New hope for COVID long haulers: Advanced scanning technology helps provide better diagnostics of lung issues
For most, especially those who have been vaccinated, the illness means a few days of aches, pains and fatigue.And now a new scanning technology is helping doctors diagnose and treat those with long COVID.She and her family all came down with COVID. But her daughter and husband started to feel better within a few days.Amy was one of the first to undergo a new FDA-clearedIt's called four-dimensional because it adds the element of time, showing how the lungs move as the patient breathes.
"It actually can measure air coming from your upper lung on the right, lower lung on the right, upper and left lower lung," said Dr. Ray Casciari, a pulmonary specialist with Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange.uses fluoroscopy, which is available in most hospitals, but the new software algorithms convert the scans, allowing doctors to see defects caused by long COVID.She's now breathing easy and free from all of her symptoms.
Patients who are not treated successfully for long COVID could see a lifetime of respiratory problems and even the development of conditions like adult onset asthma.
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