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REVIEW article

Front. Digit. Health
Sec. Health Informatics
Volume 6 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2024.1342893

A review of international Health Metrology today

Provisionally accepted
Ángela Esteban Temprano Ángela Esteban Temprano 1*Inés De Castro Asensio Inés De Castro Asensio 1*Laura Delgado Martín Laura Delgado Martín 1*María A. Sáenz-Nuño María A. Sáenz-Nuño 2Teresa E. Fernández Vicente Teresa E. Fernández Vicente 1Carmen Sánchez Blaya Carmen Sánchez Blaya 1Alicia Sáez Serrano Alicia Sáez Serrano 1M. Lourdes Peña Rubio M. Lourdes Peña Rubio 1
  • 1 Centro Español de Metrología, Tres Cantos, Spain
  • 2 Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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    The aim of this paper is to describe the international advances in Health Metrology research in the last ten years (2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018)(2019)(2020)(2021)(2022)(2023). This study focuses on research projects of the National Metrology Institutes (NMI) and metrological centers, specifically in the areas of echographs, electrocardiographs, MRI, CT and X-ray, sphygmomanometers, and non-contact thermometers.This review paper studies the research projects in the field of Health Metrology, as well as the future trends they propose. A literature review has been conducted to compile the most relevant information. The main geographical areas where these projects have been carried out are identified, along with the areas where no information has been found. The results show that most of the Health Metrology projects have been developed in American partnership areas (42%), followed by European partnership areas (35%) and Asian partnership areas (23%). In terms of distribution by subject area, most relevant information is provided by studies on echographs (12%), electrocardiographs (6%), MRI, CT and X-ray equipment (43%), followed by sphygmomanometers (18%), and non-contact thermometers (21%). Furthermore, it is highlighted that metrological institutions of European countries that are part of The European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EURAMET), actively participate in different funding programmes for innovation and research in health, such as the European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) and the European Partnership on Metrology (EPM), with a total of 37 National Metrology Institutes (NMI), internal and external (partner type).Finally, future lines of work are proposed in relation to Health Metrology projects oriented towards the field of artificial intelligence.▪ Non-Contact Thermometers.

    Keywords: Calibration, CT, Echographs, Electrocardiographs, Non-contact thermometers, Sphygmomanometers, verification, MRI

    Received: 27 Nov 2023; Accepted: 22 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Esteban Temprano, De Castro Asensio, Delgado Martín, Sáenz-Nuño, Fernández Vicente, Sánchez Blaya, Sáez Serrano and Peña Rubio. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Ángela Esteban Temprano, Centro Español de Metrología, Tres Cantos, Spain
    Inés De Castro Asensio, Centro Español de Metrología, Tres Cantos, Spain
    Laura Delgado Martín, Centro Español de Metrología, Tres Cantos, Spain

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