White Paper Report of the 2013 RAD-AID Conference: Improving Radiology in Resource-Limited Regions and Developing Countries

2015 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries: The Evolving Global Radiology Landscape

“…Donations of Merge software licenses enabled RAD-AID teams (with Merge support) to install PACS at health institutions in Nicaragua, Ghana, Nepal, and Haiti, with plans to perform installations in Tanzania and Ethiopia at the time of this writing. The essential data collection preparation for these installations is the RAD-AID PACS-Readiness Assessment tool, adapted from RAD-AID's more comprehensive Radiology-Readiness Assessment tool, to engage in preinstallation data analysis on the availability of necessary health IT resources [2][3][4]. This tailored assessment contains questions related to the availability of Internet and intranet connections, computer workstations, servers, DICOM licenses, scanner specifications, and power integrity.…”

“…The forum discussion approaches radiology disparity in terms of economic development, public health approaches, clinical model formulation, technologic innovation, and educational strategies for international medical volunteers, as well as in-country radiology professionals. The fundamental aim of RAD-AID and this conference is to increase and improve radiology for poor and low-resource countries [2][3][4].…”

2014 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries: The Road Ahead for Global Health Radiology

“…Using this definition of global health radiology, and referencing previous RAD-AID Conference white papers defining health care disparity [4] and health care access [5,6], it is possible to discuss the multidisciplinary themes, strategies, and outreach programs presented at the 2014 RAD-AID Conference.…”

Prospective Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy Between Point-of-Care and Conventional Ultrasound in a General Diagnostic Department: Implications for Resource-Limited Settings

“…Despite medical advances of the last two decades, more than half of the world's population still lacks access to medical imaging; a deficit contributes to global health care disparities . Ultrasound and plain radiography are the most cost‐effective and widespread global imaging modalities, and together could meet two‐thirds of all imaging needs in low and middle‐income countries (LMIC) . Numerous studies in LMICs demonstrate that low‐cost, point‐of‐care (POC) ultrasound systems have made a clinically significant impact on diagnosis and patient management .…”