Radiology for Thoracic Conditions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Monica Miranda-Schaeubinger; Abass Noor; Cleverson Alex Leitão; Hansel J Otero; Farouk Dako

doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2022.03.001

Radiology for Thoracic Conditions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 Aug;32(3):289-298. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2022.03.001.

Authors

Monica Miranda-Schaeubinger¹, Abass Noor², Cleverson Alex Leitão³, Hansel J Otero⁴, Farouk Dako⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/MonicaMirandaSc.
² Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/ceelwaaq.
³ Department of Radiology, Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/oterocobo.
⁵ Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: farouk.dako@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

PMID: 35961737
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2022.03.001

Abstract

With a disproportionately high burden of global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), access to radiological services is of critical importance for screening, diagnosis, and treatment guidance.

Keywords: Global radiology; Imaging in LMICs; Thoracic conditions in LMICs; Thoracic imaging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Developing Countries*
Humans
Radiography
Radiology*