Experts maintained that CXR isn't as sensitive as lab testing or even computed tomography, but suggested the modality is useful in many clinical situations.

CXR is sometimes deployed by radiologists to assess patients suspected of having coronavirus when CT is not available, but a new study casts serious doubts on that practice. 

The results are preliminary and the study sample is small, but experts believe they warrant clinicians' attention, according to the JAMA Pediatrics analysis. 

The Chicago-based imaging giant said the increase in manufacturing capacity will also include greater output of ultrasound devices, patient monitors and ventilators.

Chest imaging experts at the center of the U.K.'s COVID-19 outbreak shared their early learnings in a new BMJ opinion piece.

“These findings suggest that our algorithm approaches the upper bound of possible performance of an experienced radiologist,” experts wrote Wednesday in Radiology: Artificial Intelligence.

A team of experts recently made this discovery after analyzing commercial claims data from nearly 124,000 patients, sharing their work in JAMA Network Open. 

The system did stumble when interpreting exams from an outside hospital, but the researchers believe there's a bright future for such tools as radiology aides.