Lung perfusion SPECT/CT imaging in post COVID-19 pneumonia: the spectrum of imaging findings

Conclusions: In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, ventilation scintigraphy carries an inherent risk of COVID-19 exposure to the imaging personnel. However, the lung perfusion scintigraphy with added SPECT/CT imaging serves to overcome the deficiency of ventilation imaging. This exhibit illustrates the common and uncommon perfusion and computed tomography lung findings in those patients who recovered from COVID-19 infection and continue to be symptomatic, requiring supportive therapy. The knowledge of these findings will help the readers in interpreting the clinical and laboratory findings and correlate it with the lung perfusion imaging in any patient who have recovered from COVID-19 infection.

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - May 18, 2021 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Lukose, T., De, S., Ganga, R., Ravina, M., Sahu, D., Moideen, A., Bansal, H., Krishna, S., Dasgupta, S., Yadav, V., Shrivastav, S. Tags: General Clinical Specialties Source Type: research