The importance of imaging - Perspectives from redeployment

Juliana Atallah; Shreena Shah; Dennis Toy; Katerina Dodelzon; Andrew D Schweitzer

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.10.022

The importance of imaging - Perspectives from redeployment

Clin Imaging. 2021 Jan:69:380-383. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.10.022. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

Authors

Juliana Atallah¹, Shreena Shah², Dennis Toy³, Katerina Dodelzon⁴, Andrew D Schweitzer⁵

Affiliations

¹ New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell, Department of Radiology, 520 East 70(th) Street, Starr 8A-37, New York, NY 10021, United States of America. Electronic address: jua9089@nyp.org.
² New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell, Department of Radiology, 520 East 70(th) Street, Starr 8A-37, New York, NY 10021, United States of America.
³ New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell, Department of Radiology, 520 East 70(th) Street, Starr 8A-37, New York, NY 10021, United States of America. Electronic address: det9069@med.cornell.edu.
⁴ New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell, Department of Radiology, 520 East 70(th) Street, Starr 8A-37, New York, NY 10021, United States of America. Electronic address: kad9090@med.cornell.edu.
⁵ New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell, Department of Radiology, 520 East 70(th) Street, Starr 8A-37, New York, NY 10021, United States of America. Electronic address: ans2046@med.cornell.edu.

Abstract

As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic strains the healthcare system, radiology residents across the United States have become a vital part of the redeployed workforce. Through a series of four cases of COVID-19 patients encountered on the wards, we highlight the insight and unique set of skills redeployed radiology residents possess that are essential to patient care during this crisis. By increasing visibility through active participation on the clinical team, we demonstrate the fundamental role radiology has in the greater field of medicine.

Keywords: COVID-19; Patient care; Radiology; Redeployment.

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Pandemics
Radiology* / trends
United States