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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More complex, longer interventional procedures such as structural heart interventions or this revascularization of a coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, requires angiography imaging systems that have improved image detail and lower radiation dose. However, purchase of new systems was put on hold by many hospitals in 2020 due to the sudden drop in elective procedures and diversion of resources due to the COVID-19. Photo by Dave Fornell.

More complex, longer interventional procedures such as structural heart interventions or this revascularization of a coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, requires angiography imaging systems that have improved image detail and lower radiation dose. However, purchase of new systems was put on hold by many hospitals in 2020 due to the sudden drop in elective procedures and diversion of resources due to the COVID-19. Photo by Dave Fornell.

Feature | Angiography | January 19, 2021 | By Bhvita Jani
Interventional Mobile C-arm and Angiography Markets Plummeted Amid COVID-19
January 19, 2021 – With the postponement of non-essential elective surgeries and medical procedures in 2020 to conserve...
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Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Image courtesy of  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH)

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | January 15, 2021
Study Shows Sharp Decline in Cancer Screenings During First COVID-19 Surge
January 15, 2021 — In one of the first studies to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer diagnoses,...
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Myocarditis among recovering COVID-19 athletes less common than previously reported

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News | Cardiac Imaging | January 11, 2021
Cardiac MRI Shows Lower Degrees of Myocarditis in Athletes Recovered from COVID-19
January 11, 2021 — In a letter published in the December issue of the American Heart Association's medical journal ...
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The FDA is monitoring the potential impact of viral mutations, including an emerging variant from the United Kingdom known as the B.1.1.7 variant, on authorized SARS-CoV-2 molecular tests

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | January 08, 2021
FDA Issues Alert Regarding SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutation to Healthcare Providers
January 8, 2021 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting clinical laboratory staff and healthcare providers...
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In this roundtable discussion hosted by ITN Editorial Director Melinda Taschetta-Millane, three medical experts will discuss the impact COVID-19 had on the industry in 2020, as well as projections for the industry in 2021.
Webinar | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | January 06, 2021
Editorial Roundtable Series: COVID-19: Economic Impact on Radiology and What to Expect in 2021
2020 was an unprecedented year, as the world grappled with a global pandemic, economic depression, and workflow...
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What does COVID look like on X-ray, CT, medical imaging? Radiologic presentations of COVID-19. An example of a COVID-19 pneumonia of a chest CT scan. The COVID appears as white ground glass opacities (GGOs) in the lungs. Normal lungs on CT should appear black. #COVID #COVID19 #Coronavirus

An example of a COVID-19 pneumonia of a chest CT scan. The COVID appears as white ground glass opacities (GGOs) in the lungs. Normal lungs on CT should appear black.

Gallery | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | January 05, 2021 | Dave Fornell, Editor
How COVID-19 Appears on Medical Imaging
This photo gallery shows the variety of presentations of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) in medical imaging, including computed...
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Who should get the COVID vaccine? Roberto Lang, M.D., director of noninvasive cardiac imaging, University of Chicago Medical Center and former American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) president, received his first dose of the COVID vaccine in December. In addition to front line hospital workers, nursing home staff and residents also qualified for the first round of vaccinations. Right, Shannon Yaw, a nurse at a hard-hit nursing home in Michigan, received her first dose just before Christmas.

Roberto Lang, M.D., director of noninvasive cardiac imaging, University of Chicago Medical Center and former American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) president, received his first dose of the COVID vaccine in December. In addition to front line hospital workers, nursing home staff and residents also qualified for the first round of vaccinations. Right, Shannon Yaw, OTR/L, director of rehabilitation at a hard-hit nursing home in Michigan, received her first dose just before Christmas. nurse at a hard-hit nursing home in Michigan, received her first dose just before Christmas.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | January 04, 2021
Prioritizing Who Receives for the COVID Vaccine Under CDC Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dec. 3, released an interim guidance document  to federal, state,...
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#coronavirus #COVID19 #pandemic

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News | Radiology Imaging | January 01, 2021
A Happy and Healthy New Year from the ITN Team
The Imaging Technology News (ITN) team wishes you a Happy and Healthy New Year! Despite its challenges, 2020 brought us...
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After “COVID-19,” the term that most people will remember best from 2020 is likely to be “social distancing.” While it most commonly applied to social gatherings with family and friends, it has impacted the way many receive medical care. Historically, the United States has been relatively slow to broadly adopt telemedicine, largely emphasizing in-person visits.

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News | Teleradiology | December 31, 2020
Significant Disparities in Telemedicine Use, Especially Among Older and Non-white Patients
December 31, 2020 — After “COVID-19,” the term that most people will remember best from 2020 is likely to be “social...
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All but 3 of the top 25 articles in 2020 were on COVID-19. The other 3 were on MRI contrast advances and the development of a cold-cathode X-ray tube technology. #COVID19

All but 3 of the top 25 articles in 2020 were on COVID-19. The other 3 were on MRI contrast advances and the development of a cold-cathode X-ray tube technology.

