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Radiographic imaging in Ebola Virus Disease: protocol to acquire chest radiographs

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Proper procedures to minimize the risk of contamination in contagious and potentially lethal viral infections are needed; therefore radiology departments should develop appropriate imaging protocols. We describe the imaging protocol used by National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani to acquire chest radiographs in patients with Ebola virus disease.

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• Nosocomial transmission to healthcare workers can be prevented using protective equipment.

• Chest radiographs can be required in Ebola Virus Disease.

• The protocol for performing chest radiographs on patients with Ebola is described.

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Acknowledgments

We thank the entire Ebola task force, in particular the radiology technologists for their commitment to providing lifesaving medical care to patients with EVD. We thank Marco Cassandra for his support in providing Figure 1.

This study was financially supported by Ministero della Salute, Italia- Ricerca Corrente, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico. The scientific guarantor of this publication is Giuseppe Ippolito. The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article. No complex statistical methods were necessary for this paper. Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.

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  1. National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” Rome-Italy, Rome, Italy

    Giuseppe Ippolito

  2. Diagnostic Imaging Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” Rome-Italy, Rome, Italy

    Elisa Busi Rizzi & Vincenzo Schinina’

  3. Department of Epidemiology, Emerging Infections Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” Rome-Italy, Rome, Italy

    Vincenzo Puro

  4. Clinical Department, 4nd Division, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” Rome-Italy, Rome, Italy

    Emanuele Nicastri

  5. Clinical Department, 2nd Division, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani” Rome-Italy, Rome, Italy

    Nicola Petrosillo

  6. Diagnostic Imaging Department INMI L.Spallanzani, Rome, Italy

    Elisa Busi Rizzi

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Busi Rizzi, E., Puro, V., Schinina’, V. et al. Radiographic imaging in Ebola Virus Disease: protocol to acquire chest radiographs. Eur Radiol 25, 3368–3371 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-015-3748-6

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