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Table 1 Intersection of Forecasted (2030) Global Burden of Disease—top 21 causes—with Imaging Indication

From: Optimizing integrated imaging service delivery by tier in low-resource health systems

Global burden disease foresight 2030 list of #1–21 causes of years of life lost per 100,000 (both sexes, age-standardized) [5]

Screening with imaging

Imaging for primary diagnosis (directly or contributory)

Imaging for diagnosis of complications of disease

Imaging-guided treatment

Imaging surveillance

1. Cardiovascular Disease [13]

 

x

x

x

x

2. Neoplasm [12, 19]

x

x

x

x

x

3. Diarrhea/lower respiratory tract infection [13]

 

x

x

  

4. Neonatal conditions [13]

 

x

x

x

x

5. Chronic non-communicable diseases [13]

 

x

x

x

x

6. HIV/AIDS/TB [13]

x

x

x

x

x

7. Unintentional injuries (falls, drowning, fire) [13]

 

x

x

x

x

8. Transport injuries [13]

 

x

x

x

x

9. Chronic respiratory disease [13]

 

x

x

x

x

10. Self-harm and violence [13]

 

x

x

x

 

11. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), malaria

 

x

x

x

x

12. Other non-communicable diseases [13]

 

x

x

x

x

13. Neurological [13]

 

x

x

x

x

14. Cirrhosis [13]

 

x

x

x

x

15. Digestive diseases [13]

 

x

x

x

x

16. Mental diseases [13]

 

x

x

x

x

17. Other communicable (STDs) [13]

  

x

  

18. Nutritional deficiencies

  

x

x

 

19. War and disaster [13]

 

x

x

x

x

20. Maternal disorders [13]

x

x

x

x

x

21. Musculoskeletal [13]

 

x

x

x

x

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