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Nuclear medicine in SARS-CoV-2 pandemia: 18F-FDG-PET/CT to visualize COVID-19

2020; Schattauer Verlag; Volume: 59; Issue: 03 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/a-1152-2341

2567-6407

Susanne Lütje, Milka Marinova, D Kütting, Ulrike Attenberger, Markus Essler, Ralph A. Bundschuh,

COVID-19 diagnosis using AI

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.