Tablet-Based Mobile Health Ultrasound for Point-of-Care Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Nigeria
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Mobile Health (mHealth)
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Tablet-Based Mobile Health Ultrasound for Point-of-Care Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Nigeria
Principal Institution
Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Sutton, Elizabeth J; Omisore, Adeleye Dorcas
Project Contact Information
Email: suttone@mskcc.org
Year(s) Awarded
2019-2023
Country
Nigeria
Collaborators
Obafemi Awolowo University
NIH Partners
NCI
Project Description
The research will develop and validate a competency-based mobile health ultrasound-guided breast biopsy-training program for radiologists in low- and middle-income countries as well as train ten Nigerian radiologists within the African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO) to perform ultrasound-guided breast biopsies using the training program. A single radiologist who successfully completes this training program will have the capacity to perform over 1200 US-guided breast biopsies per year. The long-term goal is to increase the number of Nigerian radiologists performing appropriate and affordable US-guided breast biopsies and as trainees document their biopsies and pathology for research, the results can provide further insight into breast cancer in Nigeria.
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