Comparison of pirfenidone and corticosteroid treatments at the COVID‐19 pneumonia with the guide of artificial intelligence supported thoracic computed tomography

We aimed to investigate the effect of short-term pirfenidone treatment on prolonged COVID-19 pneumonia.Hospital files of patients hospitalised with a diagnosis of critical COVID-19 pneumonia from November 2020 to March 2021 were retrospectively reviewed. Chest computed tomography images taken both before treatment and 2 months after treatment, demographic characteristics and laboratory parameters of patients receiving pirfenidone +...