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

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

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...

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Main Authors:	Guy Frija, Ivana Blažić, Donald P. Frush, Monika Hierath, Michael Kawooya, Lluis Donoso-Bach, Boris Brkljačić
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:	EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:	Access to imaging Low- and middle-income countries Centre of reference International commission on medical imaging
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258953702100314X

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