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ECLINICALMEDICINE
Volume 38, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101034
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Access to imaging; Low-and middle-income countries; Centre of reference; International commission on medical imaging
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Imaging plays a key role in the care pathway of communicable and non-communicable diseases, but there are shortages of equipment and workforce in low-and middle-income countries. The International Society of Radiology proposes a plan to enhance the role of imaging in global health agenda and suggests organizing imaging services through regional Centers of Reference. Emphasis is placed on utilizing IT and artificial intelligence for imaging diagnostics in LMICs.
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. (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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