Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Although the manifestations of chest CT findings for short- and midterm progression of COVID-19 have been thoroughly investigated and reported, that hasn't been the case for the disease's long-term effects.
Researchers from Italy recently sought to change that. After performing six-month follow-up CT exams on more than 100 patients who had moderate to severe COVID-19 disease, they found that 70% of the patients showed thickened sequelae. They also concluded that combining clinical data with baseline chest CT findings could be an effective way of predicting which COVID-19 patients are at higher risk of these types of long-term effects, according to our most-viewed story of the week.
In other news, emergency departments are increasingly complying with specific imaging guidance for diagnosing transient ischemic attacks, also known as ministrokes. However, this has also resulted in an associated increase in redundant brain imaging, particularly CT.
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AHRA 2021
The 49th annual meeting and exposition of the AHRA gets underway this weekend in Nashville, TN, and we'll be providing coverage in our RADCast @ AHRA special section beginning on Sunday, August 1. New stories will be added daily through the end of the meeting on Wednesday, August 4, so be sure to stop back in regularly for our reporting on the latest developments in radiology management.
Minnies nominations
Also, we're now accepting nominations for the Minnies, our annual awards event recognizing excellence in radiology. You can submit your nominations for the 15 Minnies categories, including Most Influential Radiology Researcher, Scientific Paper of the Year, Best New Radiology Device, and Best New Radiology Software.
Nominations will be accepted until midnight Eastern time on Sunday, August 15, and the winners will then be selected by AuntMinnie.com's expert panel and announced in October.
