Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the selection of chest imaging modalities and reporting systems: a survey of Italian radiologists.

Andrea BorghesiNicola SverzellatiRoberta PolverosiMaurizio BalbiElisa BaratellaMarco BussoLucio CalandrielloGiancarlo CorteseAlessandra FarchioneRoberto IezziStefano PalmucciIlaria PulzatoCristiano RampinelliChiara RomeiAdele ValentiniRoberto GrassiAnna Rita Larici

Published in: La Radiologia medica (2021)

This survey shows that the participants' responses did not properly align with the imaging guidelines for managing COVID-19 that have been made by several scientific, including SIRM. Therefore, there is a need for continuing education to keep radiologists up to date and aware of the advantages and limitations of the chest imaging modalities and reporting systems.

Keyphrases

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