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Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology and the Canadian Association of Radiologists’ Statement on COVID -19

Updated March 30, 2020

A normal chest CT scan cannot exclude the diagnosis of COVID-19 especially for patients with recent onset of symptoms. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the final diagnosis of COVID-19 infection should be confirmed by a positive RT-PCR test. This is the reference standard.
The Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR)/Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) recommend against the use of routine chest CT for screening, diagnosis and surveillance of COVID-19 infection. The CSTR/CAR recommend chest CT in patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection who may have developed complications such as a lung abscess or empyema.

Resources

The Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR) and Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) Consensus Statement Regarding Chest Imaging in Suspected and Confirmed COVID-19 - May 8, 2020

The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) and the Canadian Society on Thoracic Radiology (CSTR) Recommendations on COVID-19 Management in Imaging Departments – March 25, 2020

COVID-19 Chest CT Findings: What you need to know – March 16, 2020 Video Update from Dr. Carole Dennie, CSTR President

The Canadian Association for Interventional Radiology (CAIR) and Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) Guidelines for Interventional Radiology Procedures for the Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 – March 24, 2020

Society of Thoracic Radiology (STR) COVID-19 Position Statement – March 10, 2020

For additional CAR updates on COVID-19 click here.

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Mission

The Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR) is a network of Canadian radiologists with an interest in cardiothoracic radiology. The society strives to encourage educational, research and administrative connections to maintain the highest standards of cardiothoracic imaging across Canada.

The CSTR is formed of members with an interest in advancing knowledge, learning or clinical expertise in the area of cardiothoracic radiology to communicate, meet, mentor and discuss research to further this interest.

CSTR’s role is to:

Drive the appropriate, proper and safe use of radiological services;
Play a leadership role in the development/update of CAR-driven thoracic imaging guidelines, standards and appropriateness criteria;
Provide access to online educational content for trainees and practicing radiologists; and
Organize educational and social events during the annual CAR meeting.

President's Message

The idea to create a Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology stems as far back as the late 1990s and early 2000s. I remember a small gathering of keen chest imagers at the CAR's annual scientific meeting (ASM) held in Vancouver with our mentor, Dr. Nestor Mueller. We brought challenging cases and reviewed them as a small group, offering opinions and learning from each other. Over the years, as our numbers grew, we had social gatherings at the Society of Thoracic Radiology's annual meetings in the United States but it wasn’t until April 2017 when Daria Manos, a founding member, brought it up during discussions at the CAR 2017 ASM. It officially launched in April 2018 as a subsidiary of the CAR.

With a focus on education, research, networking and fostering high-quality patient care, I invite you to become a member of the Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology, the voice for cardiothoracic imagers across our nation.

Carole Dennie, MD FRCPC

Board and Executives

Dr. Carole Dennie – President
Dr. Daria Manos – Vice president
Dr. Cameron Hague
Dr. Robert Lim
Dr. Brett Memauri
Dr. Elsie Nguyen
Dr. Jana Taylor

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The Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR) provides access to practice guidelines, technical standards and reporting templates that it supports, officially endorses or that have been written by experts in the field who have solicited our feedback prior to publication.

The practice guidelines of the CSTR are not rules but are guiding principles that attempt to define codes of practice that should generally produce optimal radiological care. The goal is to promote standardized, high-quality medical care that is both safe and effective.

Guidelines supported by CSTR

Guidelines endorsed by CSTR

Diagnosis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: A Canadian Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline update. Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine (2019)

Technical standards authored by CSTR

High-Resolution CT of the Chest Recommended Technique (2020)

If you're looking for something that isn't here, we'd love your suggestions! What practice guidelines would you find most beneficial to you in your practice? To forward your feedback, please contact us.

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