Magnetic resonance imaging in monitoring of the changes in the lungs in the course of COVID-19- A clinical case

ABSTRACT

Multidetector computed tomography is the .,gold standard" for assessing lung changes in diffuse interstitial diseases, including interstitial inflammatory changes in patients with COVID-19. Computed tomography as an X-ray based method is associated with radiation exposure, which is a limiting factor for follow-up the patients over time. At this stage, it is still unclear when and whether complete recovery of lung changes occurs in patients after COVID-19. Modern magnetic resonance imaging allows detection of changes in the interstitium and, despite the lack of sufficient experience, are a promising alternative method for monitoring these patients. We present a clinical case with imaging of residual changes in the lungs with magnetic resonance imaging in a patient 45 days after the disappearance of clinical symptoms and negation of the PCR test.