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Quantification of Atherosclerotic Plaque Activity and Vascular Inflammation using [18-F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography FDG-PET/CT
Published on: May 2, 2012
18F-FDG PET/CT in asymptomatic patients with COVID-19: the submerged iceberg surfaces
Marzia Colandrea1, Laura Gilardi1, Laura L Travaini2
1Division of Nuclear Medicine, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy.
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.
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