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Preparedness and Best Practice in Radiology Department for COVID-19 and Other Future Pandemics of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection.
- Source :
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Journal of thoracic imaging [J Thorac Imaging] 2020 Jul; Vol. 35 (4), pp. 239-245. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 global pandemic has emerged as an unprecedented health care crisis. To reduce risks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission in the Radiology Department, this article describes measures to increase the preparedness of Radiology Department, such as careful screening of staff and patients, thorough disinfection of equipments and rooms, appropriate use of personal protection equipment, and early isolation of patients with incidentally detected computed tomography findings suspicious for COVID-19. The familiarity of radiologists with clinical and imaging manifestations of COVID-19 pneumonia and their prognostic implications is essential to provide optimal care to patients.
- Subjects :
- COVID-19
Humans
Lung diagnostic imaging
SARS-CoV-2
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections diagnostic imaging
Coronavirus Infections prevention & control
Pandemics prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment
Pneumonia, Viral diagnostic imaging
Pneumonia, Viral prevention & control
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1536-0237
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of thoracic imaging
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32384412
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/RTI.0000000000000529