February 17, 2020 — Dicom Systems, a leader in enterprise imaging interoperability and workflow software, has announced their support of Vision Radiology in the routing, tag-morphing and management of medical imaging exams which has led to a marked improvement in diagnostic reporting and the delivery of patient care.

February 16, 2020 — The following statement was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 14, 2020, in regard to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19):

negative RT-PCR results and chest CT findings compatible with 2019-nCoV pneumonia. #coronavirus #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV #COVID19
Chest CT imaging of patient. #coronavirus #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV #COVID19
CT images showed multi-focal GGO and mixed consolidation that most appeared at peripheral area of both lungs. #coronavirus #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV #COVID19
CT images showed bilateral subpleural bandlike areas of GGO compatible with viral pneumonia. #coronavirus #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV #COVID19
Pulmonary CT scans. Figure 1b: Timeline of the pulmonary CT scans. d=days. Image courtesy of Radiology #coronavirus #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV #COVID19
Chest CT findings of COVID-19 pneumonia on transaxial images. #coronavirus #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV #COVID19
Change in lung involvement on chest CT from time of onset of initial symptoms. #coronavirus #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV #COVID19
Changes in the proportions of patients with GGO, crazy paving pattern and consolidation as a function of stage
Typical evolution of CT findings. #coronavirus #nCoV2019 #2019nCoV #COVID19

As the 2019-nCoV Pneumonia is taking the world by storm, researchers have found a possible way to predict this virus through computed tomography (CT) evidence. Their reportings, “Chest CT for Typical 2019-nCoV Pneumonia: Relationship to Negative RT-PCR Testing,” led by Xingzhi Xie from Central South University in Hunan Province, was published Feb. 12 in an online version of Radiology.

February 14, 2020 — Esaote, an Italian company among the world leaders in the field of medical diagnostic imaging systems, is the Ducati Team's official partner for the 2020 season. The collaboration agreement between the two brands was signed today in Rome during the Esaote Global Sales and Marketing Meeting.

February 14, 2020 — The nuclear imaging equipment market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9 percent from US$0.7B in 2019 to US$1.5B by 2028, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

February 13, 2020 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has been awarded a new one-year contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop quality indicators (QI) for radiation treatments provided to veterans with head and neck, breast and gastrointestinal cancers.

February 13, 2020 — MolecuLight Inc., a leader in handheld fluorescence imaging for real-time detection of bacteria in wounds, announced that the American Medical Association (AMA) has issued two new CPT category lll codes to enable a reimbursement pathway for point-of-care real-time fluorescence wound imaging for bacterial presence, location and load using the

February 13, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared software to assist medical professionals in the acquisition of cardiac ultrasound, or echocardiography, images. The software, called Caption Guidance, is an accessory to compatible diagnostic ultrasound systems and uses artificial intelligence to help the user capture images of a patient’s heart that are of acceptable diagnostic quality.

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