Abstract
The concept of using an imaging system to effectively diagnose and treat patients is well embraced in medical health care delivery systems of most advanced countries of the world. This has brought a lot of efficiency, availability and a high degree of leverage to the systems. But implementing such a system in third world countries especially a state such as Nigeria is still a challenge. The prospect of implementation, however, is enormous. This study aims at providing first-hand information about medical imaging to the health care practitioners. It is also intended to give a brief overview of the state of medical imaging in the health care delivery system with a focus on Nigeria. It additionally gives an insight into its challenges and discusses the benefits and prospects of the computer imaging system in the system. A methodological review of the current state of medical imaging system was examined with particular focus on its relationship to the health care delivery system in Nigeria. The use, benefits, method of generating as well as challenges and the huge potential of medical imaging in the advancement of the health care delivery system in Nigeria were examined. The study exposes the latest trend in medical imaging technologies and the relevancies to the Nigeria health care delivery system. Also, it examines the use of imaging technologies to treat various medical conditions of a patient in pre-medical and post-medical therapy. Also, up-to-date information about medical imaging focusing on Nigeria health care delivery system was discussed. It provides the first-hand informative source for medical practitioners as well as the general public when evaluating the need and importance of medical images to the overall health care delivery system in Nigeria. It reveals the uses, process in generating, capturing, storage and reporting of medical imaging as well as exploring the challenges and benefit of an imaging system in advancing health care delivery system in Nigeria. The study exposes the latest trend in medical imaging technologies and the relevancies to the Nigeria health care delivery system.
Highlights
The discussion in this paper focuses on medical imaging in Nigeria health care delivery system, it challenges, prospect and what needs to be done to transform the system
Lack of reference standard associated with all the existing application in the health sector can be considered “one-off” creation tied to proprietary hardware and software, which has to be optimally turned by process of trial and error
The benefits accruing from integrating medical imaging into the system is eluding Nigerians
Summary
The health can be directly related to the level of medical infrastructure development and how the infrastructure is harnessed to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor and how it is used to raise the level of productivity This is most imperative for any meaningful development goal(s) to be achieved in the so call third-world countries and developing nations. Big data analysis has the potential of providing real-time imaging diagnostic system in the medical health care delivery system. On many occasions, refer to a private clinic or government teaching hospital to access modern imaging systems. The discussion in this paper focuses on medical imaging in Nigeria health care delivery system, it challenges, prospect and what needs to be done to transform the system
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