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. 2022 Apr 6;48(2):e20210204. doi: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20210204

Figure 2. Typical appearance of COVID-19-25-49% parenchymal involvement. HRCT axial images obtained during inspiratory (in A and B) and expiratory (in C and D) acquisitions showing air trapping. In E, three-dimensional visual representation of blood vessels colored according to their size (red, yellow, and blue corresponding to small, mid-sized, and large vessels, respectively). Cross-sectional areas < 5 mm3 are sparse throughout the lung, indicating severe diffuse vasoconstriction even in areas without consolidation. In the ventilation map (in F), most areas of the lung are colored red, representing a normal expansion of lobar volumes between inspiration and expiration, even in areas where there is severe vasoconstriction of small blood vessels.

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