Management of patients with COVID-19 in radiology departments, and indications regarding imaging studies – recommendations of the Polish Medical Society of Radiology

Cieszanowski, Andrzej; Czekajska, Elżbieta; Giżycka, Barbara; Gruszczyńska, Katarzyna; Podgórska, Joanna; Oronowicz-Jaśkowiak, Agnieszka; Serafin, Zbigniew; Szurowska, Edyta; Walecki, Jerzy M.

The pandemic involving COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, due to its severe symptoms and high transmission rate, has gone on to pose a control challenge for healthcare systems all around the world. We present the second version of the Recommendations of the Polish Medical Society of Radiology, presuming that our knowledge on COVID-19 will advance further rapidly, to the extent that further supplementation and modification will prove necessary. These Recommendations involve rules of conduct, procedures, and safety measures that should be introduced in radiology departments, as well as indications for imaging studies.