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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, understanding its postinfectious sequalae becomes increasingly important. In this descriptive study of 80 patients (mean age, 59) hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia at a single center in England in the spring of 2020, researchers examined imaging data from follow-up chest computed tomography (CT) at 3 months and 1 year after patients' initial hospitalizations. Median length of COVID-19 hospital stay was 8 days, and 94% of patients required oxygen support (40% required invasive or noninvasive mechanical ventilation).
Radiographic abnormalities were found in 56% of patients at 3 months, but none correlated with persistent symptoms. Ground-glass opacities and curvilinear bands were the most common findings,…