnel formed by a magnet inside which there is an examination bed equipped with antennas adapted to the region to be explored.. The control desk behind which the medical staff is located is separated from the machine by a protective glass. It produces images of the human body thanks to the many hydrogen atoms it contains. Beninese patients traveled to Togo and other countries for their MRI scans.. From now on, no more question of traveling to other countries for MRI exams.
Patrice ADJAHO