Use of a portable computed tomography scanner for chest imaging of COVID-19 patients in the urgent care at a tertiary cancer center Journal Article

   


Authors: Bates, D. D. B.; Vintonyak, A.; Mohabir, R.; Mahmood, U.; Soto, P.; Groeger, J. S.; Ginsberg, M. S.; Gollub, M. J.
Article Title: Use of a portable computed tomography scanner for chest imaging of COVID-19 patients in the urgent care at a tertiary cancer center
Abstract: To present a novel use of a portable computed tomography (CT) for evaluation of COVID-19 patients presenting to an urgent care center (UCC). Infection control is imperative for hospitals treating patients with COVID-19, even more so in cancer centers, where the majority of the patient population is susceptible to adverse outcomes from the infection. Over the past several weeks, our department has worked to repurpose a portable CT scanner from our surgical colleagues that operates with fixed-parameters to perform non-contrast, helical, thin-slice chest imaging to address the known pulmonary complications of COVID-19. Despite the technical limitations of the portable CT unit that was repurposed for the UCC, diagnostic-quality images in an acute care setting were successfully obtained. Repurposing of a portable CT scanner for use in COVID-19 patients offers a feasible option to obtain diagnostic quality images while minimizing the risk of exposing other patients and hospital staff to an infected patient. © 2020, American Society of Emergency Radiology.
Keywords: pneumonia; infection control; coronavirus; covid-19; portable ct
Journal Title: Emergency Radiology
Volume: 27
Issue: 6
ISSN: 1070-3004
Publisher: Springer  
Date Published: 2020-12-01
Start Page: 597
End Page: 600
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-020-01801-5
PUBMED: 32519294
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC7280689
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85086157321&doi=10.1007%2fs10140-020-01801-5&partnerID=40&md5=af6aafa61026fb3e7cf8ce97162bdedd
Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 December 2020 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Marc J Gollub
    208 Gollub
  2. Michelle S Ginsberg
    235 Ginsberg
  3. Jeffrey Groeger
    91 Groeger
  4. Usman Ahmad Mahmood
    46 Mahmood
  5. Heeralall Mohabir
    6 Mohabir
  6. David Dawson Bartlett Bates
    53 Bates
  7. Andriy Vintonyak
    1 Vintonyak
  8. Patricia A Soto
    1 Soto
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