Defining the medical imaging requirements for a rural health center

This book establishes the criteria for the type of medical imaging services that should be made available to rural health centers, providing professional rural hospital managers with information that makes their work more effective and efficient. It also offers valuable insights into government, non...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Borrás, Cari (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore : Springer, 2016.
Subjects
Diagnostic imaging.
Rural health services.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9789811016134
9789811016110
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I Medical and Public Health Needs of a Rural Health Center
  • Characteristics of a rural health center
  • Medical imaging needs in a rural health center from a clinical point of view
  • Part II: Medical Imaging Modalities
  • Medical imaging equipment characteristics at the health center level: Overview
  • Technical specifications
  • Ultrasound units
  • X-ray units Planar Radiography
  • Part III: Planning a Medical Imaging Service
  • Physical infrastructure and procurement issues
  • Basic training and continuing education of technical staff in rural health centers? a personal view
  • Teleradiology and networking
  • Part IV: Operational Considerations
  • Quality control, radiation protection and maintenance programs
  • Patient referral to secondary and tertiary health care
  • Recommendations
  • Annex
  • Appendices: Practical cases.

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