Informacje nt. Covid-19 - Radiological Society of North America

Best Practices for Radiology Departments During COVID-19

Best practices for radiology departments during COVID-19 are outlined in a newly published guidance document from the RSNA COVID-19 Task Force. The goal of this document is to protect health care workers and the general public from exposure and dissemination of COVID-19, while maintaining critical radiology functions and preserving personal protective equipment and other critical care resources during COVID-19. Read more here.

Cancer Imaging after COVID-19

RSNA presents a new video from Radiology: Imaging Cancer editor Dr. Gary D. Luker—Transitioning to a New Normal after COVID-19: Preparing to Get Back on Track for Cancer Imaging. This video discusses changes, challenges and impacts of COVID-19 on cancer imaging institutions and research. Watch it here.

Structured Reporting Templates for COVID-19

Based on the Radiological Society of North America Expert Consensus Statement on Reporting Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19 (endorsed by the Society of Thoracic Radiology, the American College of Radiology, and RSNA) RSNA offers two new structured reporting templates for COVID-19:

• RadReport Template: This template provides a checklist of observations for diagnosis of patients suspected of COVID-19 in accord with the assessment categories described in the Consensus Statement.
• Structured Reporting Macros Examples: These macros provide reporting language for each of the assessment categories described in the Consensus Statement.

Follow the links above to view and download these new templates.