This is a special episode recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic focusing on the diagnosis and imaging features of Covid-19 infection. Our guest is Dr. Maria Barile, our local expert in the Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging. We discuss the following topics:

1. Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection2. Utility and role of PCR, XR, and CT in screening and diagnosis3. Imaging appearances of COVID-19 (typical, indeterminate, atypical) and progression of disease as well as recommended radiology reporting practices4. Fleischner Society recommendations for imaging PUI or COVID-19 positive patients

Guest: Maria Barile, MD. Assistant Professor of Radiology, Division of Cardiothoracic Radiology, UMMS Dept of Radiology.Hosts: Hao Lo, MD, MBA. Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Emergency Radiology, UMMS Dept of Radiology. Christopher Cerniglia, DO, ME, FAOCR. Associate Professor of Radiology, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging & Intervention, UMMS Dept of Radiology

Resources:1. Jeffrey P. Kanne , Brent P. Little, Jonathan H. Chung, Brett M. Elicker, Loren H. Ketai. Essentials for Radiologists on COVID-19: An Update—Radiology Scientific Expert Panel. Radiology. 2020. Feb 27. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.20202005272. Scott Simpson et al. 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. Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. 2020. Vol. 2, No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.20202001523. Fengxiang Song*, Nannan Shi*, Fei Shan, Zhiyong Zhang, Jie Shen, Hongzhou Lu, Yun Ling, Yebin Jiang. Emerging 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Pneumonia. Radiology. Vol. 295, No.1. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.20202002744. Geoffrey D Rubin et al. The Role of Chest Imaging in Patient Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Consensus Statement from the Fleischner Society. Radiology. 2020. Published Online:Apr 7 2020https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.20202013655. RSNA Covid-19 resources: https://www.rsna.org/covid-19