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Surveys on COVID-19 in nuclear medicine: what happened and what we learned
Salvatore Annunziata1, Domenico Albano2, Riccardo Laudicella3
1Nuclear Medicine Unit, IRCSS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Introduction:
To summarize and comment the available surveys on the impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Medicine (NM) departments.
Methods:
Recent surveys about the impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Medicine (NM) departments have been searched on available scientific database.
Results:
Three surveys have been found and commented. Some differences among the surveys should be kept in mind. All studies agreed that COVID-19 had a relevant impact on NM departments.
Conclusion:
Surveys about the impact of COVID-19 in NM could improve the departments' daily activities, to find a compromise between the security protocols suggested by international guidelines.
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