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1. Tailored breast imaging during the first wave and preparedness for the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic

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Trishna Shimpi, Supriya Kulkarni, Karina Bukhanov, Rachel Fleming, Anabel Scaranelo, Sandeep Ghai, Frederick Au, Meaghen Beresford, Hemi Dua, Allison Grant, and Vivianne Freitas

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COVID 19, Coronavirus, Guidelines, Practical guidelines, Breast imaging, Infection prevention, Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine, R895-920
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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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2020
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2. Tailored breast imaging during the first wave and preparedness for the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic

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Meaghen Beresford, Anabel M. Scaranelo, Supriya Kulkarni, Vivianne Freitas, Trishna Shimpi, Karina Bukhanov, Sandeep Ghai, Frederick Au, Hemi Dua, Rachel Fleming, and Allison Grant

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lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine, 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Breast imaging, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), lcsh:R895-920, Guidelines, Patient care, Article, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Breast cancer, Infection prevention, Pandemic, Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, skin and connective tissue diseases, business.industry, medicine.disease, Coronavirus, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Preparedness, Medical emergency, business, COVID 19, Practical guidelines
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Highlights • Avoiding transmission of COVID-19 pandemic while providing essential breast cancer care is critical. • Tailored recommendations and algorithms have been developed promptly at the breast imaging department to face the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. • Discussions are underway on the best way to resume regular patient care, given the uncertainty course and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic., 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.

Published
2020

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