The RSNA plans to offer a webinar on September 18 at 11:00 a.m. CT that will address health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Carolyn Meltzer of Emory University in Atlanta and Dr. Yoshimi Anzai of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City will moderate the webinar, which will include the following modules:
- Uncovering health disparities during COVID-19
- The radiologist's role in addressing these disparities
- Q&A
- Call to action
Speakers will include Dr. Paul Rochon of the University of Colorado in Aurora and Dr. Dania Daye, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Participation is free, but registration is required, the RSNA said. CME credit will be available.
![Images show the pectoralis muscles of a healthy male individual who never smoked (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared], 28.4; number of cigarette pack-years, 0; forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], 97.6% predicted; FEV1: forced vital capacity [FVC] ratio, 0.71; pectoralis muscle area [PMA], 59.4 cm2; pectoralis muscle volume [PMV], 764 cm3) and a male individual with a smoking history and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; BMI, 27.5; number of cigarette pack-years, 43.2, FEV1, 48% predicted; FEV1:FVC, 0.56; PMA, 35 cm2; PMV, 480.8 cm3) from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (i.e., CanCOLD) study. The CT image is shown in the axial plane. The PMV is automatically extracted using the developed deep learning model and overlayed onto the lungs for visual clarity.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/03/genkin.25LqljVF0y.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=focalpoint&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
