Mitigating the Transmission of COVID-19 with the Appropriate Usage of Personal Protective Protocols and Equipment in Breast Imaging and Intervention

Tanya W Moseley; Amy L Conners; Hongying He; Jean E Barth; Johnson B Lightfoote; Jay R Parikh; Gary J Whitman

doi:10.1093/jbi/wbab007

Mitigating the Transmission of COVID-19 with the Appropriate Usage of Personal Protective Protocols and Equipment in Breast Imaging and Intervention

J Breast Imaging. 2021 Jan 22;3(2):215-220. doi: 10.1093/jbi/wbab007. eCollection 2021 Mar-Apr.

Authors

Tanya W Moseley¹, Amy L Conners², Hongying He³, Jean E Barth⁴, Johnson B Lightfoote⁵, Jay R Parikh¹, Gary J Whitman¹

Affiliations

¹ The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Breast Imaging, Houston, TX, USA.
² Mayo Clinic, Department of Radiology, Rochester, MN, USA.
³ The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, Houston, TX, USA.
⁴ Mayo Clinic, Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Rochester, MN, USA.
⁵ Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Pomona, CA, USA.

Abstract

The integration of personal protective equipment (PPE) and procedures into breast imaging and intervention practices will mitigate the risk of transmission of COVID-19 during the pandemic. Although supply chain shortages have improved, understanding the proper use of PPE and protocols to mitigate overconsumption are important to ensure efficacious utilization of PPE. Protocols and best practices are reviewed, and guidelines and resource materials are referenced in order to support breast imaging healthcare professionals.

Keywords: COVID-19; breast imaging; breast intervention; personal protective equipment; personal protective protocols.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

P30 CA016672/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States