Identification and Follow-up of COVID-19 Related Matching Ventilation and Perfusion Defects on Functional Imaging Using VQ SPECT/CT.
Osayande EvbuomwanWalter EndresTebatso TebeilaGerrit EngelbrechtPublished in: Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2022)
We confirm that the VQ scan is a safe and effective tool to identify and follow-up recovered COVID-19 patients with persistent ventilation and perfusion abnormalities suspicious of small airway disease and pulmonary microthrombosis.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- contrast enhanced
- sars cov
- computed tomography
- respiratory failure
- dual energy
- mechanical ventilation
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high resolution
- pulmonary hypertension
- magnetic resonance
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- image quality
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- photodynamic therapy
- fine needle aspiration
- ultrasound guided