Adequate transducer preparation is mandatory to protect patients from potential infection. The level of preparation depends on the type of examination performed. Preparation of external transducers between patients requires a low-level disinfection (LLD) process…
DettagliWith the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, new challenges in caring for patients have arisen. There is considerable variability in the prevalence of the virus as well as the availability of personal protective equipment around the world…
DettagliSpecial attention needs to be paid to COVID-19 and other respiratory infection cases requiring aerosolization procedures, i.e. mechanical ventilation, aerosolization application, etc. Here a transducer cover should be used and the entire equipment requires full LLD (top to bottom) as pathogens are likely to become airborne…
DettagliRoutine screening CT for the identification of COVID-19 pneumonia is currently not recommended by most radiology societies. However, the number of CTs performed in persons under investigation (PUI) for COVID-19 has increased…
DettagliThe proposal for international standardization of the use of lung ultrasonography (LUS) for patients with COVID-19 was released on March 30, 2020, by an Italian team comprising physicians currently involved in the clinical management of COVID-19 and experts in ultrasound physics and image analysis…
DettagliThe proposal for international standardization of the use of lung ultrasonography (LUS) for patients with COVID-19 was released on March 30, 2020, by an Italian team comprising physicians currently involved in the clinical management of COVID-19 and experts in ultrasound physics and image analysis…
DettagliVisita l’area dedicata all’Emergenza Coronavirus a cura della SIUMB.
DettagliThe aim of the study was to determine the value of quantification of the well-aerated lung obtained at baseline chest CT for determining prognosis in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia…
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