Early 18 F-FDG PET/CT in COVID-19.
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol
; 64(5): 671-673, 2020 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-780663
ABSTRACT
We report the case of who has been hospitalized complaining about fever in the last 4 days. Laboratory data revealed lymphocytopenia and leucopenia with an elevation of C-reactive protein and positive real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Six days before this hospitalization, when the patient was asymptomatic, 18 F-FDG PET/CT images were performed for the therapeutic control of liver metastases of colorectal cancer. Lung abnormality findings at 18 F-FDG PET/CT images, unrelated to cancer metastases, but suspicious for viral infection, may suggest the presence of COVID-19 disease in its early phase before symptoms onset. Since PET/CT is more sensitive than CT scan in detecting host's reaction, the added value of this technique could be monitoring disease progression and could be used as a biomarker of lung disease activity and therefore as an important tool for a better understanding of the factors that contribute to the progression of lung disease.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Lung Diseases
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol
Journal subject:
Diagnostic Imaging
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Neoplasms
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Radiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1754-9485.13099
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