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

Walgreens and Nuance Communications, Inc.  announced the organizations collaborated to help Walgreens customers schedule their COVID-19 vaccine appointments 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Walgreens deployed Nuance's artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Intelligent Engagement solutions to meet the needs of more customers by extending access to vaccine information and scheduling beyond its web-based portal.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Walgreens Enlists Nuance's AI-Powered Intelligent Engagement Solutions for COVID Vaccine Scheduling

March 10, 2021 — Walgreens and Nuance Communications, Inc. announced the organizations collaborated to help Walgreens ...

Time March 10, 2021
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A discussion and analysis of the two key components of the teleradiology market — teleradiology reading services and teleradiology IT
Feature | Teleradiology | By Arun Gill
Analysis of the Teleradiology Supplier Ecosystem

The global teleradiology market is served by a broad range of vendors, including international players with operations ...

Time March 05, 2021
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Editorial Roundtable, Lunch and Learn, Podcasts for continuing education during #COVID19 #coronavirus
Blog | Radiology Education
Expanding Education

One year ago, the ITN team was literally packing our bags and preparing to get on a plane heading toward the Healthcare ...

Time March 05, 2021
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55-year-old woman who underwent screening mammogram and ultrasound 7 days after first COVID-19 vaccination dose. Screening mammogram and US demonstrated unilateral left axillary lymph node with cortical thickness of 5 mm on ultrasound (not shown). BI-RADS category 0 was assigned. Ultrasound from diagnostic work-up performed 7 days later showed no change in lymph node size. BI-RADS 3 was assigned. #COVIDvaccine #COVID19
News | Breast Imaging
COVID-19 Vaccination Axillary Adenopathy Detected During Breast Imaging

February 24, 2021 — An open-access article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) describes the clinical and ...

Time February 24, 2021
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Axial FLAIR MR image shows T2 prolongation in bilateral middle cerebellar peduncles (arrows). Findings were associated with restricted diffusion and areas of T1 hypointense signal without enhancement or abnormal susceptibility. Image courtesy of American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
COVID-19 Associated with Leukoencephalopathy on Brain MRI

February 22, 2021 — According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), COVID-19 ...

Time February 22, 2021
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The British Institute of Radiology supports the proposal by AXREM that staff members from private suppliers who work shoulder to shoulder with National Health Service (NHS) staff in high-risk areas in hospitals should be recognised as frontline health and social care staff and prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination accordingly.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
BIR Supports AXREM Proposal to Vaccinate Frontline Workers from Supplier Companies

February 12, 2021 — The British Institute of Radiology supports the proposal by AXREM that staff members from private ...

Time February 12, 2021
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Brazilian researchers found that the higher the lung ultrasound score the greater the risk of ICU admission, intubation and death. Image courtesy of Julio Alencar
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Lung Ultrasound Helps Predict COVID-19 Patient Outcomes

February 11, 2021 — Lung ultrasound, considered a simple method for diagnosing lung disease, can also help predict the ...

Time February 11, 2021
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: Overview COVID-19 Imaging Techniques Using X-ray, CT, MRI and Ultrasound

Margarita Revzin, M.D., MS, FSRU, FAIUM, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, Yale University School ...

Time November 15, 2020
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: How to Image COVID-19 and Radiological Presentations of the Virus

Margarita Revzin, M.D., MS, FSRU, FAIUM, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, Yale University School ...

Time February 09, 2021
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The coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant portion of America’s workforce working from home. And while so many of our healthcare workforce are needed on the front lines, there are those who can do their jobs from remote locations. Appearing at the top of the list are radiologists.
News | Remote Viewing Systems
Radiologists Can Safely Work From Home With Home Reading Station from Visiontek and Barco

February 5, 2021 — The coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant portion of America’s workforce ...

Time February 05, 2021
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In response to the lockdown and social distancing measures enacted to combat the spread of COVID-19, healthcare providers have increasingly adopted the use of remote technologies. According to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, companies spent an estimated $115B globally on cybersecurity in 2020, with revenue expected to climb to $237B by 2030.
News | Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Measures Key as COVID-19 Drives Adoption of Remote-accessible Medical Devices

February 2, 2021 — In response to the lockdown and social distancing measures enacted to combat the spread of COVID-19 ...

