Researchers use virtual reality to better understand coronavirus' impact on lungs

Researchers say the technology allows them to measure the amount of infected lung tissue and how it impacts recovery from the virus.

360 SETDOCTORS ARE USING 360 DEGREEVIRTUAL REALITY TO BETTERUNDERSTAND WHAT COVID-19 DOES TOOUR LUNGS.GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYHOSPITAL USED A C-T SCAN OF APATIENTS CHEST IN MARCH TO MAKETHIS.THE YELLOW YOU SEE IS THEVIRUS’ DAMAGE TO THE LUNG.RESEARCHERS ARE NOW LOOKING ATTHE LUNGS OF 27 OTHER PATIENTS.*SOTVO COVID LUNG STUDY VIRTUAL*:49 we started this researchstudy again in an attempt tofind out more information aboutthe disease process and if thereis some other way we can helpour patients.

So what we’re nowable to do with some additionalinformation is actually measurethe amount of infected lungtissue that each of thesepatients has.

1:09THEY THEN COMPARE THIS TO DATAON THE PATIENT’S LUNGS WHEN THEYFIRST CAME TO THE HOSPITAL.THEY’RE LOOKING TO SEE IF THEAMOUNT OF DAMAGED LUNG TISSUEIMPACTS WHO RECOVERS FROM THEVIRUS.THEY HOPE THESE IMAGES CAN BE AWAKE-UP CA*SOT2 COVID LUNG STUDY VIRTUAL*9:01 one of the main reasons wetried to put this video outthere to the public so that theycan see for themselves firsthand the actual damage that’sbeing done to the lungs and whatthey looks like.

9:12*VO2 COVID LUNG STUDY VIRTUAL*HE THINKS CERTAIN PEOPLE WITHPRE-EXISTING PULMONARY DISEASEOR THOSE ON VENTILATORS COULDHAVE LONG-TERM LUNG DAMA