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

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 ...

Time February 16, 2022
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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 ...

Time February 15, 2022
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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 ...

Time February 14, 2022
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(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 ...

Time February 08, 2022
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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 ...

Time February 02, 2022
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Urgent and immediate action must be taken to ensure more effective and equitable implementation of cancer screening, according to a report released today by the President's Cancer Panel.
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 ...

Time February 02, 2022
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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 ...

Time January 31, 2022
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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 ...

Time January 31, 2022
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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 ...

Time January 21, 2022
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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 ...

Time January 20, 2022
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Leading health tech firm Qure.ai has gained 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm called qXR-BT, that will help doctors in assessing Breathing Tube (BT) placements.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Qure.ai's Breathing Tube Placement AI Technology Receives FDA Clearance 

January 20, 2022 — Leading health tech firm Qure.ai has gained 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration ...

Time January 20, 2022
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The Great Resignation has impacted every industry, including ours.
Feature | Radiology Business | By Jef Williams
Addressing the Great Resignation

The Great Resignation has impacted every industry, including ours. While this movement will be studied for years to come ...

Time January 20, 2022
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A 26-year-old man with history of diabetes and hypertension presented with 7 days of fever, chills, nausea, intractable vomiting, diarrhea and generalized weakness, but no specific upper or lower respiratory symptoms aside from mild shortness of breath.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Avielle Siegel, Paul J. Chang, David M. Paushter, et al.
Clinical Case of the Month: 26 Year Old Man With Abdominal Pain

A 26-year-old man with history of diabetes and hypertension presented with 7 days of fever, chills, nausea, intractable ...

Time January 19, 2022
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In a statement released today from the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA), the association announced its decision to move the scheduled live AHRA CLIMB event to a virtual event. 
News | AHRA
AHRA Shifts Scheduled CLIMB Conference Virtual

January 18, 2022 — In a statement released today from the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA), the ...

Time January 18, 2022
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Virtual care may serve as a mechanism to increase health care access among under-resourced populations during the pandemic and beyond
News | Teleradiology
Telemedicine Expanded Access to Surgical Care During COVID-19 Pandemic, but Disparities Remain

January 17, 2022 — The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the health care delivery landscape and shifted the ...

Time January 17, 2022
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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. 
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
SNMMI Task Force Reports Possible Effect of Omicron Infection on FDG PET/CT Scans

January 17, 2022 — The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) issued a statement on Jan. 14 regarding ...

Time January 17, 2022
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Results of chest X-Rays, detected as Covid-19.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
AI in the Fight Against COVID-19: Automatic Detection from Chest X-Ray Images Is Possible, Reports Incheon National University

January 14, 2022 — The COVID-19 pandemic took the world by storm in early 2020 and has become since then the leading ...

Time January 14, 2022
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Less-experienced radiologists are more likely to recommend additional imaging for women undergoing breast cancer screening when they read digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images later in the day, according to a new study in Radiology.
News | Breast Imaging
Radiologist Fatigue, Experience Affect Breast Imaging Call Backs

January 11, 2022 — Less-experienced radiologists are more likely to recommend additional imaging for women undergoing ...

Time January 11, 2022
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Staffordshire University health experts claim there is an urgent need for global telehealth guidelines to improve remote patient care.
News | Teleradiology
Researchers Call for Global Telehealth Guidelines

January 6, 2022 — Staffordshire University health experts claim there is an urgent need for global telehealth guidelines ...

Time January 06, 2022
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The Radiological Society of North America’s 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2021), held in Chicago’s McCormick Place from November 28 to December 2, shined a spotlight on imaging research and education in COVID-19 and artificial intelligence (AI) and demonstrated RSNA’s ongoing commitment to improving health care equity for patients and diversity, equity and inclusion in radiology leadership and practice. The meeting’s theme was “Redefining Radiology.”
News | RSNA
RSNA 2021 Redefines Radiology in Return to Chicago

January 5, 2022 — The Radiological Society of North America’s 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2021) ...

Time January 05, 2022
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