Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 7, Issue 7 , Pages 495-500 , July 2010

White Paper Report of the RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries: Identifying Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Imaging Services in the Developing World

  • Daniel J. Mollura, MD

      Affiliations

    • RAD-AID International, Chevy Chase, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author and reprints: Daniel J. Mollura, MD, RAD-AID International, 2620 Spencer Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
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  • Ezana M. Azene, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • RAD-AID International, Chevy Chase, Maryland
    • The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Anna Starikovsky

      Affiliations

    • RAD-AID International, Chevy Chase, Maryland
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  • Aduke Thelwell

      Affiliations

    • Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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  • Sarah Iosifescu

      Affiliations

    • Grameen Foundation, Capital Management and Advisory Center, Washington, D.C
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  • Cary Kimble

      Affiliations

    • Project HOPE, Millwood, Virginia
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  • Ann Polin, MSRS, RDMS, RDCS, RVT

      Affiliations

    • Brier, Washington, D.C
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  • Brian S. Garra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fletcher Allen Health Care/University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
    • Imaging the World, Charlotte, Vermont
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  • Kristen K. DeStigter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Fletcher Allen Health Care/University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
    • Imaging the World, Charlotte, Vermont
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  • Brad Short, MLA

      Affiliations

    • American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia
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  • Benjamin Johnson

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, California
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  • Christian Welch

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, California
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  • Ivy Walker

      Affiliations

    • World Health Imaging, Telemedicine & Informatics Alliance, Chicago, Illinois
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  • David M. White, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Mehrbod S. Javadi, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Matthew P. Lungren, MD

      Affiliations

    • RAD-AID International, Chevy Chase, Maryland
    • Department of Radiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Atif Zaheer, MD

      Affiliations

    • RAD-AID International, Chevy Chase, Maryland
    • The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Barry B. Goldberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Jonathan S. Lewin, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

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 The RAD-AID Conference on International Radiology for Developing Countries was funded in part by the William Gatewood Fellowship Fund, Baltimore, MD.

PII: S1546-1440(10)00061-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2010.01.018

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 7, Issue 7 , Pages 495-500 , July 2010

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