These findings suggest that HU measurement of urinary calculi on pretreatment non-contrast computerized tomography may predict the stone-free rate. This information may be beneficial for selecting the preferred treatment option for patients with urinary calculi.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has penetrated the field of medicine, particularly the field of radiology. Since its emergence, the highly virulent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected over
10 million
people, leading to over
500,000
deaths as of
July 1
st
, 2020
. Since the outbreak began, almost
28,000
articles about COVID-19 have been published (
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
); however, few have explored the role of imaging and artificial intelligence in COVID-19 patients—specifically, those with comorbidities.
This paper begins by presenting the four pathways that can lead to heart and brain injuries following a COVID-19 infection. Our survey also offers insights into the role that imaging can play in the treatment of comorbid patients, based on probabilities derived from COVID-19 symptom statistics. Such symptoms include myocardial injury, hypoxia, plaque rupture, arrhythmias, venous thromboembolism, coronary thrombosis, encephalitis, ischemia, inflammation, and lung injury. At its core, this study considers the role of image-based AI, which can be used to characterize the tissues of a COVID-19 patient and classify the severity of their infection. Image-based AI is more important than ever as the pandemic surges and countries worldwide grapple with limited medical resources for detection and diagnosis.
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