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

Disease of the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Long COVID Linked to Lasting Airways Disease in Lungs

March 23, 2022 — Disease of the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, according to ...

March 23, 2022

Analyzing one of the largest databases of patients with cancer and COVID-19 with machine learning models, researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the University of California, San Francisco found previously unreported links between a rare type of cancer—as well as two cancer treatment-related drugs—and an increased risk of hospitalization from COVID-19.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Machine Learning Model Finds COVID-19 Risks for Cancer Patients

March 22, 2022 — Analyzing one of the largest databases of patients with cancer and COVID-19 with machine learning ...

March 22, 2022

In October, Mindray launched its TE7 Max ultrasound scanner that maximizes the potential in the point of care (POC) market.

Feature | Ultrasound Imaging | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Ultrasound Systems Market Trends

The global ultrasound market is projected to reach $9 billion by 2026, up from $6.7 billion in 2021, at a CAGR of 6.3% ...

March 22, 2022

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Konica Minolta’s Exa Platform zero-footprint viewer with server-side rendering enables remote reading and reduces strain on the network by keeping files on the server and off of individual devices

Blog | Remote Viewing Systems

BLOG: Zero-footprint Viewer with Server-side Rendering Pushes Imaging Forward

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way radiologists read images and today facilities struggle to define a “new ...

August 04, 2020

Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) after vaccination is rare, but some cases have been reported after receipt of the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

February 17, 2022 — While cardiac imaging shows that COVID-19 vaccine–associated myocarditis has a similar pattern as ...

February 17, 2022

A triple-negative breast cancer cell during cell division. Tubulin in red; mitochondria in green; chromosomes in blue. Image courtesy of Wei Qian, National Cancer Institute

News | Breast Imaging

Pandemic Upends Breast Cancer Diagnoses

February 16, 2022 — The COVID-19 pandemic upended many aspects of daily life, particularly in the first months and year ...

February 16, 2022

COVID-19 vaccine associated myocarditis. Short-axis 1.5T MRI images and ECG findings of a 19-year-old man with myopericarditis who presented with chest pain 3 days following the second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273). Cardiac MRI performed 2 days after symptom onset demonstrates mid wall to subepicardial late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) at the basal to mid inferior lateral wall with adjacent pericardial enhancement (A, red arrow), corresponding hyperintensity on T2-weighted imaging (B, orange

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

MRI Sheds Light on COVID Vaccine-Associated Heart Muscle Injury

February 15, 2022 — Vaccine-associated myocarditis shows a similar injury pattern on cardiac MRI compared to other ...

February 15, 2022

Cancer patients undergoing active treatment were more likely to believe misinformation related to COVID-19 than those without a history of cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Patients Undergoing Treatment for Cancer More Susceptible to COVID-19 Misinformation, Study Finds

February 14, 2022 — Cancer patients undergoing active treatment were more likely to believe misinformation related to ...

February 14, 2022

(A) A 46-year-old patient with a strong family history of breast cancer had a screening ultrasound prior to COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating a morphologically normal left axillary lymph node. (B) 25 days following the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, the patient presented with a palpable lump in the left axilla and ultrasound demonstrated enlarged lymph nodes with cortex measuring up to 6 mm in thickness (arrow). (C) A follow-up ultrasound 21 weeks following demonstrated stable axillary lymphadeno

News | Breast Imaging

No Need to Delay Mammogram after COVID Vaccine

February 8, 2022 — There should be no delay in screening mammograms after COVID-19 vaccination due to a swelling in the ...

February 08, 2022

The Task Force members have recently observed an unusual imaging pattern on FDG PET/CT or FDG PET/MR that may be due to COVID-19 infection.

Feature | Radiology Imaging | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Top 10: Most Read Radiology Technology Content in January 2022

Here is a list of the Top 10 most read pieces of content on ITNonline.com from the month of January 2022. This is based ...

February 02, 2022

News | Radiology Imaging

President's Cancer Panel Calls for Urgent Action to Address Gaps in Cancer Screening Uptake

February 2, 2022 — Urgent and immediate action must be taken to ensure more effective and equitable implementation of ...

February 02, 2022

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: COVID Fallout May Include Higher Cancer Rates Due to Lower CT Scan Volumes

Marc Succi, M.D., an emergency radiologist at MGH and executive director of the MESH Incubator, an in-house innovation ...

January 31, 2022

The Global Mammography Devices Market stood at USD 2744.07 million in 2020 and is expected to grow at a steady CAGR of 5.78% during the forecast period.

News | Breast Imaging

Insights on the Mammography Devices Global Market to 2026

January 31, 2022 — The Global Mammography Devices Market stood at USD 2744.07 million in 2020 and is expected to grow at ...

January 31, 2022

Adult patient case suspect of potential narrowing of the middle cerebral artery, however, a repositioned scan (right) with normal Doppler flow approximating 60 cm/s implies no disease in the artery except for tortuosity.

Feature | Ultrasound Imaging | By Lennard M. Gettz, and Noelle Cutter, Ph.D. Edited by Robert L. Bard, M.D. DABR, FASL

2021 Review: Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Imaging

Since the advent of ultrasound scanning in the 1950s, the global movement to develop and expand its diagnostic features ...

January 21, 2022

The world market for breast imaging equipment is forecast to reach almost $1.3 billion by 2024, and the breast imaging artificial intelligence (AI) market is forecast to reach $205 million, according to a new report from Signify Research.

Feature | Breast Imaging | By Bhvita Jani

Global Drivers of the Breast Imaging Market

The rising global incidence rates of breast cancer, coupled with the severe backlog of women requiring breast cancer ...

January 20, 2022