Practical approach to prevent COVID-19 infection at breast cancer screening.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) undermines the benefits of cancer screening. To date, no study has identified specific infection control methods. We aimed to provide practical methods for COVID-19 risk reduction during breast cancer screening mammography (MMG) by examining an overview of potential contamination routes of aerosols and possible risks for patients and health care providers.

Methods

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were conducted for airflow and aerosol dispersion in a 3D virtual model of a mobile MMG laboratory room. This model was constructed based on the actual mobile screening MMG bus 'Cosmos' in the Chiba Foundation for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention. Examiner and patient geometries were obtained by scanning an

SUBMITTER: Takada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8018689 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature