RADIOLOGICAL FEATURES OF COVID-19

 

1. CXR & CT THORAX IMAGES OF COVID-19 FROM SINGAPORE

 

 

 

2. AN OVERVIEW OF COVID-19, WITH EMPHASIS ON RADIOLOGICAL FEATURES

 

Published by the Hong Kong College of Radiologists Published: 27 March 2020

https://www.hkcr.org/news.php/events_list/cid,3/nid,176

 

3. CT SCANS OBTAINED FOR NON-PULMONARY INDICATIONS: ASSOCIATED RESPIRATORY FINDINGS OF COVID-19

 

Radiology Published: 11 May 2020

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2020201743

 

4. SURPRISE DIAGNOSIS OF COVID-19 FOLLOWING NEURO-IMAGING EVALUATION FOR UNRELATED REASONS DURING THE PANDEMIC IN HOT SPOTS

 

Am J of Neuroradiology Published: 1 May 2020

http://www.ajnr.org/sites/default/files/ScholarOne/20-00522FINAL.pdf

 

5. PROPOSAL FOR INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION OF THE USE OF LUNG ULTRASOUND FOR PATIENTS WITH COVID‐19.
A SIMPLE, QUANTITATIVE, REPRODUCIBLE METHOD.

 

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine Published: 30 March 2020

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jum.15285

 

6. THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF COVID-19 IMAGING PATHWAYS IN THE UK: A BRITISH SOCIETY OF THORACIC IMAGING EXPERT REFERENCE GROUP UPDATE

 

Clinical Radiology Published: 19 April 2020

https://www.clinicalradiologyonline.net/article/S0009-9260(20)30142-2/fulltext

 

7. 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 Published: 25 March 2020

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/pdf/10.1148/ryct.2020200152

 

8.1. CHEST CT FINDINGS IN CORONAVIRUS DISEASE-19 (COVID-19): RELATIONSHIP TO DURATION OF INFECTION

 

RADIOLOGY Published: 20 February 2020

In this retrospective study, chest CTs of 121 symptomatic patients infected with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) from four centers in China from January 18, 2020 to February 2, 2020 were reviewed for common CT findings in relationship to the time between symptom onset and the initial CT scan (i.e. early, 0-2 days (36 patients), intermediate 3-5 days (33 patients), late 6-12 days (25 patients)). The hallmarks of COVID-19 infection on imaging were bilateral and peripheral ground-glass and consolidative pulmonary opacities. Notably, 20/36 (56%) of early patients had a normal CT. With a longer time after the onset of symptoms, CT findings were more frequent, including consolidation, bilateral and peripheral disease, greater total lung involvement, linear opacities, “crazy-paving” pattern and the “reverse halo” sign. Bilateral lung involvement was observed in 10/36 early patients (28%), 25/33 intermediate patients (76%), and 22/25 late patients (88%).

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2020200463

 

8.2. IMAGING PROFILE OF THE COVID-19 INFECTION: RADIOLOGIC FINDINGS AND LITERATURE REVIEW

 

RADIOLOGY Published: 13 February 2020

The predominant imaging pattern is of ground-glass opacification with occasional consolidation in the peripheries. Pleural effusions and lymphadenopathy were absent in all cases. Patients demonstrate evolution of the ground-glass opacities into consolidation, and subsequent resolution of the airspaces changes. Ground-glass and consolidative opacities visible on CT are sometimes undetectable on chest radiographs, suggesting that CT is a more sensitive imaging modality for investigation. The systematic review identified 4 other studies confirming the findings of bilateral and peripheral ground glass with or without consolidation as the predominant finding on CT chest examinations.

https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.2020200034

 

8.3. CLINICAL FEATURES OF PATIENTS INFECTED WITH 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IN WUHAN, CHINA

 

THE LANCET Published: 24 January 2020

All patients with suspected 2019-nCoV were admitted to a designated hospital in Wuhan. We prospectively collected and analysed data on patients with laboratory-confirmed 2019-nCoV infection by real-time RT-PCR and next-generation sequencing. Data were obtained with standardised data collection forms shared by WHO and the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium from electronic medical records. Researchers also directly communicated with patients or their families to ascertain epidemiological and symptom data. Outcomes were also compared between patients who had been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and those who had not.

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5

 

8.4. COVID-19 IN SINGAPORE—CURRENT EXPERIENCE CRITICAL GLOBAL ISSUES THAT REQUIRE ATTENTION AND ACTION

 

JAMA Published: 20 February 2020

Editorial on the COVID experience in Singapore by Chief Health Scientist MOH, Prof Tan Chorh Chuan.

