Air trapping in COVID-19 patients following hospital discharge: retrospective evaluation with paired inspiratory/expiratory thin-section CT.

Tomás FranquetAna GiménezLoren KetaiSandra MazziniAndrea RialVirginia PomarPere Domingo

Published in: European radiology (2022)

• Our experience indicates that paired inspiratory/expiratory CT in long-COVID patients with persistent respiratory symptoms commonly displays air trapping. • Iterative reconstruction and dose-reduction options are recommended for demonstrating air trapping in long-COVID patients.

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dual energy
computed tomography
coronavirus disease
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mechanical ventilation
positron emission tomography
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
magnetic resonance
acute respiratory distress syndrome