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HCRT Use In Studying The Pulmonary Blood Vessels In COVID-19 Patients

103 patients with lung CTs were chosen for the study
The CT scans from 107 healthy patients were taken (control group)
Figures show the relationship between the volume of blood vessels and its cross-sectional area, where the area of a circle is measured by taking a slice of the blood vessel
The volume of blood vessels in healthy patients was lower compared to COVID-19 patients
However, there is a slight increase in blood vessel volume in healthy patients when the cross section area of the blood vessels is between ~1.25 and 3.5 mm^2
The increase in blood vessel volume in COVID-19 patients could be due to inflammation in the blood vessels to increase oxygen uptake by the lungs