Nuclear medicine in SARS-CoV-2 pandemia: 18F-FDG-PET/CT to visualize COVID-19.
Nuklearmedizin
; 59(3): 276-280, 2020 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-65620
ABSTRACT
The current outbreak of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has reached multiple countries worldwide. While the number of newly diagnosed cases and fatalities is rising quickly, far-reaching measures were enacted to prevent further spread. Diagnosis relies on clinical presentation, exposure history, PCR using specimens from the respiratory tract together with computed tomography (CT) imaging. One of the hallmarks of a critical course of COVID-19 is the development of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). As management of COVID-19 can be considered a multi-disciplinary approach involving various medical specialties, we here review the first 18F-FDG-PET/CT scans of COVID-19 to discuss how Nuclear Medicine could contribute to management of this disease.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Coronavirus Infections
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
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Nuclear Medicine
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Variants
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Nuklearmedizin
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
A-1152-2341
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