Open AccessRSNA International Trends: A Global Perspective on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Radiology in Late 2020
Author(s) -
Bien Soo Tan,
N. Reed Dunnick,
Afshin Gangi,
Stacy Goergen,
Zheng Jin,
Emanuele Neri,
César Higa Nomura,
R Pitcher,
Judy Yee,
Umar Mahmood
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.118
H-Index - 295
eISSN - 1527-1315
pISSN - 0033-8419
DOI - 10.1148/radiol.2020204267
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , perspective (graphical) , disease , workflow , global health , health care , intensive care medicine , public health , economic growth , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , management , artificial intelligence , outbreak , computer science , economics
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has challenged and changed health care systems around the world. There has been a heterogeneity of disease burden, health care resources, and nonimaging testing availability, both geographically and over time. In parallel, there has been a continued increase in understanding how the disease affects patients, effectiveness of therapeutic options, and factors that modulate transmission risk. In this report, radiology experts in representative countries from around the world share insights gained from local experience. These insights provide a guidepost to help address management challenges as cases continue to rise in many parts of the world and suggest modifications in workflow that are likely to continue after this pandemic subsides.