Role of 2-[<sup>18</sup>F]FDG as a Radiopharmaceutical for PET/CT in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review.
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serval:BIB_C0E9C806F287
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
Role of 2-[<sup>18</sup>F]FDG as a Radiopharmaceutical for PET/CT in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review.
Journal
Pharmaceuticals
ISSN
1424-8247 (Print)
ISSN-L
1424-8247
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/11/2020
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
11
Pages
E377
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Some recent studies evaluated the role of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (2-[ <sup>18</sup> F]FDG) as a radiopharmaceutical for positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging in patients with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). This article aims to perform a systematic review in this setting. A comprehensive computer literature search in PubMed/MEDLINE and Cochrane library databases regarding the role of 2-[ <sup>18</sup> F]FDG PET/CT in patients with COVID-19 was carried out. This combination of key words was used: (A) "PET" OR "positron emission tomography" AND (B) "COVID" OR "SARS". Only pertinent original articles were selected; case reports and very small case series were excluded. We have selected 11 original studies of 2-[ <sup>18</sup> F]FDG PET/CT in patients with COVID-19. Evidence-based data showed first preliminary applications of this diagnostic tool in this clinical setting, with particular regard to the incidental detection of interstitial pneumonia suspected for COVID-19. To date, according to evidence-based data, 2-[ <sup>18</sup> F]FDG PET/CT cannot substitute or integrate high-resolution CT to diagnose suspicious COVID-19 or for disease monitoring, but it can only be useful to incidentally detect suspicious COVID-19 lesions in patients performing this imaging method for standard oncological and non-oncological indications. Published data about the possible role of 2-[ <sup>18</sup> F]FDG PET/CT in patients with COVID-19 are increasing, but larger studies are warranted.
Keywords
COVID-19, FDG, PET, SARS-CoV-2, fluorodeoxyglucose, infection, systematic review
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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