Worrying lung abnormalities have been detected in youngsters with long COVID. An advanced type of MRI scan uncovered "significant" problems - including reduced blood flow - in the lungs of children ...

For the study, researchers turned to a type of imaging scan called phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) MRI. This form of MRI can analyze the movement of air in and out of the lungs ...

"Quantitative lung MRI establishes a potential imaging biomarker profiling and helps to enable disease severity follow-up for this complex condition in the future," Dr. Pöhler said. More information: ...

"Quantitative lung MRI establishes a potential imaging biomarker profiling and helps to enable disease severity follow-up for this complex condition in the future," Dr. Pöhler said. "Phase ...

Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things. They searched for ...

Free-breathing phase-resolved functional lung MRI-derived parameters can identify a distinct lung phenotype in children and adolescents with post-COVID-19 condition.

Blood flow problems within the lungs could be driving long COVID in some children, according to scans using an advanced form of MRI. Children and teens with long COVID appear to have significantly ...

“Quantitative lung MRI establishes a potential imaging biomarker profiling and helps to enable disease severity follow-up for this complex condition in the future,” Dr. Pöhler said.

Children and teens with long COVID appear to have significantly reduced blood flow through their lungs, researchers reported ...