Diagnostic importance of lung perfusion/ventilation scans in the evaluation of pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients: systematic review of the literature.
Journal
Nuclear medicine communications
ISSN: 1473-5628
Titre abrégé: Nucl Med Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8201017
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 03 2023
01 03 2023
Historique:
pubmed:
3
2
2023
medline:
10
2
2023
entrez:
2
2
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To investigate the outcomes of ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy on the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, we performed a systematic review of the available literature. PubMed and Scopus were systematically searched up to 4 June 2022, for relevant studies. We included studies on patients with COVID-19 who have performed ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism to describe any diagnosis outcome. Irrelevant and non-English articles were excluded. Overall, 27 articles were included in our review. The database search yielded studies from PubMed, Scopus, and studies identified through reviewing the reference list of included studies. Extracted information from the included studies could be categorized into several aspects: Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism with Q single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) CT, Tracheobronchial uptake, Diagnostic value of V/Q rather than Q at diagnosis pulmonary embolism, Different characteristics (morphological alterations) of COVID-19 in ventilation orperfusion scan, the prevalence of pulmonary embolism with Q or V/Q criteria, and Design of radiotherapy planning in lung cancer patients with COVID-19. Different perfusion patterns in COVID-19 are challenging but can be alleviated by adding SPECT/computed tomography (CT) to lung perfusion scans. Although perfusion only SPECT/CT can rule out or rule in others in considerable number of patients, ventilation scan is still needed in certain patients.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36728902
doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000001655
pii: 00006231-202303000-00002
doi:
Types de publication
Systematic Review
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
178-186Informations de copyright
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