Journal of computer assisted tomography
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Jul 2020
Response to COVID-19: Minimizing Risks, Addressing Challenges and Maintaining Operations in a Complex Academic Radiology Department.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has necessitated rapid response plans to minimize risks of infection in the workforce while ensuring maintenance of essential functions of radiology departments. Plan adoption is, however, challenged by the need to coordinate with institutional efforts, a rapidly expanding number of patients, and the diversity of clinical and administrative functions in the department. Here, we describe the implementation of a response plan in an academic radiology department, challenges encountered, and tactics used to address these challenges.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Jul 2020
Comparative StudyPatterns of Gray Matter Volume Alterations in Hemodialysis Patients With and Without Restless Legs Syndrome: Evidence From a Voxel-Based Morphometry Study.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of gray matter volume (GMV) alteration patterns between hemodialysis with restless legs syndrome (HD-RLS) and hemodialysis without restless legs syndrome (HD-nRLS) patients using voxel-based morphometry. ⋯ This abnormal decreased GMV in the sensorimotor cortex provides evidence for a sensory processing disorder in RLS that may be involved in the pathogenesis of RLS in HD patients.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Jul 2020
Web-based Conferencing: Tips, Tricks, and Scenario-based Best Practices for Clinicians During a Pandemic Crisis.
This article will familiarize the reader with useful tools and trouble-shooting tips for web-based conferencing. Radiology-based scenarios for web conferencing are also provided.
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J Comput Assist Tomogr · Jul 2020
Radiology Education Amid COVID-19 Pandemic and Possible Solutions.
Along with the rest of the world, the United States is inundated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical services in the country have been severely affected. ⋯ Herein, we delineate major difficulties faced by our radiology training program and mitigating countermeasures. The primary objective is to discuss the changes in our radiology training programs due to COVID-19 to allow for continued radiology education.