Incidental CT Findings Suspicious for COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia on Nuclear Medicine Examinations: Recognition and Management Plan.
Clin Nucl Med
; 45(7): 531-533, 2020 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-543334
ABSTRACT
Some patients undergoing routine SPECT/CT and PET/CT examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic may incidentally reveal findings of COVID-19-associated pneumonia (C-19AP) on localizing CT. It is critical for nuclear medicine physicians to develop diagnostic skills for timely recognition of typical findings of C-19AP on a localizing CT. Furthermore, it is our responsibility to know the optimal practices for safely isolating and managing such patients while protecting the staff, other patients at the facility, family and/or friend accompanying the patients, and the public in general from risky exposure to COVID-19 sources. We offer several steps following an encounter suspicious of C-19AP.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography
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Lung
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Nucl Med
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
RLU.0000000000003100
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