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ReviewRadiology2024

Chronic Lung Injury after COVID-19 Pneumonia: Clinical, Radiologic, and Histopathologic Perspectives.

Min Jae Cha, Joshua J Solomon, Jong Eun Lee, Hyewon Choi, Kum Ju Chae, Kyung Soo Lee, David A Lynch

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Review in Radiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
12.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Min Jae ChaFrom the Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (M.J.C., H.C.); Departments of Medicine (J.J.S.) and Radiology (K.J.C., D.A.L.), National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206; Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea (J.E.L.); Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University, Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea (K.J.C); and Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine and Samsung ChangWon Hospital, Gyeongsangnam, Republic of Korea (K.S.L.).ORCID 0000-0001-6358-8081
Joshua J SolomonFrom the Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (M.J.C., H.C.); Departments of Medicine (J.J.S.) and Radiology (K.J.C., D.A.L.), National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206; Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea (J.E.L.); Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University, Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea (K.J.C); and Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine and Samsung ChangWon Hospital, Gyeongsangnam, Republic of Korea (K.S.L.).ORCID 0000-0001-5488-4874
Jong Eun LeeFrom the Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (M.J.C., H.C.); Departments of Medicine (J.J.S.) and Radiology (K.J.C., D.A.L.), National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206; Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea (J.E.L.); Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University, Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea (K.J.C); and Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine and Samsung ChangWon Hospital, Gyeongsangnam, Republic of Korea (K.S.L.).ORCID 0000-0002-8754-6801
Hyewon ChoiFrom the Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (M.J.C., H.C.); Departments of Medicine (J.J.S.) and Radiology (K.J.C., D.A.L.), National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206; Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea (J.E.L.); Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University, Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea (K.J.C); and Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine and Samsung ChangWon Hospital, Gyeongsangnam, Republic of Korea (K.S.L.).ORCID 0000-0003-3735-6791
Kum Ju ChaeFrom the Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (M.J.C., H.C.); Departments of Medicine (J.J.S.) and Radiology (K.J.C., D.A.L.), National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206; Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea (J.E.L.); Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University, Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea (K.J.C); and Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine and Samsung ChangWon Hospital, Gyeongsangnam, Republic of Korea (K.S.L.).ORCID 0000-0003-3012-3530
Kyung Soo LeeFrom the Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (M.J.C., H.C.); Departments of Medicine (J.J.S.) and Radiology (K.J.C., D.A.L.), National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206; Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea (J.E.L.); Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University, Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea (K.J.C); and Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine and Samsung ChangWon Hospital, Gyeongsangnam, Republic of Korea (K.S.L.).ORCID 0000-0002-3660-5728
David A LynchFrom the Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (M.J.C., H.C.); Departments of Medicine (J.J.S.) and Radiology (K.J.C., D.A.L.), National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206; Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea (J.E.L.); Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University, Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea (K.J.C); and Department of Radiology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine and Samsung ChangWon Hospital, Gyeongsangnam, Republic of Korea (K.S.L.).ORCID 0000-0002-6329-2325
National Jewish Health · USChonnam National University Hospital · KRSamsung (South Korea) · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the COVID-19 pandemic having lasted more than 3 years, concerns are growing about prolonged symptoms and respiratory complications in COVID-19 survivors, collectively termed post-COVID-19 condition (PCC). Up to 50% of patients have residual symptoms and physiologic impairment, particularly dyspnea and reduced diffusion capacity. Studies have also shown that 24%-54% of patients hospitalized during the 1st year of the pandemic exhibit radiologic abnormalities, such as ground-glass opacity, reticular opacity, bronchial dilatation, and air trapping, when imaged more than 1 year after infection. In patients with persistent respiratory symptoms but normal results at chest CT, dual-energy contrast-enhanced CT, xenon 129 MRI, and low-field-strength MRI were reported to show abnormal ventilation and/or perfusion, suggesting that some lung injury may not be detectable with standard CT. Histologic patterns in post-COVID-19 lung disease include fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, and vascular abnormality, indicating that different pathologic mechanisms may contribute to PCC. Therefore, a comprehensive imaging approach is necessary to evaluate and diagnose patients with persistent post-COVID-19 symptoms. This review will focus on the long-term findings of clinical and radiologic abnormalities and describe histopathologic perspectives. It also addresses advanced imaging techniques and deep learning approaches that can be applied to COVID-19 survivors. This field remains an active area of research, and further follow-up studies are warranted for a better understanding of the chronic stage of the disease and developing a multidisciplinary approach for patient management.

Indexed as

COVID-19Lung InjuryBronchiHumansPandemicsPost-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

Identifiers

PMID38193836
PMCPMC10831480
OpenAlexW4390706312

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