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.

See radiology images of How COVID-19 Appears on Medical Imaging.

 

As healthcare providers and essential personnel work on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants clinicians to know that it is here to help through this critical time. Below is a preview of the latest recorded remarks given by FDA Commissioner, Stephen Hahn, M.D.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | August 12, 2020
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn Speaks on The Critical Role of Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
August 12, 2020 — As healthcare providers and essential personnel work on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
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Videos | Computed Tomography (CT) | August 11, 2020
VIDEO: CT Sees Increased Use During COVID-19
Todd Villines, M.D., FACC, FAHA, MSCCT, explains some of the discussion on CT used for COVID-19 patients at the Society...
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An oncologist practices social distancing while talking to a cancer patient. Image courtesy of University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | August 07, 2020
Cancer vs. COVID: When a Pandemic Upended Cancer Care
August 7, 2020 — When COVID-19 struck, health care pivoted hard. Any unnecessary procedures or appointments were...
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New Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center will aid AI development and medical advancement to battle COVID-19

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | August 05, 2020
RSNA, ACR and AAPM to Develop Massive Open-Source COVID-19 Medical Image Database
August 5, 2020 — The nation’s largest medical imaging associations are working together to develop the new Medical...
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The CORAL Study will help researchers describe the clinical characteristics, treatments, biology, and outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | August 04, 2020
ACR to Provide Image Coordination for National COVID-19 Observational Study
August 4, 2020 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) Center for Research and Innovation (CRI) will serve as the...
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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
Sponsored Content | Blog | Remote Viewing Systems | August 04, 2020
BLOG: Zero-footprint Viewer with Server-side Rendering Pushes Imaging Forward During Pandemic
  The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way radiologists read images and today facilities struggle to define a “new...
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Imaging volumes in hospitals and practices previously slowed by the coronavirus pandemic continue to hold steady, according to new QuickPoLL survey results that gauge how radiologists feel about current business and the impact of COVID-19.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | August 03, 2020 | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Imaging Volumes Hold Steady Post COVID-19 Closures
Imaging volumes in hospitals and practices previously slowed by the coronavirus pandemic continue to hold steady,...
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JAMA Oncol. Published online July 30, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2783

Table 1. JAMA Oncol. Published online  July 30, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.2783

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 31, 2020
Outcomes in Radiotherapy-treated Patients with Cancer During COVID-19
July 31, 2020 — An article published in JAMA Oncology addresses the delivery of radiotherapy in 209 patients with...
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A World Health Organization (WHO) rapid advice guide on the use of chest imaging in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 was published in the journal Radiology.

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 30, 2020
Radiology Publishes WHO Rapid Advice Guide on Chest Imaging for COVID-19
July 30, 2020 — A World Health Organization (WHO) rapid advice guide on the use of chest imaging in the diagnosis and...
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It has been estimated that the overwhelming focus on COVID-19 could cause up to 35,000 excess cancer deaths in the UK during the next 12 months, and  Zegami, the Oxford University data visualization spin-out which has worked on several projects focused on the detection, diagnosis, or management of cancer, is calling for greater use of technology to speed up the process of diagnosis and treatment.

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News | Radiation Oncology | July 29, 2020
Better Use of Technology Needed to Address Coronavirus-fueled Backlog in Cancer Diagnosis
July 29, 2020 — It has been estimated that the overwhelming focus on COVID-19 could cause up to 35,000 excess cancer...
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ams Commended by United Imaging for Accelerated Supply of Unprecedented Levels of Essential CT Detectors to Fight Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2)
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 28, 2020
ams Accelerates Supply of CT Detector Technology
July 28, 2020 — ams, a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, has been thanked by long-term...
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FDA In Brief describes findings from real-world data study reveal higher risk of hospitalization and death among cancer patients with COVID-19, underscoring health disparities
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 24, 2020
Findings from Real-World Data Study Reveal Higher Risk of Hospitalization and Death Among Cancer Patients with COVID-19
July 24, 2020 — The following quote is attributed to Harpreet Singh, M.D., Associate Director, Cancer in Older Adults...
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A and B, Lung ultrasound images obtained with convex (A) and linear (B) probes. Multiple confluent B-lines (arrows), patchy pulmonary consolidation (asterisk, B), and thickened pleural line (between arrowheads, A) are visualized. C, Chest CT image shows reticular and interlobular septal thickening and patchy, focal opacities associated with architectural distortion. This patient was classified in critical group and was assigned to severe group for statistical analysis.

