Andrew Kesselman

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

Abstract Radiology in low- and middle-income (developing) countries continues to make progress. Research and international outreach projects presented at the 2015 annual RAD-AID conference emphasize important global themes, including (1) recent slowing of emerging market growth that threatens to constrain the advance of radiology, (2) increasing global noncommunicable diseases (such as cancer and cardiovascular disease) needing radiology for detection and management, (3) strategic prioritization for pediatric radiology in global public health initiatives, (4) continuous expansion of global health curricula at radiology residencies and the RAD-AID Chapter Network’s participating institutions, and (5) technologic innovation for recently accelerated implementation of PACS in low-resource countries.

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

Global health is an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. Global health emphasizes transnational health issues, determinants, and solutions;involvesmanydisciplines within and beyond the health sciences and promotes interdisciplinary collaboration; and is a synthesis of population-based prevention with individual

A Role for Virtual Reality in Planning Endovascular Procedures.

Current imaging technologies are capable of acquiring volumetric data, but they are limited by the flat 2-dimensional representation of complex 3-dimensional data. This pictorial report illustrates the potential role of interactive virtual reality (VR) that enables physicians to visualize and interact with image data as if they were real physical objects. Increasing availability of tools that make the VR environment a possibility could potentially be valuable in the interventional radiology suite.

Catheter-Directed Therapy for Acute Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: Summary of Current Evidence and Protocols

Treatment of acute submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) with thrombolytic therapy remains an area of controversy. For patients who fail or who have contraindications to systemic thrombolysis, catheter-directed therapy (CDT) may be offered depending on the patients condition and the available institutional resources to perform CDT. Although various CDT techniques and protocols exist, the most studied method is low-dose catheter-directed thrombolytic infusion without mechanical thrombectomy. This article reviews current protocols and data on the use of CDT for acute submassive pulmonary embolism.

Successful Implementation of a PACS in Tanzania

INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEM Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) is a public, academic tertiary care referral center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa. MOI is the main referral center for orthopedic and neurosurgical patients in Tanzania. In July 2014, the Radiology Department at MOI consisted of two attending radiologists, 10 technologists, and three IT staff with imaging capabilities of radiography, fluoroscopy, and ultrasound. MOI is affiliated with and located on the same campus as Muhimbili National Hospital, the main national referral hospital, which had one four-slice CT scanner, one 1.5-T MRI scanner, four ultrasound units, and one analog radiography/fluoroscopy unit. MOI patients were often transported to Muhimbili National Hospital for cross-sectional imaging. X-ray images acquired at MOI were first converted into the DICOM format by a computed radiography (CR) system. From theCR system, the DICOM data were sent to a laser printer for hard-copy films or a CDROM burner. Each hard-copy film cost approximatelyUS

2016 RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries: Gaps, Growth, and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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4:03 PM Abstract No. 30 Augmented virtual reality assisted treatment planning for splenic artery aneurysms: a pilot study

5,000 for an average of 2,000 radiology studies per month at MOI. Hard-copy film was a prohibitive recurrent expense forMOI, resulting in frequent film shortages and disruption of imaging services.