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Using special MRI to study breathlessness in long COVID

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Abstract

Breathlessness is identified as a common symptom in long COVID.

  • Hyperpolarised xenon magnetic resonance imaging (129Xe-MRI) was utilized to investigate potential abnormalities.
  • The study targeted never-hospitalised individuals who had no identified cause for their breathlessness.
  • Abnormalities in the alveolar-capillary membrane may be present but were not detectable by standard investigative methods.

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