Coronavirus (COVID-19)

This page contains medical information for clinicians on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19, also called 2019-nCoV and now clinically SARS‐CoV‐2). This section includes articles on medical imaging of the virus for radiologists, new technologies being deployed to fight the virus and clinical information from various sources. Here are direct links for medical professionals to COVID-19 resources from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Daily world-wide statistics on the coronavirus outbreak are available from the WHO Situations Reports. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) for healthcare providers regarding Medicare payment for laboratory tests and other services related to the COVID-19

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News | Radiology Imaging
Alpha Source Group Names New CEO, Expands Customized Service Solutions to Focus on OEM Partnerships

November 24, 2020 — Alpha Source Group (ASG), a comprehensive next-generation services partner, has named Allan Klotsche ...

Time November 24, 2020
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New AI suite includes algorithms that help radiologists prioritize critical cases and automate processes to help cut average review time from up to eight hours
News | Artificial Intelligence
GE Healthcare Announces First X-ray AI to Help Assess Endotracheal Tube Placement for COVID-19 Patients

November 24, 2020 — GE Healthcare announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to help clinicians assess ...

Time November 24, 2020
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: Example of Bowel Ischemia and Perforation From SMA Thrombus in COVID-19 Patient

This video shows a computed tomography (CT) scroll through showing bowel ischemia and perforation (see arrows) due to ...

Time November 20, 2020
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Chest X-ray image of patient with lung injury due to vaping. Image courtesy of UC Regents #COVID19 #pandemic
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Breathing Problems in Teens: COVID-19 or Lung Injury Due to Vaping?

November 19, 2020 — A UC Davis Health pediatric team presented a powerful case series of three teenagers who had ...

Time November 19, 2020
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1H-MR spectra of 3 consecutive patients with COVID-19. Upper row: Axial FLAIR images at the corona radiata level show representative MRS voxels (black squares) from sampled periventricular regions. Lower row: Corresponding spectrum (black) and LCModel fit (red) from each patient acquired at TE = 30 ms (upper row) and TE = 288 ms (lower row). A, A patient with COVID-19-associated multifocal necrotizing leukoencephalopathy shows diffuse patchy WM lesions with markedly increased Cho and decreased NAA, as well
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Early Details of Brain Damage in COVID-19 Patients

November 19, 2020 — One of the first spectroscopic imaging-based studies of neurological injury in COVID-19 patients has ...

Time November 19, 2020
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: COVID-19 Pneumonia Chest CT Scan Scroll Through

An example of a COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia on chest computed tomography (CT) scan. Coronavirus appears as ground ...

Time September 09, 2021
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Tidelands Health, a growing healthcare provider in South Carolina, uses Carestream Health’s DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems to deliver improved patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Digital Radiography (DR)
Tidelands Health Enhances Patient Care with New Mobile X-ray Systems

November 17, 2020 — Tidelands Health, a growing healthcare provider in South Carolina, uses Carestream Health’s DRX ...

Time November 18, 2020
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Radiation oncologists across the country will meet virtually with members of Congress this week to discuss value-based payment, prior authorization and supporting cancer care during the pandemic
News | Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncologists Urge Congress to Advance Bills That Protect Patient Access to Cancer Care During Pandemic

November 18, 2020 — Radiation oncologists across the country will meet virtually with members of Congress this week to ...

Time November 18, 2020
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An interview with Professor Christiane Kuhl, M.D., director of radiology, University Hospital Aachen, Germany, on the effects on breast imaging in the COVID-19 era
Feature | Breast Imaging | By Dave Fornell
The Impact of COVID-19 on Breast Imaging

The pandemic forced many elective procedures, including most areas of cancer screening, to be put on hold to prioritize ...

Time November 12, 2020
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Applying lessons learned during the pandemic for proactive assessment to support uptime and efficiency of imaging equipment
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Martin Wimmer
Business During COVID-19 and Beyond

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, hospitals learned all that they were capable of. With a staggering ...

