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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr;60(2):106-108.
doi: 10.1055/a-1311-2856. Epub 2020 Dec 16.

Incidental Detections Suggestive of COVID-19 in Asymptomatic Patients Undergoing 68Ga-DOTATATE and 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET-CT Scan for Oncological Indications

Habibollah Dadgar  1 , Nasim Norouzbeigi  1 , Ali Gholamrezanezhad  2 , Majid Assadi  3
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Case Reports

Incidental Detections Suggestive of COVID-19 in Asymptomatic Patients Undergoing 68Ga-DOTATATE and 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET-CT Scan for Oncological Indications

Habibollah Dadgar et al. Nuklearmedizin. 2021 Apr.

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68Ga-DOTATAE PET/CT scan was performed, which demonstrated bilateral peripheral dependent ground glass opacities with superimposed consolidations. Increased radiotracer uptake (SUVmax = 2.45) was also noted, highly suspicious for COVID-19.
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68Ga-PSMA-11 scan performed for an 81-year-old man suspected to have pulmonary metastases of prostate cancer. The 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT scan revealed bilateral ground-glass opacities and consolidations with mildly increased PSMA uptake, concerning for COVID-19.
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68Ga-PSMA-11 scan performed for an 81-year-old man suspected to have pulmonary metastases of prostate cancer. The 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT scan revealed bilateral ground-glass opacities and consolidations with mildly increased PSMA uptake, concerning for COVID-19.
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