Image-guided treatment may restore sense of smell in long-COVID patients

An image-guided, 10-minute procedure may restore the sense of smell for patients suffering from long COVID, according to new data being presented next week at RSNA 2023. Recent research has shown that as many as 60% of COVID-19 patients suffer from parosmia, a condition in which the nose no longer works correctly. Most recover their sense of smell over time. But for others, this can persist for months or even years, with some developing phantosmia, a condition that causes individuals …