COVID-19: A case series to support radiographer preliminary clinical evaluation

N Woznitza; A Nair; S S Hare

doi:10.1016/j.radi.2020.04.002

COVID-19: A case series to support radiographer preliminary clinical evaluation

Radiography (Lond). 2020 Aug;26(3):e186-e188. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2020.04.002. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

Authors

N Woznitza¹, A Nair², S S Hare³

Affiliations

¹ Radiology Department, Homerton University Hospital, United Kingdom; School of Allied and Public Health Professions, Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom. Electronic address: nicholas.woznitza@nhs.net.
² Radiology Department, University College London Hospitals, United Kingdom.
³ Radiology Department, Royal Free Hospital, United Kingdom.

Abstract

The case series provides radiographers with essential information to preliminarily evaluate chest imaging and prompt the rapid diagnosis of COVID-19.Image 1

Keywords: COVID-19; Computed tomography; Preliminary clinical evaluation; Radiograph; Radiographer.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Coronavirus Infections / pathology
Decision Support Systems, Clinical / standards*
Female
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnostic imaging*
Pneumonia, Viral / pathology
Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
Radiography, Thoracic / methods
Radiography, Thoracic / standards*
Radiologists / standards
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / pathology
Societies, Medical
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / standards*
United Kingdom