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COVID-19 patients with total loss of smell have more olfactory bulb abnormalities at the magnetic resonance imaging than patients without loss of smell. •
The olfactory bulb MRI abnormalities may be objectified through a signal intensity ratio measurement that is calculated between the average signals of the olfactory bulb and the frontal white matter. •
The loss of smell is probably due to olfactory bulb inflammation related to virus spread.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus, MRI, Anosmia, imaging, Smell, Olfaction, olfactory,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus, MRI, Anosmia, imaging, Smell, Olfaction, olfactory,