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ArticleEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2026

A century in the making: Medical imaging, nuclear medicine, and the transformation of global healthcare.

Hassan Bashir, Humayun Bashir, Stefano Fanti

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Article in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hassan BashirGlobal & International Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Humayun BashirNuclear Medicine Department, East Kent Hospitals University Foundation NHS Trust, Canterbury, UK. Humayun.bashir@nhs.net.ORCID 0000-0001-7546-2363
Stefano FantiIRCCS AOU Di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper explores how the global mobility of healthcare professionals shapes the evolution of nuclear medicine through shifts in labour, logistics, and knowledge systems. It examines how credentialing asymmetries, fragile supply infrastructures, and uneven digital integration affect equitable access to innovation and practice. The analysis highlights how professional circulation generates both collaboration and structural exclusion, particularly when expertise crosses regulatory and institutional boundaries. It argues that mobility not only redistributes clinical skills but also redefines authority, standards, and epistemologies in medical imaging. By tracing these dynamics, the paper opens space for rethinking inclusion, accountability, and fairness in the global development of medical imaging and nuclear medicine.

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Delivery of Health CareDiagnostic ImagingGlobal HealthNuclear MedicineHistory, 20th CenturyHumansCredentialing asymmetryGlobal WorkforceMedical ImagingNuclear MedicineTalent Mobility

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