COVID and Cardiac CT

On this episode of the Donut of Destiny, Alastair and Praveen discuss COVID in the context of cardiac CT. 

Topics covered include:

• what are the typical and atypical CT appearances of COVID that may be incidentally identified on cardiac CT
• what precautions should be taken when scanning COVID patients
• what are some new roles of cardiac CT in the post-COVID era

Tune in and enjoy! 

References:

• Correlation of Chest CT and RT-PCR Testing in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: A Report of 1014 Cases
• 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
• Use of cardiac computed tomography amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Episode transcript