Chest Radiology: Page 71

Canon launches mobile CT to combat COVID-19

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canon Medical Systems USA has launched a mobile CT system and associated disinfectant to help clinicians combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

April 29, 2020

AI can predict if COVID-19 patients will need ventilators

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that analyze CT radiomics and clinical and demographic factors can predict with promising accuracy whether a patient with COVID-19 will likely need a ventilator, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

April 29, 2020

AI helps distinguish COVID-19 from other pneumonias

By Kate Madden Yee

Chinese researchers have found that artificial intelligence (AI) can help clinicians distinguish COVID-19 from other pneumonias on chest CT, according to a study published April 27 in Radiology.

April 29, 2020

Practice leaders share experience in managing COVID-19

By Kate Madden Yee

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting radiology practices in a variety of ways, from elective imaging management to workforce protocols and revenue. In an article published April 27 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, six practice leaders described how they've coped with the crisis.

April 28, 2020

Dutch team introduces COVID-19 CT reporting system

By Kate Madden Yee

Dutch researchers have introduced a reporting system for assessing pulmonary involvement on chest CT in patients with suspected COVID-19, according to a paper published April 27 in Radiology.

April 28, 2020

Italian team recommends ultrasound for kids with COVID-19

By Theresa Pablos

A team of Italian researchers has said lung ultrasound scans may be better than chest radiography for children with COVID-19. The recommendation comes from the findings of a small, observational study published on April 21 in Pediatrics.

April 27, 2020

AI aids classification of indeterminate lung nodules

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can categorize indeterminate lung nodules on CT better than existing clinical risk models, according to research published online April 24 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

April 26, 2020

Panel: CT lung screening can be delayed during COVID-19

By Kate Madden Yee

CT screening for lung cancer can be postponed during the current COVID-19 crisis as a means of conserving scarce healthcare resources and preventing the spread of infection, according to a new statement from an international group. The group also provided guidance on other screening-related issues.

April 23, 2020

FDA relaxes rules on imaging modifications for COVID-19

By Brian Casey

In an effort to make medical imaging more available to COVID-19 patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is relaxing its rules on modification of radiology equipment. Modifications will not need the agency's imprimatur before being used on patients during the crisis.

April 23, 2020

COVID-19 also raises risk of blood clots

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers have found that COVID-19 is "more than a lung infection." Patients with the disease also have a higher risk of thrombosis, according to a study and two research letters published April 23 in Radiology.

April 23, 2020

Low-dose CT works well for COVID-19 assessment

By Kate Madden Yee

Chest CT at a radiation dose under 1 mSv can accurately and rapidly assess COVID-19 infection in emergency room patients -- particularly those who have had symptoms longer than 48 hours, according to a study published April 21 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

April 22, 2020

Perspectum launches COVID-19 organ study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image analysis software developer Perspectum Diagnostics has launched a study to map how the COVID-19 affects the health of multiple organs, as well as to identify features on MRI that identify who is at risk of contracting the disease.

April 21, 2020

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