Time November 12, 2020
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Just as it has been difficult for us to predict the course of this pandemic, so too have healthcare organizations been challenged to predict and evolve their operations to optimize patient care — as well as revenue. In the initial wave, healthcare’s technology needs shifted rapidly.
Feature | Artificial Intelligence | By Mark Dobbs
Scale AI in Imaging Now for the Post-COVID Era

Just as it has been difficult for us to predict the course of this pandemic, so too have healthcare organizations been ...

Time November 12, 2020
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COVID-19 has affected at least 43.6 million people, and has seen more than 1.1 million deaths. The NYT reports that the pandemic is ebbing in some of the countries that were hit hard early on.
Blog | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Goodbye, 2020

What a year this has been. As I write this column in late-October, The New York Times (NYT) reported over 8.7 million ...

Time November 12, 2020
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Carestream Health will highlight its advanced capabilities in bedside and DR room imaging solutions — with the DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System, DRX-Compass X-ray System and the DRX-Evolution Plus — at the upcoming virtual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.
News | Digital Radiography (DR)
Carestream Showcases Advances in Imaging at Virtual RSNA

November 10, 2020 — Carestream Health will highlight its advanced capabilities in bedside and DR room imaging solutions ...

Time November 10, 2020
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Software enables faster and more automated diagnosis of lung diseases including COVID-19
News | Artificial Intelligence
SenseTime Awarded CE Mark for AI Medical Solution SenseCare-Lung Pro

November 4, 2020 — SenseTime, an artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced its AI-empowered software solution ...

Time November 04, 2020
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Evaluation of the lung apices using computed tomography angiography of the head and neck during acute ischemic stroke (AIS) can provide the first objective opportunity to screen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
News | CT Angiography (CTA)
Lung Scans for Stroke Patients Could Provide Earlier COVID-19 Detection

October 30, 2020 — Computed tomography angiogram (CTA) scans may offer fast and early detection of COVID-19 in acute ...

Time October 30, 2020
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Kaplan-Meier curves for all-cause mortality in patients with versus without myocardial injury (Panel A) and in patients with versus without myocardial injury according to the presence or absence of major echocardiographic abnormalities (Panel B). *Includes wall motion abnormalities, global left ventricular dysfunction, diastolic dysfunction, right ventricular dysfunction and presence of pericardial effusion. Event rates are censored at 20 days from hospital admission. Images courtesy of Mount Sinai Health S
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Ultrasounds Show Impact of COVID-19 on the Heart

October 28, 2020 — Cardiac ultrasounds (also known as echocardiograms) are providing a view of the heart and the impact ...

Time October 28, 2020
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During the 2020 ASTRO Annual Meeting, taking place online October 23-29, Sun Nuclear is highlighting a range of solutions clinics can leverage to ensure continuity for their Quality Management programs.
News | Quality Assurance (QA)
Sun Nuclear Presents Updated and Comprehensive Quality Management Solutions at ASTRO20

October 25, 2020 — During the 2020 ASTRO Annual Meeting, taking place online October 23-29, Sun Nuclear is highlighting ...

Time October 25, 2020
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A, Initial conventional axial CT image shows no noticeable lung damage (within red box) in right upper lobe. B, Electron density spectral CT image obtained at same time as image in A shows lesions (within red box) in right upper lobe. C, Follow-up conventional axial chest CT image obtained 5 days after images in A and B confirm presence of lesions (within red box) in right upper lobe.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Spectral CT Improves Detection of Early-stage Coronavirus Disease

October 22, 2020 — According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the use of ...

Time October 22, 2020
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Flowchart of patient inclusion and exclusion.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Multi-Institutional Study Looks at Brain MRI Findings in COVID-19

October 20, 2020 — A new multi-institutional study published in the journal Radiology identifies patterns in abnormal ...

Time October 20, 2020
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: The Impact of COVID-19 on Breast Imaging

Professor Christiane Kuhl, M.D., director of radiology, University Hospital Aachen, Germany, explains how the COVID-19 ...

Time October 14, 2020
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