Testing telediagnostic right upper quadrant abdominal ultrasound in Peru: A new horizon in expanding access to imaging in rural and underserved areas

CONCLUSION: This asynchronous telediagnostic system allows individuals without prior ultrasound experience to effectively scan the liver, gallbladder, and right kidney with a high degree of agreement with standard of care ultrasound. This system can be deployed to improve access to diagnostic imaging in low-resource areas.PMID:34379679 | PMC:PMC8357175 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0255919

Source: Rural Remote Health - August 11, 2021 Category: Rural Health Authors: Thomas J Marini Daniel C Oppenheimer Timothy M Baran Deborah J Rubens Ann Dozier Brian Garra Miguel S Egoavil Rosemary A Quinn Jonah Kan Rafael L Ortega Yu T Zhao Lorena Tamayo Claudia Carlotto Benjamin Castaneda Source Type: research