Quantitative determination of pulmonary emphysema in follow-up LD-CTs of patients with COVID-19 infection.
Erkan CelikChristian NellesJonathan KottlorsPhilipp FerversLukas GoertzDaniel Pinto Dos SantosTobias AchenbachDavid MaintzThorsten PersigehlPublished in: PloS one (2022)
COVID-19 patients with a follow-up CT >30 days showed significant emphysematous lung alterations. These findings may help to explain the long-term effect of COVID-19 on pulmonary function and warrant validation by further studies.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- computed tomography
- pulmonary hypertension
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- high resolution
- image quality
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- lung function
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- dual energy
- positron emission tomography
- molecularly imprinted
- pulmonary fibrosis
- mass spectrometry
- air pollution
- pet ct