Open AccessImaging volumes during COVID-19: A Victorian health service experience
Author(s) -
JoAnne Pinson,
My Linh Diep,
Vinay Krishnan,
Caroline Aird,
Cassie Cooper,
Christopher Leong,
Jeff Chen,
Nicholas Ardley,
Eldho Paul,
Mohamed Khaldoun Badawy
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v14.i8.293
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , emergency department , medical imaging , health care , emergency medicine , radiology , nuclear medicine , medical emergency , disease , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 11, 2020. While globally, the relative caseload has been high, Australia's has been relatively low. During the pandemic, radiology services have seen significant changes in workflow across modalities and a reduction in imaging volumes.