COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

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Pain, pride and a renewed sense of purpose: Radiology residents reflect on their time in a COVID care unit

Two trainees with New York-Presbyterian Hospital shared their experiences in Clinical Radiology.

November 6, 2020
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Teleradiologists’ accuracy diagnosing COVID-19 underscores remote reading’s importance during emergencies

Senior radiologists agreed with their remote peers' interpretations in most instances, according to a new multi-center study published in European Radiology.

November 3, 2020
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Radiologist and noted COVID-19 expert shares 5 lessons learned from the pandemic

Ali Gholamrezanezhad, MD, a clinical emergency radiologist with USC Keck Medicine, has authored more than 40 papers on the topic.

October 28, 2020
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COVID classroom: Virtual interventional radiology course earns praise from medical students

Core hands-on experiences cannot be replaced, but Penn Medicine experts believe their model can help reshape the future of IR education.

October 20, 2020
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Investigation reveals COVID-19 contamination within CT scanner

Ribonucleic acid was only found in the modality's inward airflow filter, which is a positive sign, according to a team of Italian researchers.

October 8, 2020
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COVID-19 outbreak in hospital’s imaging unit underscores importance of social distancing

The incident involved eight workers, and an investigation found precautionary measures were being ignored in nonclinical areas of the hospital.

October 7, 2020
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Radiologic technologists among 200 healthcare workers prepared to strike over COVID contract concerns

Union members remain divided with Allina Health management on language providing safety protections and pay benefits related to potential virus exposure.

September 29, 2020
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Macrothrombi should raise concern for COVID-19

COVID-19 may present with medium to large arterial and venous macrothrombi of the abdomen and extremities, so radiologists should raise concern for it when identifying thromboembolic abdominopelvic findings.

September 25, 2020

Around the web

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

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