Diagnostic Imaging

Radiologists use diagnostic imaging to non-invasively look inside the body to help determine the causes of an injury or an illness, and confirm a diagnosis. Providers use many imaging modalities to do so, including CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, PET and more.

FDA modifies imaging guidance for duration of COVID-19 crisis

The guidance, which permits temporary modification of standard protocols, is aimed at mitigating circumstances that could lead to avoidable COVID-19 exposure for patients, providers and others working with or around imaging equipment and related systems.

April 24, 2020

In hard-hit Northern Italy, chest CT quantification a solid early predictor of COVID outcomes

Researchers in Northern Italy have found CT quantification can be used to predict how severe the disease will become in positive-testing patients whose lungs are relatively clear when they’re admitted.  

April 20, 2020
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14 ways to accelerate the rise of women in radiological research

Picking the brains of 16 women widely recognized as leaders of academic radiology in the U.S., researchers at New York University have identified 14 “facilitators of success” for women in their field.   

April 20, 2020

3 ways hospital radiology departments can brace for future COVID-like events

With the COVID-19 crisis raging, four radiology educators are bright-lighting their specialty’s need to have in place a plan for future mass casualty incidents involving viral outbreaks.

April 6, 2020
Covid Coronavirus

New CT scoring criteria can shorten time to diagnosis, treatment of COVID-19

Incorporating lung lobe involvement and changes in computed tomography findings into the scoring framework can help clinicians make a timlier diagnosis for patients with the new virus.

March 31, 2020

Age-dependent chest CT findings can inform COVID-19 treatment strategies

Middle-aged and elderly patients had a higher number of lesions on their chest images, along with more severe lung abnormalities, compared to those younger than 18 years old.

March 26, 2020
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Many patients have COVID-19 lung abnormalities at discharge; follow-up imaging may be necessary

More than 90% of individuals with the new virus still had lingering irregularities on their CT scans when they left the hospital, experts wrote recently in Radiology.

March 20, 2020
Covid coronavirus

COVID-19 recoveries: The evolution of CT abnormalities from onset to discharge

A group of Chinese physicians tracked lung abnormality changes in five patients from hospital admission to discharge, sharing their findings in the Korean Journal of Radiology.

March 19, 2020

Around the web

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

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