COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

Jorge Soto, MD, chair of the RSNA Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee, chief of radiology, Boston Medical Center, and professor of medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, offers an overview of the trends, hot topics, and innovative research and technology at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2022 meeting.

VIDEO: Key takeaways from RSNA 2022

Jorge Soto, MD, chair of the RSNA Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee, chief of radiology, Boston Medical Center, offers an overview of the trends, hot topics, research and technology at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2022 meeting.

Patient with severe, lung damage from COVID. Images in a 54-year-old man with COVID-19–related acute respiratory distress syndrome and subsequent fibrosis. (A) Axial CT 2 weeks after admission shows diffuse ground-glass opacity (GGO) with reticular abnormality and traction bronchiectasis in right middle lobe, indicating organizing phase of lung injury. (B) Axial CT 6 months after admission shows decreased GGO but extensive traction bronchiectasis and architectural distortion, suggesting fibrosis. RSNA

Lung scarring occurs in up to 11% of patients recovered from COVID, regardless of infection severity

Researchers cannot yet determine whether these changes will progress or resolve in the long term.

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Cleveland Clinic posts big losses for 2022 amid challenging operating environment

Cleveland Clinic has reported huge losses for the first three quarters of 2022, and the health system’s financial woes underscore the dire financial realities across the industry.

Lung CT of a 42-year-old man with more than 7 days of symptoms. Scans show COVID pneumonia with diffuse ground-glass opacities in close vicinity of visceral pleural surfaces. In addition, a crazy paving pattern is observed. Image courtesy of RSNA. Medical images of COVID. #COVID #SARS-CoV-2

'Crash course' on COVID cases benefits residents less experienced with thoracic CT

Following the course, experts observed nearly perfect agreement between less experienced residents and chest-devoted radiologists.

MRI data reveal how pandemic-related stress physically aged the brains of teens

Researchers involved in the study suggested that, until now, this sort of growth acceleration in adolescents had only been observed in children who had experienced extreme adversity, such as violence, neglect and family dysfunction. 

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Hospital margins negative again through October

Hospitals are still facing tough financial conditions heading into the end of 2022, with the latest National Hospital Flash Report revealing negative margins in October.

Majority of Americans report negative healthcare experiences

 Only 40% of Americans rate the quality of U.S. healthcare as “good” or “very good.”

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FDG PET/CT spots COVID-induced pancreatitis

There are limited data to determine whether pancreatitis in COVID patients is the result of a stress response triggered by severe illness or by direct damage to the β-cell structure and function.