Months After Hospitalization for COVID-19, MRIs Reveal Multiorgan Damage

Since early in the pandemic, researchers and physicians have known all too well that COVID-19 can affect various organs, such as the brain, lungs, heart, and kidneys. But how long does the damage linger, and what does it mean for a patient’s recovery? Imaging studies investigating long-term effects of COVID-19 have often focused on one organ at a time, limiting what scientists could learn about the disease’s internal impact.