title: Ebola virus disease: radiology preparedness.
abstract: At present, there is a major emphasis on Ebola virus disease (EVD) preparedness training at medical facilities throughout the United States. Failure to have proper EVD procedures in place was cited as a major reason for infection of medical personnel in the United States. Medical imaging does not provide diagnosis of EVD, but patient assessment in the emergency department and treatment isolation care unit is likely to require imaging services. The purpose of this article is to present an overview of relevant aspects of EVD disease and preparedness relevant to the radiologic community.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr, Room 1C355, Bethesda, MD 20892 (D.A.B.); and Departments of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga (C.C.M.).
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bluemke
authors.forename: Carolyn C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Meltzer
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004630:Emergencies; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D011871:Radiology; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D014481:United States