Thoracic Imaging: Page 19

Experience matters in detection of COVID-19 pneumonia

By Erik L. Ridley

Italian investigators have revealed that the capability of radiologists to detect COVID-19 pneumonia on chest x-rays grew over time, as they gained experience. This also applied to readers with less x-ray experience, they noted in an online article posted on 10 September in the European Journal of Radiology.

September 17, 2020

Global COVID-19 survey casts light on modality use

By Philip Ward

A survey of 50 radiology departments in 33 countries has highlighted significant variations in imaging procedures for COVID-19 patients. Conducted by the International Society of Radiology and supported by the European Society of Radiology, the research was published online on 17 September by European Radiology.

September 16, 2020

Sleep wrecker: COVID-19 causes insomnia in radiologists

By Frances Rylands-Monk

It's official: The COVID-19 pandemic has induced widespread insomnia, anxiety, and depression among radiologists. A large French survey has confirmed this, but it has also shown that access to logistical and psychological support has been easier in public rather than private hospitals during the pandemic.

September 15, 2020

AI aids diagnosis of heart failure on chest x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

Deep learning is useful for diagnosing heart failure on x-ray images, researchers reported at the recent European Society of Cardiology virtual congress. They used chest x-rays from a publicly available database to train an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that yielded 82% accuracy for detecting heart failure on a test dataset.

September 15, 2020

Imaging group extends telework ahead of 2nd COVID-19 wave

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Extending telework to nonmedical areas of the radiology department during the COVID-19 crisis can significantly help protect staff and patients, while ensuring productivity and associated cost savings, according to Spanish researchers.

September 10, 2020

CT flags COVID-19 damage missed by lung function tests

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Although patients with COVID-19 may have heart and lung damage that's visible on CT scans, this can improve over a number of weeks, according to researchers from Austria. At the European Respiratory Society International Congress this week, they presented a prospective follow-up study of patients infected with the novel coronavirus.

September 7, 2020

French group advocates CT for COVID-19 diagnosis

By Kate Madden Yee

Investigators from Poitiers University Hospital have proposed that chest CT is a valuable investigation for initial diagnosis of COVID-19. Their findings appear to challenge current guidelines that have opposed the initial use of CT for COVID-19.

September 7, 2020

NHS Trust adds CT scanner to meet COVID-19 demand

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K. will be receiving a relocatable CT scan unit as part of NHS England's COVID-19 recovery plan.

September 1, 2020

French make optimum use of CT for COVID-19 triage

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Researchers in Lyon, France, have shown that chest CT is a rapid and fairly reliable tool for referring patients in need of hospitalization to the correct units. They published their findings online on 19 August in European Radiology. Also, Italian authors have issued a statement on structured reporting of chest CT in COVID-19 pneumonia.

August 24, 2020

Thirona, Smart Reporting team up on COVID-19 software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dutch artificial intelligence software developer Thirona has partnered with software developer Smart Reporting to create software that enhances COVID-19 detection by combining image analysis with structured reporting.

August 10, 2020

Dutch team uses deep learning to assess COVID-19 cases

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers, Erik L. Ridley

A Dutch group has developed a system of three deep-learning algorithms that automatically segments the five pulmonary lobes. It can assess CT severity scores per lobe and be used to quantify lung damage in COVID-19 patients.

August 6, 2020

Italian survey identifies more ultrasound use in pandemic

By Theresa Pablos

The more widespread use of lung ultrasonography by physicians in the COVID-19 pandemic is responsible for much of the modality's recent growth, a survey by the Italian thoracic ultrasound academy has found. The full results have been published in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

August 4, 2020

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