 

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2761890

 

8.5. CT IMAGING FEATURES OF 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (2019-NCOV)

 

RADIOLOGY Published: 4 February 2020

In this retrospective case series, chest CT scans of 21 symptomatic patients from China infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) were reviewed, with emphasis on identifying and characterizing the most common findings. Typical CT findings included bilateral pulmonary parenchymal ground-glass and consolidative pulmonary opacities, sometimes with a rounded morphology and a peripheral lung distribution. Notably, lung cavitation, discrete pulmonary nodules, pleural effusions, and lymphadenopathy were absent. Follow-up imaging in a subset of patients during the study time window often demonstrated mild or moderate progression of disease, as manifested by increasing extent and density of lung opacities..

https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020200230

 

8.6. CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF 138 HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS-INFECTED PNEUMONIA IN WUHAN, CHINA

 

JAMA Published: 7 February 2020

Question What are the clinical characteristics of hospitalized patients with 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)–infected pneumonia (NCIP) in Wuhan, China? Findings In this single-center case series involving 138 patients with NCIP, 26% of patients required admission to the intensive care unit and 4.3% died. Presumed human-to-human hospital-associated transmission of 2019-nCoV was suspected in 41% of patients. .

 

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2761044

 

8.7. TIME COURSE OF LUNG CHANGES ON CHEST CT DURING RECOVERY FROM 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PNEUMONIA

 

RADIOLOGY Published: 13 February 2020

Key Results:

  • In patients who recovered from COVID-19 pneumonia, initial lung findings on chest CT were small subpleural ground glass opacities (GGO) that grew larger with crazy-paving pattern and consolidation.
  • Lung involvement increased to consolidation up to two weeks after disease onset.
  • After two weeks, the lesions were gradually absorbed leaving extensive GGO and subpleural parenchymal bands.

https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020200370

 

8.8. CHEST IMAGING APPEARANCE OF COVID-19 INFECTION

 

RADIOLOGY Published: 13 February 2020

Key Results:

  • It is important for all radiologists to be aware of the imaging spectrum of the disease and contribute to effective surveillance and response measures.
  • Ground-glass opacities and consolidation can demonstrate an organizing pneumonia pattern.
  • Cavitation can also occur in areas of airspace disease.

https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.2020200028

 

8.9. COVID-19 INFECTION PRESENTING WITH CT HALO SIGN

 

RADIOLOGY Published: 12 February 2020

A recent case series (3) identified involvement of multiple lobes and predominance of ground-glass opacities as radiologic hallmarks of the outbreak of COVID-19 pneumonia on CT. The CT halo sign has been classically described in hemorrhagic nodules, typically seen in angioinvasive fungal infections, hypervascular metastases, and vasculitides; however, viral infections and organizing pneumonia are known differential causes for the halo sign (4). The present case highlights CT pattern that can be found within the spectrum of radiologic presentations of COVID-19 pneumonia..

https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.2020200026

 

 

MANAGEMENT & RECONFIGURATION OF RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENTS & IMAGING CENTRES

 

1. DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND SERVICES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) PANDEMIC

 

Am Journal of Roentgenology Published: 10 June 2020

https://www.ajronline.org/doi/abs/10.2214/AJR.20.23167

 

2. VARIABLES INFLUENCING RADIOLOGY VOLUME RECOVERY DURING THE NEXT PHASE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 

J Am Coll of Radiology Published: 1 June 2020

https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(20)30551-2/fulltext

 

3. ACR STATEMENT ON SAFE RESUMPTION OF ROUTINE RADIOLOGY CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 

J Am Coll of Radiology Published: 6 May 2020

https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(20)30510-X/fulltext

 

4. RESCHEDULING NON- URGENT CARE IN RADIOLOGY: IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 

J Am Coll of Radiology Published: 19 May 2020

https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(20)30534-2/fulltext

 

5. COVID-19 – NUCLEAR MEDICINE DEPARTMENTS, BE PREPARED!

 

Nuclear Medicine Communications Published: April 2020 - Volume 41 Issue 4

https://journals.lww.com/nuclearmedicinecomm/FullText/2020/04000/COVID19__Nuclear_Medicine_Departments,_be.1.aspx

 

6. MANAGING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS A NATIONAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY CENTRE IN SINGAPORE

 

Clinical Oncology Published: 22 April 2020

https://www.clinicaloncologyonline.net/article/S0936-6555(20)30162-X/fulltext

 

7. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY PROCEDURES FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS: HOW WE DO IT

 

CVIR Published: 27 April 2020

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00270-020-02483-9

 

