EuroSafe Imaging 2021 / ESI-15327
The use of imaging in COVID-19 – results of a global survey by the International Society of Radiology
Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2021
Keywords:
Lung, Management, Thorax, CT, Plain radiographic studies, Ultrasound, Diagnostic procedure, Infection
Authors:
I. Blazic, B. Brkljacic, G. Frija
DOI:
10.26044/esi2021/ESI-15327
Purpose or learning objective
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, all health facilities have been faced with an urgent need for setting up new organization models and adapting protocols regarding the management of patients with COVID-19. Radiology departments also had to adapt their workflow and to organize workforce according to the new circumstances. The International Society of Radiology (ISR) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR) recognized a need to get an insight of radiology department organization during the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore conducted this global survey with the aim to collect information regarding current practices of radiology departments in the management of COVID-19 patients. Responses from 50 radiology departments involved in the management of COVID-19 patients representing 33 countries across all continents were analyzed.