Time February 02, 2021
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Kaplan–Meier curves for the high-risk individuals and the ones with low or medium risk according to AI-severity. The threshold to assign individuals into a high-risk group was the 2/3 quantile of the AI-severity score computed for patients of the KB development cohort. a Kaplan–Meier curves were obtained for the 150 leftover KB patients from the development cohort. b Kaplan–Meier curves were obtained for the 135 patients of the IGR validation cohort. p-values for the log-rank test were equal to 4.77e–07 (KB
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Integrating Deep Learning CT-scan Model Helps Predict Severity of COVID-19 Patients

February 1, 2021 — COVID-19 vaccine distribution has begun across the globe, while many countries are still struggling ...

Time February 01, 2021
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Ambra Health recently launched the Ambra ProViewer, which allows for mobile access for quick reads, and full diagnostic teleradiology capabilities from any device with a major web browser.
Sponsored Content | Blog | Remote Viewing Systems
BLOG: A Patient First Approach to Improving Imaging Accessibility and Usability

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a change that was already occurring in imaging-heavy practices across the country — ...

Time January 28, 2021
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Radiologists of Leuwiliang General Hospital using Lunit INSIGHT CXR and INFINITT PACS G7
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Industry Leaders Enter Indonesian Market to Help COVID-19 Screening and Diagnosis

January 27, 2021 — Lunit, a South Korean medical artificial intelligence (AI) software company, announced a partnership ...

Time January 27, 2021
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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: What Does COVID-19 Look Like in Lung CT Scans

This is an example of a COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) positive patient's lung computed tomography (CT) scan. The video scrolls ...

Time January 26, 2021
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CNN reported that more than 9 million Americans have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, yet more than 27 million doses have been distributed as of Jan. 13, according to the CDC. Also on Jan. 13, the Trump administration reversed course on its vaccine policy, and instructed states to begin vaccinating all Americans 65 and older, and release the second doses in reserve to make the vaccine more widely administered.
Blog | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
We are at the Sunrise of 2021

We now are in our third week of the New Year, and our tenth month of social distancing and following various state ...

Time January 21, 2021
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For years telehealth has danced at the edges of healthcare
Feature | Teleradiology | By Jef Williams
Just Consider the Possibilities

All indications point to 2021 being the year of the return path of this boomerang event that sent us all in a different ...

Time January 21, 2021
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The key trends Clinicians reviewing a COVID-19 patient's lung CT that reveals the severity of COVID-caused pneumonia. The impact of COVID on radiology was a major, over arching trend at  the 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Getty Imagesbserved at 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting all focused around COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and the impact it has had on radiology. #RSNA #RSNA20 #RSNA2020
Feature | RSNA | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane and Dave Fornell
Top Trend Takeaways in Radiology From RSNA 2020

The key trends observed at 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting all focused around COVID-19 (SARS ...

Time January 20, 2021
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An interview with Eric Liederman, M.D., MPH, Director of Medical Informatics for The Permanente Medical Group, in Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Region, on the explosion of telemedicine in the COVID-19 era
Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Is Telehealth the New Normal?

I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Eric Liederman, M.D., MPH, Director of Medical Informatics for ...

Time January 20, 2021
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More complex, longer interventional procedures such as structural heart interventions or this revascularization of a coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, requires angiography imaging systems that have improved image detail and lower radiation dose. However, purchase of new systems was put on hold by many hospitals in 2020 due to the sudden drop in elective procedures and diversion of resources due to the COVID-19. Photo by Dave Fornell.
Feature | Mobile C-Arms | By Bhvita Jani
Interventional Mobile C-arm and Angiography Markets Plummeted Amid COVID-19

With the postponement of non-essential elective surgeries and medical procedures in 2020 to conserve medical resources ...

Time July 07, 2021
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