COVID-19 vaccination
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- RCR statement on personal protective equipment (PPE) (Published 1 May 2020)
- Personal protective equipment advice for imaging departments and teams (PDF) (Published 14 April 2020)
Patient information
- The RCR has worked with The Society and College of Radiographers to produce Advice for people attending for diagnostic imaging tests or interventional radiology procedures (PDF) (Published 26 June 2020)
COVID-19 discussion forum
- Clinical radiology coronavirus (COVID-19) discussion forum (member login required)
Academic journal resources
- Clinical Radiology journal: Accelerated implementation of remote reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Clinical Radiology journal: A national UK audit for diagnostic accuracy of preoperative CT chest in emergency and elective surgery during COVID-19 pandemic
- Clinical Radiology journal: COVID-19 resources
- Guidelines for oral and maxillofacial imaging: COVID-19 considerations
- European Journal of Radiology COVID-19 resources
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) COVID-19 resources
- RSNA Journals: COVID-19 resources
- American College of Radiology COVID-19 resources
- American Journal of Roentgenology COVID-19 collection
- The Lancet COVID-19 resource centre
- European Radiology: latest articles on COVID-19
Archived COVID-19 guidance and resources
The following archived COVID-19 resources were developed in 2020 and are available for reference:
RCR statements on the role of CT chest
- 26 June 2020: Update on the role of CT chest in patients presenting acutely and requiring an abdominal CT
- 14 May 2020: The role of CT in screening elective pre-operative patients
- 27 March 2020: The role of CT chest in patients presenting acutely and requiring an abdominal CT
- 12 March 2020: The role of CT in patients suspected with COVID-19 infection
Interim guidance for service recovery
- COVID-19 interim guidance on restarting elective work: Interventional radiology (image guided surgery) services (PDF) (Published 7 May 2020)
- COVID-19 interim guidance on restarting elective work (PDF) (Published 28 April 2020)
- AoMRC principles for reintroducing healthcare services (PDF) (Link added 21 May 2020)
Other RCR guidance
- Information technology requirements for homeworking during the coronavirus pandemic
- RCR advice on non-urgent and cancer imaging during the coronavirus pandemic
- Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with the radiology reporting workflow (RIS and PACS): Guidance on implementation of AI brought in during the COVID-19 pandemic (PDF)
British Society of Thoracic Imaging (BSTI) resources
BSTI has collated emerging UK resources on COVID-19 imaging, including:
- Reporting templates
- Lung ultrasound guidance
- COVID-19 image database
- Rationale for CTPA in Covid-19 patients (Published January 2021)
Other sources of information
- NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline: arranging planned care in hospitals and diagnostic services (Published 27 July 2020)
- WHO rapid advice guide on use of chest imaging in COVID-19
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