The role of ¹⁸F-FDG PET for COVID-19 infection: myth versus reality

Giorgio Treglia^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Clinic of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Center, Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona-Lugano, Switzerland.
³ Health Technology Assessment Unit, Academic Education, Research and Innovation Area, General Directorate, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Via Lugano 4F, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
⁴ Inflammation and Infection Committee, European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), Vienna, Austria.
⁵ Cochrane Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Editorial

Giorgio Treglia. Clin Transl Imaging. 2020.

. 2020;8(3):125-126.

doi: 10.1007/s40336-020-00367-z. Epub 2020 Apr 30.

Giorgio Treglia^{1

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¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Clinic of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Center, Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona-Lugano, Switzerland.
³ Health Technology Assessment Unit, Academic Education, Research and Innovation Area, General Directorate, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Via Lugano 4F, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
⁴ Inflammation and Infection Committee, European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), Vienna, Austria.
⁵ Cochrane Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Keywords: COVID-19; FDG; Infection; PET; SARS-CoV-2.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interestThe author declares that he has no financial or non-financial competing interests.

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