Developing a Screening Procedure During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Process and Challenges Faced by a Low-Incidence Area

• Published in: Frontiers in medicine Vol. 8; p. 654754
• Main Authors: Tang, Wei, Wang, Fei, Wang, Jian-Wei, Huang, Yao, Liu, Li, Zhao, Shi-Jun, Zhao, Xin-Ming, Wu, Ning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 24.12.2021
• Subjects: computerized tomography (CT); COVID-19; healthcare [MeSH]; hospital (clinic)-clinic corporation; Medicine; screening; COVID-19; screening; computerized tomography (CT); healthcare [MeSH]; hospital (clinic)-clinic corporation

Purpose: To summarize the imaging results of COVID-19 pneumonia and develop a computerized tomography (CT) screening procedure for patients at our institution with malignant tumors. Methods: Following epidemiological investigation, 1,429 patients preparing to undergo anti-tumor-treatment underwent C...