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For the faculty radiologists, our hospital infection response workgroup had our department create a back-up call schedule. At the present time, our priority is to ensure continuous and consistent practice to avoid staff fatigue or complacency that can otherwise easily result in lapses in infection control. Time has been allocated for hospital infection control experts to provide in-person tutorials and supply information on required protocols for interaction with patients who may have COVID-19. A multidisciplinary team of experts, including thoracic radiologists, is developing a guideline for the use of CT imaging in patients known to have or suspected of having COVID-19. These individuals are anticipated to be on the front lines in interaction with patients suspected of having COVID-19 infection. The main risk factor in our area is the international nature of our university and area businesses. None of the hospital personnel in contact with the patient developed symptoms or had a positive RT-PCR test for viral nucleic acid. 1. Imaging is performed in the imaging center nearest to the patient and, if possible, at the ambulatory clinic. Figure 1: Tip sheet posted at the radiology front desk at University of California, San Francisco. 6, CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. With the increased use of PPE and the concern for shortages, our institution implemented conservation measures to ensure that supplies are available for radiology staff and patients who require them. Guidance from State of the Art Multimodality Imaging, The Relative Value Unit: History, Current Use, and Controversies, Totally Implantable Venous Access Systems (Ports): Post-procedural Complications and Management. In this position paper from the Fleischner Society, the authors provide diagnostic criteria and management recommendations of drug-related pneumonitis for radiologists, clinicians, clinical trialists, and trial sponsors. The University of Wisconsin Hospital is a 675-bed academic hospital in Madison, Wis. Our catchment area is a population of approximately 600 000 people. department, clinic, or any other team environment. Maintenance of radiology department operations. In addition, there is an institutional disease outbreak task force that includes several members from radiology leadership, as there is acknowledgment that radiology is a key component in an outbreak situation (2). X-ray, ultrasound, MRI and CT are used to guide and direct a wide variety of interventional treatments throughout the body. Quantitative susceptibility mapping in MRI and PET indicated that elevated brain iron was related to lower cognitive performance independent of β-amyloid in cognitively normal older adults. 0, 27 March 2020 | Radiology, Vol. 2, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. With three large airports serving the area, there is a large volume of domestic and international people traffic. ); Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif (K.P.K. For these patients, droplet precaution is employed. At University of California, San Francisco, CT is not considered a screening examination for COVID-19. 297, No. will also assist with discharge planning. 35, No. 17, No. Long-range planning for COVID-19: A new norm for radiology operations. 1118, Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Vol. This approach limits the transit of contagious patients and potential exposure of others. In addition, if symptom worsening is thought to be secondary to COVID-19, imaging would not change management, as current treatment consists of oxygen and supportive care. 124, Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, Vol. Transverse computed tomography (CT) slices at the level of L2 (A) and L3 (B) indicating a large ventral incisional hernia containing loops of the small and large bowel. 14, No. (i): GENERAL QUOTA, Minimum … She received her D.D.S. 2, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. participation in the Department’s Medical Programs. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. 0, No. Clinical radiology has been at the forefront of minimally invasive techniques. degree from Loma Linda University in 2003 and in 2012 she received her master's degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology from UNC-Chapel Hill. 15, No. ACR recommendations and resources for the training, skills and techniques necessary to ensure the safe, efficient practice of radiology 32, No. 3, 20 April 2020 | Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, Vol. ); Department of Radiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, C-149, Atlanta, GA 30322-1064 (C.C.M. Use of radiography and chest CT. Perfusion of renal cell carcinoma metastases, as quantified with arterial spin labeling MRI, may be useful in selecting candidates for antiangiogenic therapy and in helping detect the onset of treatment resistance. If the scheduled imaging examination is ultimately performed, the health care providers, such as the technologist and nurse, wear the same PPE and may wear a gown if there is the potential for close or direct contact with the patient. All domestic and international work-related travel and business and/or academic attendance at meetings, conferences, and similar events were banned for a temporary time period. We established a smaller radiology disease outbreak task force, incorporating faculty with experience in disaster preparedness (eg, colleagues who have held senior positions in the armed forces). 3, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 1. Policies and Guidelines for COVID-19 Preparedness: Experiences from the University of Washington, Radiology Preparedness in the Ongoing Battle against COVID-19: Experiences from Large to Small Public Hospitals in Singapore, Increased Incidence of Barotrauma in Patients with COVID-19 on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Novel Concepts in the Diagnosis, Gradation and Respiratory Management of ARDS. The guiding principle to reduce potential transmission from patients known to have or suspected of having COVID-19 is source control. In addition, she is an adjunct professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Military Health System (MHS): DoD Space Planning Criteria for Health Facilities The DoD Medical Space Planning Criteria lists specific requirements, which define and provide specialized working environments within medical facilities according to departments and function areas within the departments. Resident, Department of Radiology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois dlfimmen@hotmail.com Radiology Brian Freeman, MD Resident in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois nerveblock1@yahoo.com Choosing a Specialty: The Most Difficult Decision of Your Career; The 11, Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Vol. Medical Error, Adverse Events, and Complications in Interventional Radiology: Liability or Opportunity? 1. Our radiology department response is closely coordinated with our hospital infection control team. White matter hyperintensity volume, local efficiency, and information processing speed scores are interrelated, and local network alterations as response to white matter abnormality explain detriments in cognition. ARDS = acute respiratory distress syndrome, CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ED = emergency department, SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The hospital infection response workgroup sends out daily e-mails to all employees. MRI-based synthetic CT improved specificity for erosion detection and sensitivity for sclerosis and ankylosis detection compared with T1-weighted MRI in individuals suspected of having sacroiliitis. Residents from the University of Toronto, McMaster University and Queen's University rotate in Diagnostic Imaging for 3-4 months, as part of their overall residency program in radiology. Air exchange processes are not employed due to patient masking. 5, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), Vol. With the possibility of increasing COVID-19–related quarantines involving the clinical faculty, additional home workstations have been ordered to provide quarantined clinical faculty the ability to work from home to meet the clinical demand. Daily audits of infection control procedures are conducted. 6. At our institution, guidelines are distributed from the institutional leadership and then implemented by individual departments, including radiology. Attached to the college are four hospitals – Lok Nayak Hospital, GB Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental sciences and Guru Nanak Eye Center. 03, Journal of Radiological Protection, Vol. Deep cleaning of the room is performed after each patient. Department modality managers have policies and procedures developed several years ago to deal with patients who might have the Ebola virus; existing policies were reviewed and staff were updated. Implementation of protocols for patients known to have or suspected of having COVID-19 exposure. Singapore General Hospital has 1 million patient visits annually. Quarantine of clinical radiologists, staff, and trainees following travel to level 3 countries and/or after exposure to patients proved to have or suspected of having COVID-19 have the potential to quickly overburden our ability to adequately staff critical services. Imaging equipment status is tracked daily to ensure adequate imaging capacity. Automated and Radiation-Free Generation of Synthetic CT from MRI Data: Does AI Help to Cross the Finish Line? University of California, San Francisco, has instituted a Hospital Incident Command System structure to guide decisions and practice. Emory Healthcare rapidly assembled as central coordination team for COVID-19 preparedness, including daily leadership teleconferences, maintenance of a central stockpile of N-95 masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE), and policy alignment with CDC, employee health, and infection control personnel. Airborne precautions are reserved for those patients who are critically ill or who are undergoing aerosol-generating procedures (bronchoscopy, intubation, nebulization, or open suction). Although multiple publications in Radiology and other major journals have described COVID-19 findings on chest CT scans, the vast majority of patients have been from China. Although this approach does not help procedural services, it can decompress diagnostic interpretations and provide back-up for surge capacity. Our case managers assist with long-term patient care and care coordination. Patients are masked during imaging and procedures. Five-minute delayed dual-energy CT had a high positive correlation with histologic fibrosis scores and showed good diagnostic performance in estimating liver fibrosis. 6, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, Vol. The institution has shifted its strategy from containment to risk mitigation in view of the size of the outbreak and the documented community spread of infection. The patient was booked into the local interventional radiology department 4 weeks prior to the scheduled operation date. As of March 12, 2020, there were 187 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Singapore. Full-Text HTML PDF View Entire Collection Unless otherwise stated, opinions expressed in the Journal of the American College of Radiology are strictly those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the American College of Radiology or of the Journal. For outpatients, patients who schedule imaging examinations are screened for pertinent symptoms, travel history, and exposure to individuals with known COVID-19. Almost all radiologists have home picture archiving and communications system workstations; use of remote interpretation has been incorporated into our department’s response plan. For inpatients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, all nonemergent imaging and procedures are delayed until diagnosis is confirmed and they recover from their illness and are considered noncontagious. Currently, New York has the second greatest number of COVID-19 cases in the United States. Denoising with Marchenko-Pastur principal component analysis strengthens functional MRI task correlations that could enhance the impact of preoperative language mapping in patients with brain tumors. Campuses are located throughout the district including multiple locations in Eau Claire and in the Chippewa Falls, Menomonie, Neillsville and River Falls communities. The activities for infection control in the radiology department are highly coordinated with our institution-wide infection control staff. Development of standard operating procedures for safe imaging of patients suspected of having or known to have COVID-19 (Figs 1, 2). E-mail notifications, leader calls, and redistribution of the department’s disaster preparedness escalation policy are the main modes of communication. • Support service providers (e.g., clinical laboratories, pharmacies, radiology, blood banks, poison control centers) Planning for and responding to emergencies varies depending on a number of factors, including existing resources, geography (e.g., urban, suburban, rural, or … Gallium 68 fibroblast-activation protein inhibitor PET/CT had a higher tracer uptake and was superior to fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT in the detection of primary and metastatic lesions in gastric, duodenal, and colorectal cancers. 43, No. Automated software used to detect anterior circulation large vessel occlusion had high performance across subgroups and imaging systems. 5, 22 December 2020 | Radiology, Vol. 5, Infectious Agents and Cancer, Vol. We have separate imaging facilities for inpatients and outpatients and negative air pressure rooms for radiography, US, CT, and MRI to cater to patients with infection control risks. A surge in patients with known or suspected COVID-19 illness will require reallocation of resources. 0, 17 July 2020 | Radiology, Vol. PPE availability and education for health-care workers. Radiology preparedness is a set of policies and procedures directly applicable to imaging departments designed to (a) achieve sufficient capacity for continued operation during a health care emergency of unprecedented proportions, (b) support the care of patients with COVID-19, and (c) maintain radiologic diagnostic and interventional support for the entirety of the hospital and health system (Tables 1, 2). Airborne precautions are not necessary with patients receiving mechanical ventilation as the system is considered a closed system. VISHNU RAM SAMPATHKUMAR, Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, Na-tional Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, 560029 Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most widespread neurodegenerative disease, affecting over 50 million people across the world. Among breast cancer survivors, digital breast tomosynthesis had a lower abnormal interpretation rate and higher specificity. 4. At radiology reception areas, patients are screened for symptoms of fever and cough. 101, No. Despite reports from China (3) and initial concerns from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding unreliable test performance (4), our current reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for SARS-CoV-2 viral nucleic acid is estimated to have a sensitivity of 95%–97%. The institute is currently ranked 3rd in the country by India Today & Times of India, and is spread over a campus occupying 122 acres. On the basis of these answers, patients are scheduled for their imaging examinations or directed to the virtual urgent care program or the emergency department. Resident, Department of Radiology, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois dlfimmen@hotmail.com Radiology Brian Freeman, MD Resident in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois nerveblock1@yahoo.com Choosing a Specialty: The Most Difficult Decision of Your Career; The Not only can molecular imaging using PET help show the pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer disease and assess loss of dopaminergic terminals in parkinsonian disorders, but the development of novel tracers for neuroinflammation and synaptic density further allows for elucidation of the molecular pathologic characteristics of dementia disorders. 4. Review and practice protocols for decontaminating imaging rooms after caring for a patient with COVID-19. 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