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Ground glass opacity (GGO) refers to the hazy gray areas that can show up in CT scans or X-rays of the lungs. These gray areas indicate increased density inside the lungs.

The term comes from a technique in glassmaking during which the surface of the glass is blasted by sand. This technique gives the glass a hazy white or frosted appearance.

There are many potential causes of GGO, including infections, inflammation, and growths. One 2020 reviewTrusted Source also found that GGO was the most common anomaly among people with COVID-19-related pneumonia.

02 Jan 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Me and the other big C December 2023

Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, SurvivorshipAdvanced neuroendocrine cancer, COVID-19, Ground glass opacities

When covid-19 first hit the scenes early 2020, it was a bit of a shock, a bit of a worry, but most people (including yours truly) thought it would be over in a few months. So it was a bit of a shock when I tested positive in Dec 2023 shortly after getting back from a trip to London. Strangely, Chris was not affected. After I tested positive, we effectively isolated each other and took precautions.Back in 2020. we both had bad colds/flu in March 2020 but we will never find out if that was covid or not. I wrote…

17 Jul 2022

By Ronny Allan

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CT scan findings in the COVID era: Ground Glass Opacities (GGO)

Patient AdvocacyCOVID-19, CT scan, Ground glass opacities

The COVID-19 pandemic filled our vocabularies with more medical terms than most of us would ever hear about, but some were familiar. It soon became clear that CT scans were a useful tool to check for COVID-19. One 2022 study showed that COVID-19 shares some features with other viral types of pneumonia, despite some differences. They commonly present as "ground glass opacities" (GGO) along with vascular thickening, air bronchogram and consolidations. Also, they differ by age, disease severity, and outcomes among COVID-19 patients. GGOs refer to findings CT scans of COVID-19 patients that can help diagnose and monitor the infection.…