Special guest: Dr. Maria Barile (Cardiothoracic Imaging Division)
Summary: This is a special episode recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic focusing on the diagnosis and imaging features of Covid-19 infection. Our guest is Dr. Maria Barile, our local expert in the Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging. We discuss the following topics:
- Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection
- Utility and role of PCR, XR, and CT in screening and diagnosis
- Imaging appearances of COVID-19 (typical, indeterminate, atypical) and progression of disease as well as recommended radiology reporting practices
- Fleischner Society recommendations for imaging PUI or COVID-19 positive patients
Resources:
- Jeffrey P. Kanne , Brent P. Little, Jonathan H. Chung, Brett M. Elicker, Loren H. Ketai. Essentials for Radiologists on COVID-19: An Update—RadiologyScientific Expert Panel. Radiology. Feb 27. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020200527
- Scott Simpson et al. Radiological Society of North America Expert Consensus Statement on Reporting Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19. Endorsed by the Society of Thoracic Radiology, the American College of Radiology, and RSNA. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. 2020. 2, No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.2020200152
- Fengxiang Song*, Nannan Shi*, Fei Shan, Zhiyong Zhang, Jie Shen, Hongzhou Lu, Yun Ling, Yebin Jiang. Emerging 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Pneumonia. Radiology. Vol. 295, No.1. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020200274
- Geoffrey D Rubin et al. The Role of Chest Imaging in Patient Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Consensus Statement from the Fleischner Society. Radiology. 2020. Published Online:Apr 7 2020 https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020201365
- RSNA Covid-19 resources: https://www.rsna.org/covid-19