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

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 ...

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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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EagleView ultrasound introduced its wireless portable ultrasound device, which provides ultrasound imaging much freedom, and makes the point-of-care solution more affordable too
News | Ultrasound Imaging
EagleView Ultrasound Launches its First Portable Doppler Ultrasound

January 4, 2022 — The future of ultrasound is happening — fast — and it doesn’t cost that much more than an iPhone. At ...

Time January 04, 2022
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Healthcare startups are constantly seeking to embrace emerging technologies to improve efficiency, increase customer engagement, and remain competitive. Against this backdrop, the Unicorn Prediction Model of GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has released a list of 50 healthtech startups that have the potential to become unicorns (valuation > US$1bn).
News | Information Technology
GlobalData Predicts Future Healthtech Unicorns

December 28, 2021 — Healthcare startups are constantly seeking to embrace emerging technologies to improve efficiency ...

Time December 28, 2021
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The global radiology as a service market size is expected to reach USD 4.7 billion by 2028, registering a CAGR of 20.3% over the forecast period, according to the report.
News | Teleradiology
Outlook on the Radiology as a Service Global Market to 2028

December 27, 2021 — The "Global Radiology as a Service Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by End User ...

Time December 27, 2021
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This annual overview shows the top read content from ITNonline.com viewers throughout the year 2021. ITN had more than 2.6 million pageviews in 2021.
Feature | Radiology Imaging
Top 20: Most Read ITN Content of 2021

This annual overview shows the top read content from ITNonline.com viewers throughout the year 2021. ITN had more than 2 ...

Time December 23, 2021
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Vascular network (red) in healthy heart tissue (left) and in severe Covid-19 (right). Due to faulty reforming of the network as a result of Covid-19, numerous branches, splits and even loops develop in the capillaries, which can be analysed mathematically. Image courtesy of M. Reichardt, P. Møller Jensen, T. Salditt
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Innovative X-ray Imaging Shows COVID-19 Can Cause Vascular Damage to the Heart

December 23, 2021 — An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Göttingen and Hannover Medical School (MHH ...

Time December 23, 2021
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Here is a list of the Top 10 most read pieces of content on ITNonline.com from the month of December 2021.
Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Top 10: Most Read Radiology Technology Content in December 2021

Here is a list of the Top 10 most read pieces of content on ITNonline.com from the month of December 2021. This is based ...

Time December 23, 2021
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: COVID-19 Linked to Heart Inflammation in College Athletes

Jean Jeudy, M.D., professor of radiology and vice chair of informatics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine ...

Time December 14, 2021
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GE Healthcare is proud to unveil SIGNA Hero, a new 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system named in honor of all the healthcare workers who continue caring for our global community amidst today’s COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
GE Healthcare Names New 3.0T MRI System for Today’s Healthcare Heroes

December 13, 2021 — GE Healthcare is proud to unveil SIGNA Hero[i], a new 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system ...

Time December 13, 2021
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Videos | Teleradiology
VIDEO: The New Normal of Home Workstations, Teleradiology and Remote Reading

Elizabeth Hawk, M.D., Ph.D., director of innovation Engagement at Rad Partners, a regional president for Matrix ...

Time December 10, 2021
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Figure 1. Left image shows breast MRI in 41-year-old patient without IUD. Right image shows increased parenchymal enhancement in the same patient 27 months after IUD placement.
Feature | Radiology Imaging | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Top 10: Most Read Radiology Technology Content in November 2021

December 8, 2021 — Here is a list of the Top 10 most read pieces of content on ITNonline.com from the month of November ...

Time December 08, 2021
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