Dear AuntMinnie Member,
As society starts to ponder reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses and institutions are debating how to do so while safeguarding their patrons. And radiology is no different.
Regaining the public's trust should be a major consideration of any reopening plan, according to Dr. Mahmud Mossa-Basha, chief of radiology at the University of Washington. He addressed the steps radiology should take to safely reopen at our 2020 Virtual Conference last week.
The University of Washington saw some of the first COVID-19 patients in the U.S., and it quickly adopted techniques to keep both patients and radiology personnel safe from infection. Read about what the university did -- and what it's doing to prepare to resume "normal" operations -- in an article in our CT Community.
While you're in the community, be sure to check out our story on how CT can be used to diagnose bicycle handlebar injuries in children. Also, learn about how super high-resolution CT can be optimized for evaluating pulmonary nodules.
These stories and more can be found in the CT Community.
X-ray scoring for COVID-19
What's the best way to report imaging studies of patients suspected of having COVID-19? A group of Italian researchers have developed a scoring system for quantifying and monitoring chest x-rays in these patients.
While chest x-ray isn't particularly sensitive for early detection of COVID-19, it can be useful for the detection of pulmonary involvement in early stages of the disease, they believe. They developed a four-point scale for reporting these cases -- find out how it works in our Digital X-Ray Community.
Webinar on radiology preparedness
How prepared was your facility for COVID-19? If you're like most imaging sites, there were probably a few things you wish you'd done in advance.
Radiology preparedness in the event of an emergency like COVID-19 will be the subject of a free AuntMinnie.com webinar on Wednesday, May 20, at 1 p.m. EDT. We have a great panel of key opinion leaders who will discuss best practices that you can put in place now to be ready next time -- and also to prepare for the post-COVID-19 surge.
You can reserve your place now -- and be sure to let your friends and colleagues know.
