Published January 2021
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Journal article
Reopening the country: recommendations for nuclear medicine departments
- 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine/PET-CT, Shiraz, Kowsar Hospital (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
- 2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (United States)
- 3. Department of Scientific Direction, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo (Italy)
- 4. Vita- Salute San Raffaele University, Nuclear Medicine Department, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan(Italy)
Description
The best practices for nuclear medicine departments to operate safely during the COVID-19 pandemic have been debated in the literature recently. However, as many governments have started to ease restrictions in activity due to COVID-19, a set of guidelines is needed to resume routine patient care throughout the world. The nonessential or elective procedures which were previously postponed or canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic will gradually restart in the following weeks despite the continued risks. In this paper, we aim to review some of the most effective general precautions to restart the regular nuclear medicine operations safely. (author)
Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- World Journal of Nuclear Medicine (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 20
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1-6
- ISSN
- 1607-3312
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 53110228
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARCINOMAS; CORONAVIRUSES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOLOGY; RECOMMENDATIONS; REGULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; LAWS; MEDICINE; MICROORGANISMS; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PARASITES; TOMOGRAPHY; VIRAL DISEASES; VIRUSES; ZOONOTIC DISEASES