Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Abnormalities at 1-year Follow-up CT after Severe COVID-19
Xiaoyu Han, Yanqing Fan, Osamah Alwalid, Xin Zhang, Xi Jia, Yuting Zheng, Heshui Shi
Abstract
Fibrotic interstitial lung abnormalities in survivors of severe COVID-19 depicted on 6-month CT scans were persistent on 1-year CT scans and were negatively correlated with the lung diffusion capacity.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)LungSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBetacoronavirusPathologyRadiologyNuclear medicineInternal medicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisCOVID-19 diagnosis using AISarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research