Positron Emission Tomography Scan (PET/CT) During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Case Series.
COVID-19
PET/CT
RT PCR
SARS- CoV-2
pneumonia
Journal
Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH
ISSN: 0353-8109
Titre abrégé: Acta Inform Med
Pays: Bosnia and Herzegovina
ID NLM: 101147064
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
entrez:
25
2
2021
pubmed:
26
2
2021
medline:
26
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A number of nuclear medicine procedures significantly dropped worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every nuclear medicine department has faced changed working environment in terms of the type of requested procedures, number of requests and personal protection issues. Also, some specificities emerged that affect standard operating procedures. The aim here is to present different clinical scenarios related to RT PCR molecular testing and COVID-19-associated pulmonary findings on PET/CT in oncologic patients. A case series of four patients imaged on oncologic PET/CT is presented. Short clinical history followed by description of significant PET/CT findings and their importance from the perspective of COVID-19 pandemic and interpretation of PET/CT findings is presented. PET/CT imaging remains of paramount importance for oncologic patients during the pandemic. Under the unprecedented circumstances, interpretation of PET/CT findings has become more complex having some specificities that must be kept in mind.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33627933
doi: 10.5455/aim.2020.28.292-297
pii: AIM-28-292
pmc: PMC7879441
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
292-297Informations de copyright
© 2020 Renata Milardovic, Nermina Beslic, Sejla Ceric, Amera Sadija, Spomenka Kristic, Berisa Hasanbegovic.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared.
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