# The Neuroblastoma Treatment FactSheet: Liv Hospital Ulus (Istanbul, Turkey)
## Clinic Information
- Name: Liv Hospital Ulus (formerly "Ulus Liv Hospital")
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey (Europe)
- Accreditations: JCI
- Special Features: Council of Pediatric Oncology (affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine)
- Other Services: **Interpreter** in Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian, Arabic; airport transfers
## Specialized Doctors (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology)
### Dr. Gül Nihal Özdemir
**Title:** M.D.
**Specialization:** Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist
**Experience:** null
**Qualification:** "Neuroblastoma in children"
**Procedures Performed:** unknown
**Unique Qualifications:** "Pediatric hematology and oncology expertise"
### Dr. Emel Ceylan Günay
**Title:** MD
**Specialization:** Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
**Experience:** null
## Pricing
**Currency:** USD
**General Range:** $120 — $4,880
### Diagnostics
- **Consultation** with oncologist: 120
- **Bone marrow biopsy**: 235
- **Tumor marker blood test**: 250
- **Angiography:** 1,400
- **MIBG screening**: 1,305 (includes: diagnostic consultation, laboratory tests, genetic test, bone marrow biopsy with pathology, chest CT scan, abdominal ultrasound, chest X-ray)
- **MIBG studies:** 4,700 (not_included)
- **Whole-body I-123 MIBG scan**: 500
- **SPECT scan**: 4,500
### Treatments
- **MIBG therapy**: 7,500 (included: consultation, laboratory tests, genetic tests, bone marrow biopsy with pathology, chest CT scan, abdominal ultrasound, chest X-ray; not included: flights, accommodation)
**Note:** "not_included in the package"
## Diagnostics Available
Consultation, Bone marrow biopsy, Tumor marker blood test, Angiography, Whole body I-123 MIBG scan, SPECT scan, SPECT-CT, Genetic tests, Chest CT scan, Abdominal ultrasound, Chest X-ray
## Treatments Available
- **MIBG therapy**
- **Type**: targeted radionuclide therapy
- **Technique**: radioiodine-labeled MIBG
- **Hospital Stay**: unknown
- **Key Benefit**: "Selective targeting of neuroblastoma cells"
## Key Selling Points
1. Pediatric specialists on staff, particularly **Dr. Gül Nihal Özdemir**
2. Range of diagnostic options: MIBG scan $500-$4,700, consultations $120-$180
3. I-123 MIBG preferred scanning method for pediatric patients
4. All-inclusive diagnostics package (7-day plan development)
5. Free airport transfers & interpreter services (Russian language)
6. Johns Hopkins affiliation → "Pediatric Oncology Council"