World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Position Statement: How to Perform a Safe Ultrasound Examination and Clean Equipment in the Context of COVID-19

Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020 Jul;46(7):1821-1826. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.03.033. Epub 2020 Apr 4.
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Keywords: COVID-19; Disinfection; Equipment cleaning; Guidelines; Infection prevention; Transducer; Ultrasound; WFUMB.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Equipment Contamination / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / standards*
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
  • Societies, Medical
  • Ultrasonography / instrumentation*