CT Abnormalities Evocative of Lung Infection Are Associated With Lower 18F-FDG Uptake in Confirmed COVID-19 Patients

Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Status: Completed

Conditions: Presence of COVID-19 Compatible CT Abnormalities

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: PET-CT of 18F-FDG

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04512118

2020PI153

Details and patient eligibility

About

CT signs that are evocative of lung COVID-19 infections have been extensively described, whereas 18F-FDG-PET signs have not. Our current study aimed to identify specific COVID-19 18F-FDG-PET signs in patients that were (i) suspected to have a lung infection based on 18F-FDG-PET/CT recorded during the COVID-19 outbreak and (ii) whose COVID-19 diagnosis was definitely established or excluded by appropriate viral testing.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient coming to nuclear medicine for 18F-flurodesoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) with suspicion of lung involvement
• patient affiliated to a social security scheme or equivalent
• adult patient having been informed of the study

Exclusion criteria

• patient with a negative covid 19 test