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The Role of Radiologists in the COVID-19 Pandemic

17 views 0 04/17/2020 05/20/2020 Kiana Le Bel

The role of radiologists in the COVID-19 pandemic consists mainly of : 

  1. Early detection of any lung abnormalities signalling potential pneumonia in at risk patients.
  2. Evaluation of disease severity and potential complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome.
  3. When radiological signs present, suspicion of bacterial secondary infection.
  4. Education of trainees and clinicians on imaging findings in patients with COVID-19.

This data was provided by  :

  1.     An editorial letter from South Korea
  2.     A review article from Canada

Sources :

  1. Kim, H. (2020). Outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19): What is the role of radiologists?. European Radiology. doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-06748-2. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00330-020-06748-2
  2. Nasir, M., Roberts, J., Muller, N., Macri, F., Mohammed, M., & Akhlaghpoor, S. et al. (2020). The Role of Emergency Radiology in COVID-19: From Preparedness to Diagnosis. Canadian Association Of Radiologists Journal, 084653712091641. doi: 10.1177/0846537120916419. Retrieved from : http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0846537120916419?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed
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