Open AccessIncidental COVID-19 Pneumonia on 18F-Fluorocholine PET/CT
Author(s) -
Ana María García Vicente,
Ángel Soriano Castrejón
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.637
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1536-0229
pISSN - 0363-9762
DOI - 10.1097/rlu.0000000000003189
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , covid-19 , pneumonia , triage , positron emission tomography , pandemic , pet ct , radiology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , emergency medicine , disease , outbreak
We present the case of a patient who underwent F-fluorocholine PET/CT for biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer in which bilateral pneumonia was diagnosed. In the current state of COVID-19 pandemic, a high prevalence of incidental pneumonia may be expected, even with previous clinical triage, explained by a nondefined number of patients who were asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic for infectious process. Therefore, nuclear medicine physicians should be prepared to recognize and diagnose incidental COVID-19 pneumonia manifestation on F-fluorocholine PET/CT, due to the crucial epidemiological implications.