The president of India, Dr.Abdul Kalam visited the Digital Radiology Centre at ECIL,Hyderabad which is working towards providing low cost digital radiography equipment, electronic medical records systems with tele-radiology facility in partnership with U.S.Electronics,Inc.

Dr.Kalam said that the introduction of tele-radiology will not only enable efficient utilization of this scarce expertise but also enable training and continuing education of radiologists throughout the country. This can significantly improve access to imaging experts for needy patients living in remote or rural areas and also enable world-wide consultation of complex medical conditions.

In conclusion he expressed that tele-radiology opens up new opportunities for providing quality health care to the people in the most remote areas and development of skill in the country. It will also give a great boost to manufacturing of indigenous DICOM compatible equipment.The availability of tele-radiology in hospitals enables easy data storage and retrieval of patients history and use of this history as a valuable diagnostic tool to deal with the current medical situation.