Chest Radiology: Page 21

ECR 2020: COVID-19's impact in Spain, Italy, U.K.
By Kate Madden Yee
Since it hit early this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected radiology in many countries in Europe, particularly Spain, Italy, and the U.K., according to a special session held on 17 July at ECR 2020.
July 20, 2020
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ECR 2020: Get savvy on vaping, urges Mayo Clinic team
By Philip Ward
Prompt recognition and intervention -- often with high-dose steroids -- can reduce morbidity and mortality in cases of vaping lung disease, making it vital to be aware of the spectrum of radiographic findings and clinical presentation, according to research presented at ECR 2020.
July 16, 2020
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ECR 2020: COVID-19 greatest health threat since Spanish flu
By Kate Madden Yee
COVID-19 is the greatest health threat humanity has faced since the Spanish flu, Dr. Marie-Pierre Revel, PhD, from Paris said in Wednesday's plenary lecture to kick off the virtual edition of ECR.
July 15, 2020
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Danes reveal CT's promise for osteoporosis screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Danish researchers have found cardiac CT exams used to assess patients' heart health can deliver the added benefit of screening for osteoporosis -- a valuable use given the prevalence of the modality. They published their results on 14 July in Radiology.
July 14, 2020
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How has radiology education fared in COVID-19 pandemic?
By Philip Ward
Training and education remain the prime focus of ECR, and on the eve of this year's congress, Prof. Dr. Laura Oleaga, PhD, speaks about how the European Board of Radiology (EBR) and her department in Barcelona have been affected by the pandemic. In this video interview, she also reflects on winning the top educator award in the 2020 EuroMinnies.
July 13, 2020
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Belgian team performs CT autopsies on COVID-19 patients
By Theresa Pablos
Researchers from Belgium are using CT to help perform minimally invasive autopsies on patients who died after being diagnosed with COVID-19. More than 70% of next of kin agree to such an autopsy, and the group hopes the scans will cast a light on the physical mechanisms that led to the fatalities.
July 13, 2020
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COVID-19: Anxiety levels fall, patient handling improves
By Philip Ward
There is now a general absence of fear of COVID-19 patients among radiology staff, and the reduced anxiety levels have resulted in better patient handling, according to two chest radiologists with extensive experience of these cases.
June 28, 2020
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Russian team presents 9-point plan to combat COVID-19
By Philip Ward
A group from Russia has issued details about how the medical imaging community can operate effectively in the pandemic. In Moscow, 48 outpatient CT facilities have performed over 170,000 chest CT scans, and more than 82,000 cases of COVID-19 pneumonia were detected.
June 28, 2020
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Free training tool can bolster COVID-19 detection on CT
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Evidence from users based in 145 countries suggests an online diagnostic training tool is showing considerable initial promise as a way of improving the capacity to detect early-stage COVID-19 on chest CT. The Australian-led project has identified important regional discrepancies, however.
June 22, 2020
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RSNA's COVID-19 chest CT classification system holds up
By Kate Madden Yee
A chest CT classification system developed by the RSNA for interpreting COVID-19 pneumonia cases shows substantial agreement among readers, according to a study published June 11 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
June 19, 2020
Dual-energy CT, CTA reveal COVID-19 lung patterns
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Abnormal pulmonary vessel and perfusion patterns often appear on CT pulmonary angiography (CTA) in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, suggesting the important role pulmonary vascular pathology and hypoxemia play in the disease, according to a study published on 18 June in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
June 18, 2020
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U.K. hospital installs mobile CT to counter COVID-19
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Bradford Royal Infirmary in the U.K. has installed a relocatable CT scanner to increase imaging capacity and to reduce the risk of cross-infection from COVID-19, according to a report from the British Institute of Radiology.
June 16, 2020
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