Fri 20 Aug

Community Driven Research on Covid-19 Challenges and Solutions

On August 17, 2021, as part of the doctoral seminar, a presentations on Covid-19 Challenges and Solutions were held.

PhD student Irakli Gakhokidze presented a paper on Protocol of Low-Dose Lung CT Examination in the Diagnosis of COVID-19 Pneumonia, which aims to compare the diagnostic accuracy of low-dose lung CT examination in the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia with standard CT dose.

The results of the study showed that there was no significant difference between low and standard dose CT images in the diagnosis of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia and that CT signs characteristic of COVID-19 pneumonia could be adequately assessed using the low-dose CT protocol, which reduces risk of cancer by 73%.

PhD student Vladimer Baziashvili presented Systematic Review of the Impact of COVID-19 on Neurosurgical Practice. The paper featured a systematic analysis of articles describing the impact of the pandemic on neurosurgical practice and outlining ways to safely conduct neurosurgical practice in infected patients. The author's analysis revealed several rational, strategic schemes that could serve as guidelines for performing neurosurgical procedures during a pandemic.

The University is constantly conducting community driven research activities and the early and final results obtained by the scientific and clinical teams will be made known to public.

Protocol of low-dose lung CT examination in the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia