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

Facilitates timely patient workup to allow for activation of COVID-19 related protocols
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
FDA Approves Use of Aidoc’s AI Algorithms for Incidental CT Findings Associated with COVID-19

May 8, 2020 — Aidoc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the use of their cleared AI ...

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These solutions, the Lung Density Analysis II (LDA-II) workflow for Intuition and the Emergency Lung AI Suite, provide two deployment options for rapid access to lung segmentation and quantification tools that can be applied to a wide range of lung illnesses and have been optimized to adapt to the latest disease presentation states
News | Artificial Intelligence
TeraRecon Launches Lung Density Analysis II

May 7, 2020 — As COVID-19 makes its way across the globe, our customers are urgently connecting with us to share cases ...

Time May 07, 2020
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: CT and POCUS Emerge As Frontline Imaging Modalities in COVID-19 Era

Interview with Geoffrey Rose, M.D., president of Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute with Atrium Health, in Charlotte ...

Time May 07, 2020
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New ACR guidelines can help radiology practices resume non-urgent care that was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
New ACR Guidance Plan Can Help Radiology Facilities Resume Non-urgent Care

May 6, 2020 — New American College of Radiology (ACR) guidelines can help radiology practices, as safely as possible ...

Time May 06, 2020
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Podcast: Impact of COVID-19 on Breast Cancer Treatment with Dr. Andrea Madrigrano
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Kubtec Partners with Surgeons to Address Breast Cancer Patients' Concerns During COVID-19

May 6, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global health crisis, impacting all aspects of life and society ...

Time May 06, 2020
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People with cancer who develop COVID-19 are much more likely to die from the disease than those without cancer, according to physician-researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Cancer Patients Face High Mortality from COVID-19

May 5, 2020 — People with cancer who develop COVID-19 are much more likely to die from the disease than those without ...

Time May 05, 2020
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News | ASTRO
ASTRO's Annual Meeting Transitions to Digital Format

May 4, 2020 — Although the 2020 ASTRO Annual Meeting is still months away, the American Society for Radiation Oncology ...

Time May 04, 2020
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Chest radiography through glass. A, Technologists position the portable x-ray unit outside the patient room, with the tube peering through the mesh wire–reinforced isolation room window. B, Anteroposterior chest radiograph obtained is of diagnostic quality.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
RSNA Publishes COVID-19 Best Practices for Radiology Departments

May 1, 2020 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) COVID-19 Task Force has published a guidance document on ...

Time May 01, 2020
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16-year-old girl with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and known history of tuberous sclerosis who presented with acute hypoxic respiratory distress. Reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction testing confirmed diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19: Pediatric Findings in New Review of Lung Disorders

May 1, 2020 — Although the clinical symptoms of new pediatric lung disorders such as severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

Time May 01, 2020
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The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2020 annual meeting has been reimagined, and is now the SNMMI 2020 Annual Meeting — Virtual Edition
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
SNMMI the Latest Event to Turn Virtual

April 30, 2020 — The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2020 annual meeting has been reimagined, and is ...

Time April 30, 2020
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According to a press statement released by the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), the organization has made the difficult, but necessary and responsible decision, to cancel its in-person 2020 Annual Meeting in Austin, TX. This decision was based on continued travel restrictions issued by SIIM's member medical institutions and corporate partners, as well as the desire to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. SIIM joins the growing list of industry conferences going virtual due to the coronavi
News | SIIM
SIIM 2020 Goes Virtual

April 28, 2020 — According to a press statement released by the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), the ...

Time April 28, 2020
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Dual and multi-energy CT market to reach $2.6 Bn by 2029, ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to offer potential growth avenues
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic Offers Potential Growth Avenues to Dual and Multi-Energy CT Market

April 28, 2020 — Expanding patient pool suffering from cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and dental and orthopedic ...

Time April 28, 2020
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Zegami, the Oxford University data visualization spin-out, has announced it has written to the health ministers of ten countries asking them to provide X-rays of COVID-19 infected lungs.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Oxford University Spin-out Begins Search for 10,000 X-rays to Help Predict Outcome for COVID-19

April 27, 2020 — Zegami, the Oxford University data visualization spin-out, has announced it has written to the health ...

Time April 27, 2020
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In response to the need for critical care during the COVID-19 crisis, Carestream Health has increased production of its portable diagnostic imaging systems. As unlikely facilities begin to function as urgent care units, Carestream’s DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System and DRX-Revolution Nano Mobile X-ray System bring the X-ray exam to the patient’s bedside, delivering high-quality digital radiography images to healthcare providers in real time to aid in patient diagnosis—whenever and wherever needed
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Carestream Increasing Production of Mobile Imaging Systems During Pandemic

April 27, 2020 — In response to the need for critical care during the COVID-19 crisis, Carestream Health has increased ...

Time April 27, 2020
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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
FDA Issues New Policy for Imaging Systems During COVID-19

April 24, 2020 — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) plays a critical role in protecting the United ...

Time April 24, 2020
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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2 Pulmonary CT angiography of a 68 year old male. The CT scan was obtained 10 days after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms and on the day the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
New Research Highlights Blood Clot Dangers of COVID-19

April 23, 2020 — A special report published in the journal Radiology outlines prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ...

Time April 23, 2020
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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2 A new expert panel consensus statement published simultaneously in the journals Radiology: Imaging Cancer, Chest and the Journal of the American College of Radiology provides guidance to clinicians managing lung cancer screening programs and patients with lung nodules during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Experts Issue Guide on Lung Cancer Screening, Management During COVID-19

April 23, 2020 — A new expert panel consensus statement published simultaneously in the journals Radiology: Imaging ...

Time April 23, 2020
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News | Teleradiology
Survey Reveals Most Medical Practices are Now Using Telehealth Due to COVID-19

April 22, 2020 — As medical practices are struggling with how to continue to serve their patients during the global ...

Time April 22, 2020
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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2 RADLogics announced new worldwide deployments and installations of the company’s AI-powered solution to support chest computed tomography (CT) imaging for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) patients.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
RADLogics Expands Deployment of AI-Powered Solution to Support Chest Imaging for COVID-19 Patients

April 21, 2020 — RADLogics announced new worldwide deployments and installations of the company’s AI-powered solution to ...

Time April 21, 2020
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CMS Offers Recommendations on Reopening Healthcare in Areas of Low COVID-19 Cases. This is part of the Guidelines for Opening Up America Again. #COVID19 #coronavirus #SARScov2
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Dave Fornell, Editor
CMS Offers Recommendations on Reopening Healthcare in Areas of Low COVID-19 Cases

April 20, 2020 — As the United States continues to face the unprecedented public health emergency from the COVID-19 ...

Time April 20, 2020
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