Search Tag: Chest CT
Imaging features in COVID-19 - Experience from Wuhan
2020 18 May
A study was conducted in China to evaluate the CT scan features of patients with COVID 19 pneumonia. The study looked at the CT scan imaging features in 100 COVID-19 pneumonia patients (mean age 52.3 years) without acute respiratory distress syndrome. A total of 272 CT scans were read and evaluated based on the different stages of the disease. The... Read more
COVID-19 Care Continuum
2020 11 May
Think back to January 1, 2020. Can you even remember what the outlook was for a new decade in your area of healthcare? The first phase of the deadly coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has practically swept away any memory of the status quo before it hit like a tsunami and healthcare scrambled to fight it. Today, months later, more than 200 countries... Read more
Imaging AI for Chest CT to Aid in Resource Allocation During COVID-19
2020 11 May
Evaluating the severity of pulmonary disease burden can help predict patient outcome in COVID-19 (Colombi et al. 2020; Revel et al. 2020). Quantifying lung pathology is, therefore, a crucial element in the resource and capacity management optimization of healthcare systems. The need to make a more objective decision on whether or not to send a patient... Read more
RSNA 2019: AI Helps Find Signs of Heart Disease on Lung Cancer Screens
2019 04 Dec
With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), researchers have developed a tool that automatically measures coronary artery calcium – an important marker of heart disease – on chest CT images, according to a study being presented this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). You might also... Read more
Rib Fracture Diagnosis in the Panscan Era
2017 06 Jun
With increased use of chest computed tomography (CT) in trauma valuation, traditional teachings in regard to rib fracture morbidity and mortality may no longer be accurate. New research shows that, under current chest CT imaging protocols, two thirds of rib fractures were observed on chest CT only; also, patients with rib fractures had higher admission... Read more
Incidental Findings From Scans Increase Hospital Stay, Cost
2017 11 May
According to a new analysis of medical records that were gathered from more than 300 hospitalised patients, routine imaging scans used to help diagnose heart attacks generated incidental findings in over half of the patients. However, only 7% of these findings were medically significant. Researchers are thus urging imaging experts and hospitals to... Read more
Radiologist Recommendations for Chest CT Clinically Relevant
2014 22 Dec
According to a new study published online in Radiology, a large percentage of patients who receive radiologist recommendations for Chest CT have clinically relevant findings. The findings thus demonstrate that radiologist recommendations for additional imaging (RAIs) after chest x-rays represent valuable contributions to patient care. RAIs have... Read more