For Putting Diagnosis on a Higher Scientific Level

Maeng Hyon Ok, functional diagnosis department head of Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, is famous for giving accurate diagnosis.

Aware that the names of the diseases of patients depend on the diagnosis given by the doctors of her department, she worked hard to improve her ability.

While trying hard to acquire high ability for reading ultrasound scan images to confirm multiple-pregnant women as early as possible, she conducted research to establish a method for neonatal ultrasound echoencephalography.

In the course of this, she became able to distinguish abnormalities, sex and number of the fetus at an early date, and helped establish a scientific multi-embryonic screening system and a neonatal ultrasound echoencephalography system in her department.

Not content with this, she also conducted research to develop and introduce a program for diagnosing gynecologic diseases to establish an advanced system for diagnosing obstetric and gynecologic diseases, thus raising the level of scientific diagnosis.이In addition, she developed in cooperation with researchers from relevant units a program that automatically differentiates breast tumour from images and a home medical support program for mobile phones.

She made correct diagnoses through ultrasound, electrocardiogram and other functional diagnostic equipment. Many women including multiple-pregnant women received medical assistance in time according to their conditions.