Concept of clinical computer-based shared platform in domain of ultrasound diagnostics

Abstract

The concept's general goal is to develop and provide a computer-based multilingual platform designed to assist dialogue within and between the divided communities from both banks of Dniester – stakeholders from medicine, academic staff and policy makers. Utilization of this platform by clinicians and researchers in domain of ultrasound diagnostics from both banks will: 1) permit to collect and store a vast database of ultrasound images and registered cases of pathologies and anomalies, representing a shared experience of clinicians from both banks of Dniester; 2) increase the patients' confidence in physician's conclusion; 3) help to build face-to-face personal contacts; 4) create a good base to promote a common standards in description of ultrasound images in order to facilitate their understanding and interpretation.