TY - JOUR
T1 - 18F-FDG PET/CT in asymptomatic patients with COVID-19
T2 - the submerged iceberg surfaces
AU - Colandrea, Marzia
AU - Gilardi, Laura
AU - Travaini, Laura L.
AU - Fracassi, Silvia L.V.
AU - Funicelli, Luigi
AU - Grana, Chiara M.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank our technical staff for the support with patient care and the acquisition of scans. In addition, the authors wish to thank Dr. Luca Pase and Dr. Fabrizio Mastrilli for their help in patient management and Associate Prof. Gabriella Conti and Mr William Russel Edu for their help with revising the English manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Japan Radiological Society.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - Objective: The aim of this case series is to describe our experience in diagnosis and management of oncological asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT. Methods: From March 9 to March 31, 2020, we identified 5 patients who had PET/CT findings suspicious for COVID-19, but no symptom of infection. Results: The first three patients were administered an SARS-CoV-2 test in a COVID-dedicated center, while the fourth and fifth were tested in our institution, in accordance with a new internal procedure. The SARS-CoV-2 test yielded positive results in all five patients. Conclusion: In this COVID-19 emergency, our task as radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians is to be able to identify imaging findings suggestive of the disease and to manage patients without overloading the hospital system.
AB - Objective: The aim of this case series is to describe our experience in diagnosis and management of oncological asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT. Methods: From March 9 to March 31, 2020, we identified 5 patients who had PET/CT findings suspicious for COVID-19, but no symptom of infection. Results: The first three patients were administered an SARS-CoV-2 test in a COVID-dedicated center, while the fourth and fifth were tested in our institution, in accordance with a new internal procedure. The SARS-CoV-2 test yielded positive results in all five patients. Conclusion: In this COVID-19 emergency, our task as radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians is to be able to identify imaging findings suggestive of the disease and to manage patients without overloading the hospital system.
KW - F-FDG PET/CT
KW - Asymptomatic patients
KW - Chest CT
KW - COVID-19
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U2 - 10.1007/s11604-020-01006-3
DO - 10.1007/s11604-020-01006-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 32577869
AN - SCOPUS:85086790079
VL - 38
SP - 1007
EP - 1011
JO - Japanese Journal of Radiology
JF - Japanese Journal of Radiology
SN - 1867-1071
IS - 11
ER -