Purpose or Case Report: In 2021, the European Society of Radiology published its whitepaper: “ESR white paper: blockchain and medical imaging”. Blockchain provides trustful information on how, who, and when data was generated. While blockchain has become familiar to the public due to the cryptocurrency markets, there are many applications in health care and medical imaging that blockchain technology can be used. The purpose of this exhibit is to provide radiologists a background to understand blockchain by highlighting the technological aspects, history, and applications in healthcare and radiology.
The exhibit will be divided as follows:
1. Underlying technology of blockchain and what separates it from traditional databases.
2. Historical overview of blockchain.
3. Potential use cases of blockchain in healthcare and deep learning/AI.
4. Specific use cases of blockchain in medical imaging (and pediatric radiology?)
5. Challenges and Limitations. Areas for the radiology community to engage and collaborate in the development and implementation of blockchain technologies in research and patient care.
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