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Tailored breast imaging during the first wave and preparedness for the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic
Author(s) -
Trishna Shimpi,
Supriya Kulkarni,
Karina Bukhanov,
Rachel Fleming,
Anabel M. Scaranelo,
Sandeep Ghai,
Frederick Au,
Meaghen Beresford,
Hemi Dua,
Allison Grant,
Vivianne Freitas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of radiology open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2352-0477
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejro.2020.100265
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , preparedness , covid-19 , breast cancer , medical emergency , medical physics , cancer , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , law , outbreak , political science
The pandemic caused by the new Coronavirus has changed the way patient care is provided worldwide. This review focuses on the description of the operational measures implemented in a breast imaging department in accordance with existing recommendations for the treatment of breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic to make optimal use of finite resources without interruption of essential imaging services for breast cancer patients. It will also apply during a second-wave of the pandemic, which, according to experts, is inevitable and requires us to be better prepared.

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