8. RADIOLOGY PREPAREDNESS IN THE ONGOING BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19: EXPERIENCE FROM LARGE TO SMALL SINGAPORE PUBLIC HOSPITALS

 

Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging Published: 23 April 2020

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/ryct.2020200140

 

9. ADAPTING TO A NEW NORMAL? 5 KEY OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES FOR A RADIOLOGY SERVICE FACING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 

European Radiology Published: 23 April 2020

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00330-020-06862-1

 

10. PREPARING IR FOR COVID-19: THE SINGAPORE EXPERIENCE

 

Journal of VIR Published: 21 April 2020

https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(20)30335-3/fulltext

 

11. FACING A DISRUPTIVE THREAT: HOW CAN A NUCLEAR MEDICINE SERVICE BE PREPARED FOR THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK 2020?

 

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging Published: 30 March 2020

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00259-020-04790-2

 

12. PLANNING AND COORDINATION OF THE RADIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) PANDEMIC: THE SINGAPORE EXPERIENCE

 

Clinical Radiology Published: 11 April 2020

https://www.clinicalradiologyonline.net/article/S0009-9260(20)30129-X/fulltext

 

13. OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES TO PREVENT COVID-19 SPREAD IN RADIOLOGY: EXPERIENCE FROM A SINGAPORE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT AFTER SARS

 

J Am Coll Radiology Published: 6 April 2020

https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(20)30306-9/fulltext

 

14. DEALING WITH COVID-19: INITIAL PERSPECTIVES OF A SMALL RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

 

Singapore Med Journal Published: 31 March 2020

http://www.smj.org.sg/sites/default/files/CO-2020-077-epub.pdf

 

15. NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE RADIATION ONCOLOGY SERVICE IN SINGAPORE

 

Radiotherapy & Oncology Published: 31 March 2020

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7118656/pdf/main.pdf

 

16. RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IN BREAST IMAGING

 

Journal of Breast Imaging Published: 1 April 2020

https://academic.oup.com/jbi/article/doi/10.1093/jbi/wbaa025/5814656/a

 

17. EARLY EXPERIENCE IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FROM A VASCULAR SURGERY UNIT IN A SINGAPORE TERTIARY HOSPITAL

 

Journal of Vascular Surgery Published: 16 April 2020

https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(20)30590-5/fulltext

 

18. THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON RADIOLOGY TRAINEES

 

Radiology Published: 27 March 2020

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/10.1148/radiol.2020201222

 

19. RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT PREPAREDNESS FOR COVID-19: RADIOLOGY SCIENTIFIC EXPERT PANEL

 

Radiology Published: 16 March 2020

https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/pdf/10.1148/radiol.2020200988

 

20. OLD THREAT, NEW ENEMY: IS YOUR INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SERVICE READY FOR THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019?

 

CVIR Published: 26 February 2020

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-020-02440-6

 

21. THE BATTLE AGAINST CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19): EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND INFECTION CONTROL IN A RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

 

J Am Coll Radiology Published: 24 March 2020

https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(20)30285-4/fulltext

 

22. DEJA VU OR JAMAIS VU? HOW THE SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME EXPERIENCE INFLUENCED A SINGAPORE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) EPIDEMIC

 

AJR Published: 2020

https://www.ajronline.org/doi/full/10.2214/AJR.20.22927

 

23. IS YOUR INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SERVICE READY FOR SARS? THE SINGAPORE EXPERIENCE

 

CVIR Published: 2003

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-003-0143-5

 

24. SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME: MANAGEMENT AND RECONFIGURATION OF A RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT IN AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SITUATION

 

RADIOLOGY Published: 2003

https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2291030789

 

25. HIDING IN THE BUNKER: CHALLENGES FOR A RADIATION ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT OPERATING IN THE SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME OUTBREAK

 

AUSTRALASIAN RADIOLOGY Published: 2003

https://doi.org/10.1046/j.0004-8461.2003.01165.x

 

26. WORKFLOW CHANGES IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE DURING COVID-19

 

 

27. SUMMARY OF SEGREGRATION & RE-CONFIGURATION OF RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENTS AND IMAGING CENTRES DURING COVID-19

 

 

28. GUIDE TO PREPARING THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS

 

 

EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS AND VIDEOS ON COVID-19

 

1. [VIDEO] WEBINAR ON "RSNA : RADIOLOGY SURGE AND SECOND SURGE PREPAREDNESS PART 2"

 

Webinar Published: 23 June 2020

 

https://youtu.be/IcHvxr9N_5w

 

2. [VIDEO] WEBINAR ON "RSNA : RADIOLOGY SURGE AND SECOND SURGE PREPAREDNESS PART 1"

