1) Identify the current CDC and other guidelines relevant to radiology practices. 2) Examine the US approach to diagnosis and treatment of Ebola Virus Disease. 3) Appraise a unified approach to considerations involved in medical imaging in patients with Ebola Virus Disease.

The unprecedented Ebola outbreak in West Africa –concentrated in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea – has already claimed nearly 4900 lives as a result of high case mortality rate of more than 70%. Over the past three months, the first US patients with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been effectively treated in several facilities, including Emory University Hospital and the National Institutes of Health. In this Special Interest Session, we address the imperative to rapidly develop and disseminate standard operating procedures for point-of-care imaging procedures. Given that Radiology facilities may be key entry points for the evaluation of outpatients and emergency department patients, effective screening and isolation procedures are essential.

Special Interest Session: Radiology Preparedness and Ebola Virus Disease  .  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14048074.html