Mindel S
Lancet. 1997 Aug 9;350(9075):426-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)03340-0.
Medical imaging in the developing world is done by radiologists trained in the west or in the western manner. Yet they have to practise the specialty with equipment that is unreliable, poorly maintained, and difficult to repair. Developing countries face economic hardship, and the scarcity of radiologists and of imaging equipment is likely to continue. If used as the first, and very often the only, imaging technique, ultrasound has great advantages in such settings. Medical schools in the developing world and WHO should support training programmes in clinical ultrasound, a skill that could be offered to all doctors, not just radiologists.
在发展中国家，医学影像工作由在西方接受培训或以西方方式培养的放射科医生完成。然而，他们必须使用不可靠、维护不善且难以维修的设备来开展该专业工作。发展中国家面临经济困难，放射科医生和影像设备短缺的情况可能会持续。如果将超声作为首要且往往是唯一的影像技术，那么在这种环境下它具有很大优势。发展中国家的医学院校和世界卫生组织应支持临床超声培训项目，这是一项可以提供给所有医生而非仅放射科医生的技能。