Feature | December 23, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Top 25 Stories in Radiology in 2020
Here are the top 25 best performing articles on the Imaging Technology News (ITN) website from 2020. This is based on...
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The top two videos on ITN for the year both involved medical imaging of COVID using point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and mass movement to teleradiology to enable remote working for radiologists and virtual collaboration with referring physicians. The image on the left is Butterfly's POCUS system that turns a smart phone into an ultrasound machine and the image is of COVID B-lines in the lung. The image on the right is a CT scan of COVID pneumonia. #COVID19

The top two videos on ITN for the year both involved medical imaging of COVID using point of care ultrasound (POCUS) and mass movement to teleradiology to enable remote working for radiologists and virtual collaboration with referring physicians. The image on the left is Butterfly's POCUS system that turns a smart phone into an ultrasound machine and the image is of COVID B-lines in the lung. The image on the right is a CT scan of COVID pneumonia. 

Feature | December 23, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Top 25 Videos For Radiology and Radiation Oncology on ITN in 2020
Here are the top 25 best performing videos on the Imaging Technology News website (ITN) from the past year, based on...
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Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | December 23, 2020
FDA Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine From Moderna
December 23, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration December 18 issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a...
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According to recent studies, an increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate correlates to an increase in mortality from non-coronavirus-related diseases. This includes breast cancer, and researchers believe fear of contracting the virus compels patients to stay home instead of completing their post-lumpectomy radiotherapy regimens.

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News | Radiation Therapy | December 21, 2020
Single-Dose Radiation Therapy Can Counteract Serious Breast Cancer Treatment Compliance Issues During Pandemic
December 21, 2020 — According to recent studies, an increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate correlates to an increase...
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The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the RSNA COVID-19 AI Task Force announced that the first annotated data set from the RSNA International COVID-19 Open Radiology Database (RICORD) has been published by The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA).

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | December 21, 2020
RSNA Announces Publication of First MIDRC-RICORD COVID-19 Data Set
December 21, 2020 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the RSNA COVID-19 AI Task Force announced that...
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The key trends Clinicians reviewing a COVID-19 patient's lung CT that reveals the severity of COVID-caused pneumonia. The impact of COVID on radiology was a major, over arching trend at  the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Getty Imagesbserved at 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting all focused around COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and the impact it has had on radiology. #RSNA #RSNA20 #RSNA2020

Clinicians reviewing a COVID-19 patient's lung CT that reveals the severity of COVID-caused pneumonia. The impact of COVID on radiology was a major, over arching trend at  the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Getty Images

Feature | RSNA | December 17, 2020 | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane and Dave Fornell
Top Trend Takeaways in Radiology From RSNA 2020
The key trends observed at 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting all focused around COVID-19 (SARS-...
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Special Storage and Adverse Reactions for First COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by the FDA
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | December 16, 2020
Special Storage and Adverse Reactions for First COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by the FDA
December 14, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for...
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A recent Johns Hopkins Medicine study uses a computer model to predict the number of COVID-19 infections among health care workers in four different scenarios based on data from early in the pandemic. Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, from data in Razzak et al, PLOS ONE 15(12): e0242589

A recent Johns Hopkins Medicine study uses a computer model to predict the number of COVID-19 infections among health care workers in four different scenarios based on data from early in the pandemic. Graphic created by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, from data in Razzak et al, PLOS ONE 15(12): e0242589

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | December 16, 2020
Johns Hopkins Medicine Expert Weighs Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers
December 16, 2020 — During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers have been at the forefront of the battle against...
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For some, COVID-19 can result in severe pneumonia or even death, while others remain purely asymptomatic. A diagnostic tool could help physicians predict if a patient with COVID-19 will worsen.

Using 14 points in the lungs, researchers looked for abnormalities and assigned each spot a score out of 3 based on its severity. Adding up all the points, they found the total lung ultrasound score was higher for those who had a worsening outcome of COVID-19. Image courtesy of Umberto Sabatini

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | December 11, 2020
Lung Ultrasounds Could Help Determine COVID-19 Outcome
December 11, 2020 — For some, COVID-19 can result in severe pneumonia or even death, while others remain purely...
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An MR image of a patient in their early 20s shows nerve injury (highlighted in yellow) of the left brachial plexus in the neck. The patient experienced left arm weakness and pain after recovering from COVID-19 respiratory illness, which prompted them to see their primary care physician. As a result of the MRI findings, the patient was referred to the COVID-19 neurology clinic for treatment. Image courtesy of Northwestern University

An MR image of a patient in their early 20s shows nerve injury (highlighted in yellow) of the left brachial plexus in the neck. The patient experienced left arm weakness and pain after recovering from COVID-19 respiratory illness, which prompted them to see their primary care physician. As a result of the MRI findings, the patient was referred to the COVID-19 neurology clinic for treatment. Image courtesy of Northwestern University

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | December 08, 2020
Post-COVID Pain or Weakness? Request an Ultrasound or MRI
December 8, 2020 — After recovering from COVID-19, some patients are left with chronic, debilitating pain, numbness or...
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MBD2 serves as a viable target against pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting macrophage M2 program #COVID19 #coronavirus

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | December 07, 2020
Lung Tissue from COVID-19 Patients and Others Reveals Promising Target to Treat Lung Fibrosis
December 7, 2020 — An analysis of lung tissues from patients with different types of pulmonary fibrosis - including...
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