Impact of Magnetic Resonance Imaging on Healthcare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Impact of Magnetic Resonance Imaging on Healthcare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) played a significant role in the digital health platforms that influenced and supported modern medicine. However, there is a shortage of MRI in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The International Society of Radiology offers a detailed plan for LMICs to advanc...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 4; p. e37698
Main Authors: Hilabi, Bander S, Alghamdi, Sami A, Almanaa, Mansour
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Cureus Inc 17-04-2023
Cureus
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
Cost control
COVID-19
Developing countries
Disease prevention
Industrialized nations
Infectious diseases
Infrastructure
LDCs
Literature reviews
Low income groups
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical diagnosis
Radiology
Scanners
Search strategies
Tuberculosis
West Africa
China
Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa
India
magnetic resonance imaging
low- and middle-income countries (lmics)
quality of care
radiology
artificial intelligence in radiology
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Summary:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) played a significant role in the digital health platforms that influenced and supported modern medicine. However, there is a shortage of MRI in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The International Society of Radiology offers a detailed plan for LMICs to advance imaging quality in the global health agenda. The overarching objective of this scoping review was to determine the impact of MRI in healthcare in LMICs. This scoping review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to identify available evidence. We systematically searched four academic databases for peer-reviewed literature published between 2018 and 2021, namely, Medline, PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus, as well as Google Scholar as a source for gray literature. The search identified 54 articles. We identified a range of reasons for introducing MRI in LMICs. Nonetheless, some challenges to accepting MRI as a method of healthcare have been reported, including technological, regulatory, and economical challenges. To implement the proposed plan, the involvement of professional and international organizations is considered crucial. The establishment of an International Commission on Medical Imaging under the umbrella of international organizations is suggested and collaboration with other diagnostic disciplines is encouraged to raise awareness of the importance of upscale diagnostics at large and to foster its integration into the care pathway globally.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.37698