Positron Emission Tomography Scan (PET/CT) During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Case Series
| Autor: | Sejla Ceric, Berisa Hasanbegovic, Renata Milardovic, Spomenka Kristić, Nermina Beslic, Amera Sadija |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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PET-CT
medicine.medical_specialty SARS- CoV-2 Case Study Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) PET/CT business.industry Operating procedures COVID-19 General Medicine Clinical history Pandemic pneumonia Medicine Ct findings Radiology business Positron Emission Tomography Scan RT PCR Working environment |
| Zdroj: | Acta Informatica Medica |
| ISSN: | 0353-8109 |
| DOI: | 10.5455/aim.2020.28.292-297 |
| Popis: | Introduction: 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. Aim: 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. Methods: 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. Conclusion: 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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