99mTe-Vitamin C SPECT/CT imaging in SARS-CoV-2 associated pneumonia
NUCLEAR MEDICINE REVIEW, vol.25, no.2, pp.127-128, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 25 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.5603/nmr.a2022.0026
- Journal Name: NUCLEAR MEDICINE REVIEW
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Page Numbers: pp.127-128
- Keywords: 99mTc-Vitamin C, SPECT, CT, SARS-Cov-2, pneumonia
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
Abstract
We present the first 99mTc-Vitamin C single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) images obtained in patients with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection. The CT portion of SPECT/CT images showed mostly peripheral patchy and ground-glass opacities in both lungs, which are consistent with a diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2-associated pneumonia in both patients. 99mTc-Vitamin C SPECT images showed increased tracer uptake corresponding to abnormal lung findings seen on CT in patient 1 who was newly diagnosed and treatment naive. However, no abnormal uptake corresponding to lung CT findings was seen in patient 2 who received anti-SARS-CoV-2 treatment.