Elsevier, Journal of the American College of Radiology, Volume 9, July 2012
The 2011 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries discussed data, experiences, and models pertaining to radiology in the developing world, where widespread shortages of imaging services significantly reduce health care quality and increase health care disparities. This white paper from the 2011 RAD-AID conference represents consensus advocacy of multidisciplinary strategies to improve the planning, accessibility, and quality of imaging services in the developing world. Conference presenters and participants discussed numerous solutions to imaging and health care disparities, including (1) economic development for radiologic service planning, (2) public health mechanisms to address disease and prevention at the population and community levels, (3) comparative clinical models to implement various clinical and workflow strategies adapted to unique developing world community contexts, (4) education to improve training and optimize service quality, and (5) technology innovation to bring new technical capabilities to limited-resource regions. © 2012 American College of Radiology.
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Bone Densitometry; Breast Cancer; Cancer Screening; Computer Assisted Tomography; Computer Program; Conference Paper; Consensus Development; Developing Countries; Developing Country; Devices; Diagnostic Imaging; Echocardiography; Echography; Economic Development; Health Care Access; Health Care Disparity; Health Care Planning; Health Care Policy; Health Care Quality; Health Care System; Health Insurance; Health Service; Human; IPhone IPod MVisum Application; Image Quality; Imaging; Information Technology; International Cooperation; International Global Imaging; Internet; Machine Learning; Mammography; Medical Education; Medical Liability; Mobile Phone; Model; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Online System; Osteoporosis; Patient Advocacy; Patient Monitoring; Physician; Point Of Care Testing; Positron Emission Tomography; Public Health; Public Health Service; Radiologic Nursing; Radiology; Radiology Outreach; Radiology Readiness; Residency Education; Resource Allocation; Sustainability; Technologists; Thorax Radiography; Treatment Outcome; Uterine Cervix Cancer; Workflow; Global