A and B, Lung ultrasound images obtained with convex (A) and linear (B) probes. Multiple confluent B-lines (arrows), patchy pulmonary consolidation (asterisk, B), and thickened pleural line (between arrowheads, A) are visualized. C, Chest CT image shows reticular and interlobular septal thickening and patchy, focal opacities associated with architectural distortion. This patient was classified in critical group and was assigned to severe group for statistical analysis.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 23, 2020
Lung Ultrasound Shows Duration, Severity of Coronavirus Disease
July 23, 2020 — According to an open-access article published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), lung...
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In I-131 cancer therapy, decay events damage sensitive DNA within a tumor cell nucleus, causing catastrophic single and double strand breaks. Clinical use of antibody-delivered Auger emitters could open a window for the targeted destruction of extracellular COVID-19 virions, decreasing the viral load during active infection and potentially easing the disease burden for a patient. View all figures from this study. http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/early/2020/07/16/jnumed.120.249748.full.pdf+html

In I-131 cancer therapy, decay events damage sensitive DNA within a tumor cell nucleus, causing catastrophic single and double strand breaks. Clinical use of antibody-delivered Auger emitters could open a window for the targeted destruction of extracellular COVID-19 virions, decreasing the viral load during active infection and potentially easing the disease burden for a patient. View all figures from this study.

 

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 22, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Radiation Therapy Might be a Treatment Option for COVID-19
July 22, 2020 — One of the first studies has been published that looks at the use of radiation therapy to help treat...
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Medical professionals around the world have been feeding lung X-rays into a database since the beginning of the pandemic

Pre-processing results. Image courtesy of Applied Sciences.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 22, 2020
Using Lung X-rays to Diagnose COVID-19
July 22, 2020 — Researchers from the Department of Computer Architecture and Technology at the University of Seville's...
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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 20, 2020
Chest X-rays Show More Severe COVID-19 in Non-white Patients
July 20, 2020 — Racial/ethnic minority patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 infection are more likely to...
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A new report from the RSNA COVID-19 Task Force addresses the impact of the epidemic on private radiology practices

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News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 17, 2020
Radiology Practices Struggle to Survive Amid COVID-19
July 17, 2020 — Private radiology practices have been especially hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the steps they...
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This data represents wave 3 of a QuickPoLL survey conducted in partnership with an imagePRO panel created by The MarkeTech Group (TMTG), regarding the effects of COVID-19 on their business

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Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 15, 2020 | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Imaging Volumes Continue to Improve Post COVID-19 Closures
Imaging volumes in hospitals and practices previously slowed by the coronavirus pandemic continue to improve, according...
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Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software was used to identify inflammatory tissues in lung and automatically segment inflammatory lesions. Three-dimensional image shows regions of COVID-19 pneumonia in lung through AI postprocessing. Image courtesy of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted software was used to identify inflammatory tissues in lung and automatically segment inflammatory lesions. Three-dimensional image shows regions of COVID-19 pneumonia in lung through AI postprocessing. Image courtesy of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 10, 2020
CT of Coronavirus Disease Versus CT of Influenza Virus Pneumonia
July 10, 2020 — An open-access American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) article investigating the differences in...
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A lung CT of a COVID-19 patient, showing ground-glass opacities in the lung from COVID pneumonia. Image courtesy of John Kim.

A lung CT of a COVID-19 patient, showing ground-glass opacities in the lung from COVID pneumonia. Image courtesy of John Kim.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 09, 2020
Free Web-based Lung and COVID-19 Imaging Data Management System Offered by PenRad
July 9, 2020 — With increased lung CT exam paradigms being used in the current COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak, and an...
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