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01-11-2020 | SARS-CoV-2 | Special Report

¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in asymptomatic patients with COVID-19: the submerged iceberg surfaces

Authors: Marzia Colandrea, Laura Gilardi, Laura L. Travaini, Silvia L. V. Fracassi, Luigi Funicelli, Chiara M. Grana

Published in: Japanese Journal of Radiology | Issue 11/2020

Abstract

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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Title: 18F-FDG PET/CT in asymptomatic patients with COVID-19: the submerged iceberg surfaces
Authors: Marzia Colandrea
Laura Gilardi
Laura L. Travaini
Silvia L. V. Fracassi
Luigi Funicelli
Chiara M. Grana
Publication date: 01-11-2020
Publisher: Springer Japan
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Published in: Japanese Journal of Radiology / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 1867-1071
Electronic ISSN: 1867-108X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-020-01006-3

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¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in asymptomatic patients with COVID-19: the submerged iceberg surfaces

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