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

Free-breathing phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) low-field MRI at 0.55T with calculated parameters at an axial plane after automatic registration to a mid-expiration position and lung parenchyma segmentation. From left to right, representative color-coded images of functional show ventilation defects (VDP, blue), perfusion defects (QDP, red), ventilation/perfusion (V/Q match, green), ventilation/perfusion defects (V/Q defect, purple) in a healthy control (upper row, 7-year-old male), a participant rec
Feature | Radiology Business
Top 10: September's Most-read Content

Here is a recap of what ITN viewers found most interesting during the month of September: 1. Lasting Lung Damage Seen in ...

Time October 03, 2022
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The collection of whole-body repeat imaging scans of 60,000 UK Biobank participants will provide researchers with a unique set of longitudinal measures to understand the determinants and progression of disease in mid-to-later life.
News | Radiology Imaging
Public-Private Partnership Announces Ambitious Project to Create the World's Largest Longitudinal Imaging Dataset to Assess Disease Progression

September 27, 2022 — UK Biobank, the large-scale biomedical database and research resource, together with the Medical ...

Time September 27, 2022
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Free-breathing phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) low-field MRI at 0.55T with calculated parameters at an axial plane after automatic registration to a mid-expiration position and lung parenchyma segmentation. From left to right, representative color-coded images of functional show ventilation defects (VDP, blue), perfusion defects (QDP, red), ventilation/perfusion (V/Q match, green), ventilation/perfusion defects (V/Q defect, purple) in a healthy control (upper row, 7-year-old male), a participant rec
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Lasting Lung Damage Seen in Children and Teens after COVID

September 20, 2022 — Children and adolescents who have either recovered from COVID-19 or have long COVID show persistent ...

Time September 20, 2022
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NIH Image Gallery from Bethesda, Maryland, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Anthony Fauci, MD, Announces He is Stepping Down

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, who was instrumental in leading the country through the COVID-19 pandemic, announced today through ...

Time August 22, 2022
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Study Illuminates the Needs of a Growing Homebound Population Struggling With Inequities and Systemic Barriers
News | Teleradiology
When Telemedicine Isn’t the Solution

August 17, 2022 — In a study published today in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers at the Icahn ...

Time August 17, 2022
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Portable digital radiography brought to remote locations in Nepal
Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Top 10: What Viewers Were Reading in July

Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of medical imaging during the month of ...

Time August 01, 2022
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Rob Fabrizio, director of strategic marketing, medical imaging systems, Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation, demonstrates the FDR Cross, Fujifilm’s newly developed hybrid C-arm and portable X-ray solution designed for intensive care, emergency room and intraoperative use, at #AHRA22.
Feature | AHRA | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
AHRA Celebrates 50 Years of Medical Imaging

The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) celebrated its 50th anniversary July 10-13, 2022, in Phoenix. To ...

Time July 25, 2022
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New research outlines potential risk to patients who wear certain types of face masks while undergoing an MRI scan
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Face Masks Unsafe in MRI Machines, Study Shows

July 15, 2022 — Certain types of face masks are unsafe for wearing in and around MRI machines, according to new research ...

Time July 15, 2022
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Telemedicine has expanded rapidly since the beginning of the pandemic and is being increasingly adopted in the medical world to treat neurological, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Has Accelerated the Adoption of Telemedicine Which is Here to Stay, Says GlobalData

July 7, 2022 — Telemedicine has expanded rapidly since the beginning of the pandemic and is being increasingly adopted ...

Time July 07, 2022
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Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of medical imaging during the month of June
Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
ITN's Top 10 Most-read Content for June

Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of medical imaging during the month of ...

Time July 05, 2022
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The authors used a questionnaire to collect in three rural districts data on symptoms and clinical characteristics after COVID-19, with the focus on symptoms after 12 weeks.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Effects of Long COVID

June 27, 2022 — Three articles and an accompanying editorial provide information on the effects of Long COVID in the ...

Time June 28, 2022
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After less than two years of data collection and processing, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has successfully delivered over 30,000 de-identified imaging exams to the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC), an open-access platform which publishes data to be used for research.
News | Radiology Imaging
RSNA MIDRC Data Contribution Hits 30,000

June 21, 2022 — After less than two years of data collection and processing, the Radiological Society of North America ...

Time June 21, 2022
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According to a new study, use of breast imaging services  —  including mammography screening — may remain at only 85.3% of pre-pandemic utilization (March through May 2019).
News | Breast Imaging
Mammography Screening and Related Breast Care Still Rebounding from COVID-19 pandemic

June 10, 2022 — According to a new study, use of breast imaging services — including mammography screening — may remain ...

Time June 10, 2022
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The radiology online learning platform from DetectedX has shown a 34% improvement in the accuracy of diagnosing difficult cases
News | Breast Imaging
DetectedX Selected by BreastCheck to Provide On-Demand, Web-Based Educational Services

June 9, 2022 — DetectedX announced that it has been selected by the National Breast Screening Programme in Ireland ...

Time June 09, 2022
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CMDR Series and Impact System Now Available with qXR by Qure.ai
News | Digital Radiography (DR)
AI Software Included on Portable Digital Radiography Systems from MinXray

June 8, 2022 — MinXray continues to enhance the diagnostic capabilities of its digital radiography systems with the ...

Time June 08, 2022
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Jersey Community Health (JCH), a 15-clinic hospital network in Jerseyville, IL, has increased revenue and cut countless hours of electronic medical record (EMR) charting per week that providers had been doing after hours, by utilizing  real-time remote medical scribes provided by ScribeEMR.
News | Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Jersey Community Health Solves Staffing Shortages and Cuts Charting Hours Using Remote Medical Scribes from ScribeEMR

June 2, 2022 — Jersey Community Health (JCH), a 15-clinic hospital network in Jerseyville, IL, has increased revenue and ...

Time June 02, 2022
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Top 10 ITN content for the Month of May 2022
Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
ITN's Top 10 Most-read Content for May

Here is what you and your colleagues found to be most interesting in the field of medical imaging during the month of ...

Time June 01, 2022
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The current shortage of iodinated contrast in the United States due to the COVID-19 related production shutdown in China is causing severe disruptions in patient care. A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study outlines the most frequently used computed tomography (CT) services performed on Medicare beneficiaries as focus areas for mitigation strategies for the greatest overall impact.
News | Contrast Media
New Study Informs Mitigation Strategies for Contrast Shortage in CT by Identifying Promising Areas of Focus

June 1, 2022 — The current shortage of iodinated contrast in the United States due to the COVID-19 related production ...

Time June 01, 2022
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According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), evaluating chest CT findings offers an additional approach for demonstrating the efficacy of different COVID-19 vaccines in reducing the impact of a COVID-19 diagnosis.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Vaccine Impact on Chest CT of Pneumonia in Symptomatic Patients

June 1, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), evaluating chest CT findings offers an ...

Time June 01, 2022
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Example CT, proton, proton and RBC:TP imaging from post-Covid-19 condition participants.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
MRI Finds Lung Abnormalities in Non-hospitalized Long COVID Patients

May 24, 2022 — A special type of MRI found lung abnormalities in patients who had previously had COVID-19, even those ...

Time May 24, 2022
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