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ReviewJournal of digital imaging2019

Could Blockchain Technology Empower Patients, Improve Education, and Boost Research in Radiology Departments? An Open Question for Future Applications.

Francesco Verde, Arnaldo Stanzione, Valeria Romeo, Renato Cuocolo, Simone Maurea, Arturo Brunetti

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Review in Journal of digital imaging, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Applications of Blockchain in the Medical Field: Narrative Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Francesco VerdeDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Arnaldo StanzioneDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. arnaldostanzione@yahoo.it.ORCID 0000-0002-7905-5789
Valeria RomeoDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Renato CuocoloDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Simone MaureaDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
Arturo BrunettiDepartment of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · ITFederico II University Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blockchain can be considered as a digital database of cryptographically validated transactions stored as blocks of data. Copies of the database are distributed on a peer-to-peer network adhering to a consensus protocol for authentication of new blocks into the chain. While confined to financial applications in the past, this technology is quickly becoming a hot topic in healthcare and scientific research. Potential applications in radiology range from upgraded monitoring of training milestones achievement for residents to improved control of clinical imaging data and easier creation of secure shared databases.

Indexed as

BlockchainRadiology Department, HospitalResearchHumansPatient ParticipationRadiologyBig dataBlockchainEducation

Identifiers

PMID31197561
PMCPMC6841756
OpenAlexW2949464813

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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