Teleradiology services provider USARad has launched a COVID-19 screening program.
Through this initiative, a network of chest CT-trained radiologists will use artificial intelligence algorithms to provide screening diagnostics for the disease and consult with other medical specialists, including pulmonologists and infectious disease experts. The COVID-19 screening program is in partnership with Medical Diagnostic Web (MDW.io), which connects hundreds of radiologists for various conditions and diagnoses.
USARad also recently signed a joint distribution deal with Israel-based Nanox to bring 3,000 Nanox digital x-ray systems to the U.S. Once cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the companies plan to ship the mobile devices to high-risk areas to provide screening and lower the risk of coronavirus transmission.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
