Chest Radiology: Page 20

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Esaote lands big China DR deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote fulfilled an agreement with WDM, a large medical device manufacturer in China, to install over 50 digital radiography (DR) systems in the country.
July 30, 2020
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Trauma experts share top CT tips at ECR 2020
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Mass casualty incidents are rare, but preparedness and optimum use of CT are vital for any medical imaging professional on the front line treating high casualty numbers with limited resources, international experts told attendees at a special session during ECR 2020.
July 26, 2020
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Spanish group compares ultrasound vs. CT for COVID-19
By Theresa Pablos
A group from Spain that was on the frontlines in the battle with COVID-19 compared lung ultrasound to CT in a study published on 13 July in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. They believe that ultrasound has enough advantages to support its use as a first-line modality.
July 23, 2020
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Italian group assesses POCUS lung scans for COVID-19
By Theresa Pablos
Physicians from Italy found that initial lung scans with point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) could predict which patients with COVID-19 might be at a greater risk of death, according to a prospective study published on 15 July in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.
July 21, 2020
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