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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.

COVID-19, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Radiology, Research and Innovation, Thoracic Imaging

Journal March 18, 2021

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.

Aortic Disease, Cardiovascular, Thoracic Imaging

Journal April 1, 2022

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.

Pulmonary and Critical Care, Radiology, Thoracic Imaging

Journal December 23, 2021

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.

Pulmonary and Critical Care, Radiology, Thoracic Imaging

Journal July 20, 2021

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.

Cardiovascular Imaging, COVID-19, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Radiology, Thoracic Imaging

Journal June 25, 2021

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.

Asthma, Lung Cancer, Oncology, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Radiology, Thoracic Imaging

Article January 21, 2021