Accidental diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia after 18F FDG PET/CT: a case series

Laura Olivari; Niccolò Riccardi; Paola Rodari; Dora Buonfrate; Stefania Diodato; Fabio Formenti; Andrea Angheben; Matteo Salgarello

doi:10.1007/s40336-020-00388-8

Accidental diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia after 18F FDG PET/CT: a case series

Laura Olivari, Niccolò Riccardi, Paola Rodari, Dora Buonfrate, Stefania Diodato, Fabio Formenti, Andrea Angheben, Matteo Salgarello

Istituto Sacro Cuore Don Calabria - Negrar

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Purpose: The aim of this case series is to illustrate possible [18F]-FDG uptake patterns associated to COVID-19. Methods: Retrospective assessment of all Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) scans performed for any clinical / oncological reason from 1st April 2020 to 30th April 2020. Results of PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 were retrieved for all patients with lung consolidations and/or peripheral ground glass opacities characterized by increased metabolism to evaluate any possible association with the viral infection. Results: Seven (4%) out of 172 FDG-PET scans were included. Six out of seven patients (85%) had positive RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2, while one patient (15%) had possible (not PCR confirmed) COVID-19 pneumonia. Conclusion: Suspicious accidental COVID-19 findings in Nuclear Medicine Department need to be reported and appropriately evaluated to implement proper supportive treatment and infection control measures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	393-400
Number of pages	8
Journal	Clinical and Translational Imaging
Volume	8
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40336-020-00388-8
Publication status	Published - Oct 1 2020

Keywords

COVID-19
Diagnosis
FDG PET/CT
Ground-glass opacity
Imaging
SARS-CoV-2

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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Accidental diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia after 18F FDG PET/CT : a case series. / Olivari, Laura; Riccardi, Niccolò ; Rodari, Paola ; Buonfrate, Dora; Diodato, Stefania; Formenti, Fabio ; Angheben, Andrea; Salgarello, Matteo.

In: Clinical and Translational Imaging, Vol. 8, No. 5, 01.10.2020, p. 393-400.

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