Persistent isolated impairment of gas transfer following COVID-19 pneumonitis relates to perfusion defects on dual-energy computed tomography
Laura Price, Benjamin Garfield, Chloë I. Bloom, Nidhish Jeyin, Daniel Nissan, James H. Hull, Brijesh Patel, Gísli Jenkins, Simon Padley, William D‐C Man, Suveer Singh, Carole A. Ridge
Abstract
<b>A novel iodine perfusion score correlates with breathlessness and <i>D</i><sub>LCO</sub> in patients post-#COVID19 without obvious interstitial disease on CT, suggesting that lung perfusion assessment may be useful in patients without another cause of dyspnoea</b>https://bit.ly/3U6E2f5
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePerfusionDLCODual energyHypersensitivity pneumonitisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)RadiologyInterstitial lung diseasePerfusion scanningLungComputed tomographyPneumonitisNuclear medicineInternal medicineCardiologyDiseaseDiffusing capacityLung functionBone mineralOsteoporosisInfectious disease (medical specialty)Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingThermal Regulation in MedicineLong-Term Effects of COVID-19