How to improve access to medical imaging in low- and middle-income countries ?

Autor: Guy Frija, Ivana Blažić, Donald P. Frush, Monika Hierath, Michael Kawooya, Lluis Donoso-Bach, Boris Brkljačić
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: EClinicalMedicine, Vol 38, Iss , Pp 101034- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-5370
DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101034
Popis: Imaging has become key in the care pathway of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Yet, there are major shortages of imaging equipment and workforce in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The International Society of Radiology outlines a plan to upscale the role of imaging in the global health agenda and proposes a holistic approach for LMICs. A generic model for organising imaging services in LMICs via regional Centres of Reference is presented. The need to better exploit IT and the potential of artificial intelligence for imaging, also in the LMIC setting, is highlighted.To implement the proposed plan, involvement of professional and international organisations is considered crucial. The establishment of an International Commission on Medical Imaging under the umbrella of international organisations is suggested and collaboration with other diagnostic disciplines is encouraged to raise awareness of the importance to upscale diagnostics at large and to foster its integration into the care pathway globally.
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