What can global radiology learn from Singapore?

Future healthcare success will rely heavily on giving priority to key technologies like point-of-care ultrasound, 3D printing of anatomical organs, and artificial intelligence, RSNA 2023 attendees are set to find out during Tuesday's keenly anticipated international session on Singapore. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has been piloted by community health teams at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) since 2021, with positive feedback, and it can influence patient management in more than 90% of cases when combined with clinical findings, Cher Heng Tan, MD, immediate past president of the Singapore Radiological Society, told AuntMinnieEurope.com ahead of the Chicago congress. POCUS is particularly useful for assessing the cardiovascular system and lungs, and indications include fluid status, urinary retention, pneumonia, and deep vein thrombosis, according to Tan, who is a senior consultant at TTSH and assistant dean at Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. POCUS allows for real-time evaluation and administration of treatment, without reliance on facility-based scanning, i.e. radiology departments, and avoidance of unnecessary tertiary care referral is a major benefit, he added. The clinical implementation of point-of-care ultrasound is making steady progress. Courtesy of Dr. Joyce Yap, community geriatrician and lead for POCUS in Community (PIC). The technology's value is limited by the expertise of the operator and poor conditions for diagnostic-quality ultrasound in the home a...
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