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Chest X-Rays Predict Adverse Outcomes in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients
Shadi Ebrahimian, MD, and Mannudeep K. Kalra, MD, DNB, of the Department of Radiology in collaboration with the Center for Clinical Data Science, determined that whether assessed by artificial intelligence or RALE score, chest X-rays can predict mortality and the need for mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Polygenic Risk Score Identifies Individuals at Risk of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
James P. Pirruccello, MD, Patrick T. Ellinor, MD, PhD, Mark Lindsay, MD, PhD, and colleagues used artificial intelligence to reveal the genetic basis of aortic size variation, then built a polygenic risk score that predicted future risk of thoracic aortic aneurysm. Their findings may also point to new therapeutic targets.
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Endobronchial Optical Coherence Tomography Aids Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease
Researchers from the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Department of Pathology found in a prospective study that endobronchial optical coherence tomography, a minimally invasive, real-time imaging modality, is highly accurate for microscopic diagnosis of interstitial lung disease, notably histopathologic diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonia in patients with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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2018 Guidelines Perform Well for Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Radiologist interpretations of CT scans aligned well with pathologist interpretations of biopsy data when the categorization schemes of the 2018 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT and Fleischner Society guidelines for diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis were applied in routine practice at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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CT Findings Don't Differentiate COVID-19 Lung Injury from Other Causes of Pneumonia
Based on six-reader review of 150 CT examinations, Brent P. Little, MD, of the Department of Radiology, and colleagues urge their fellow radiologists to recognize that CT features of COVID-19 pneumonia overlap not just with influenza pneumonia but also non-infectious organizing pneumonia.
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Maximizing Clinical Utility of Pulmonary Optical Imaging
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers push the limits of pulmonary optical frequency domain imaging for in vivo diagnosis of lung cancer and assessment of asthmatic airways.
Thoracic Imaging Contributors
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Ashok Muniappan, MD
Thoracic Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Efren J. Flores, MD
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Florian J. Fintelmann, MD
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Kathryn A. Hibbert, MD
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Michael Lanuti, MD
Director, Thoracic Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
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Peter Caravan, PhD
Co-director, Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School
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Udo Hoffmann, MD
Director, Cardiac MR PET CT Program, Mass General, Division Chief, Cardiovascular Imaging, Mass General, Professor of Radiology, HMS
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