 

Webinar Published: 27 May 2020

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXBdkjcg-4w

 

3. [VIDEO] WEBINAR ON "RSNA : THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON RADIOLOGY RESIDENTS AND RESIDENT EDUCATION"

 

Webinar Published: 18 May 2020

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLkff_vSDas

 

4. [VIDEO] WEBINAR ON "RISING TO THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ASIA (PART 2): ROLE OF ULTRASOUND AND CHEST RADIOGRAPHY IN COVID-19"

 

Webinar Published: 2 May 2020

 

https://youtu.be/YHvucjQGDUc

 

5. [VIDEO] WEBINAR ON "RISING TO THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN ASIA: ROLE OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING IN COVID-19 CRISIS"

 

Webinar Published: 18 April 2020

 

https://youtu.be/4DCjiknUAKU

 

6. [VIDEO] WEBINAR ON "RADIATION ONCOLOGY PERSPECTIVES ON COVID-19"

 

Webinar Published: 15 April 2020

 

https://youtu.be/i1vtT_9wPlA

 

7. [VIDEO] WEBINAR ON "DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY AND COVID-19"

 

Webinar Published: 8 April 2020

 

https://youtu.be/XCvYQePOXZg

 

8. [VIDEO] WEBINAR ON "IS YOUR INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SERVICE READY FOR COVID-19"

 

Webinar Published: 21 March 2020

 

https://youtu.be/YSyMzYvvjHw

 

9. [VIDEO] WEBINAR ON "CRS/SRS NEURORADIOLOGY SECTION WEBINAR : NEURORADIOLOGY ISSUES IN COVID-19"

 

Webinar Published: 15 April 2020

 

https://youtu.be/Zr7HUCCRoD8

 

10. [WEBINAR/VIDEO] COVID-19 PANDEMIC: GUIDANCE FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE DEPARTMENTS

 

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 16 April 2020

https://humanhealth.iaea.org/hhw/

 

PERSONAL PROTECTION AND INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES

 

1. RECOMMENDED USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN DORSCON YELLOW AND ORANGE

 

 

2. ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING GUIDELINES FOR COVID-19 EXPOSURE

 

https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services/public-cleanliness/environmental-cleaning-guidelines

 

 

3. INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES FOR COVID-19 EXPOSURE

 

 

UPDATES OF CASE DEFINITIONS, CIRCULARS AND PROTOCOLS

 

1. REMINDER TO ALL HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS ON SAFE DISTANCING MEASURES AND THE DEFERMENT OF NON-ESSENTIAL SERVICES DURING COVID-19 CIRCUIT BREAKER PERIOD

 

MOH CIRCULAR 110/2020 Published: 30 April 2020

 

2. CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS FOR HOMEWORKING

 

Royal College of Radiologists, UK Published: 27 March 2020
  • Interim Guidance to enable Remote Reporting during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Guidance on using a Virtual Desktop Connection for home reporting during COVID-19

https://www.rcr.ac.uk/college/coronavirus-covid-19-what-rcr-doing/clinical-information/coronavirus-covid-19-information

 

3. ADVICE ON REMOTE WORKSTATION MONITORS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

 

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists Published: 1 April 2020

https://www.ranzcr.com/our-work/coronavirus/resources-and-useful-links#workstation

 

4. VIRAL PNEUMONIA OF UNKNOWN CAUSE IN WUHAN CITY, CHINA

 

MOH CIRCULAR 119/2020 Published: 8 May 2020

 

5. MANAGEMENT OF SUSPECTED PNEUMONIA PATIENT AND INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES FOR X-RAY LABORATORIES

 

MH 50:30-17 Published: 21 February 2020

 

6. SUSPECT CASE DEFINITION FOR CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19)

 

MOH CIRCULAR 97A/2020 Published: 16 April 2020

 

PERSONAL ANCEDOTES FROM THE FRONTLINE, REPORTING ROOM AND PROCEDURE SUITE

 

1. TOGETHER/APART DURING COVID-19: INCLUSION IN THE TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING

 

J Am Coll Radiology Published: 19 May 2020

https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(20)30532-9/fulltext

 

2. CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) AND BEYOND: MICROPRACTICES FOR BURNOUT PREVENTION AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

 

J Am Coll Radiology Published: 24 March 2020

https://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440(20)30290-8/fulltext

 

3. REFLECTIONS ON COVID-19

 

No. Name PDF
1 Dr Chew Yi Cong
2 Dr How Guo Yuan
3 Dr Tricia Kuah Zhi Ling
4 CGH

 

 

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