Early detection of SARS-CoV-2 from staging PET-CT.
Mohamed H KhattabAlexander D SherryAaron C JessopKristen K CiomborBapsi ChakravarthyPublished in: Journal of radiation oncology (2020)
In the COVID-19 era, oncologists obtaining routine staging imaging should have high diagnostic suspicion for subclinical SARS-CoV-2 infection. To avoid precipitating severe pneumonia and hospitalization, multidisciplinary discussion with risk-benefit analysis is recommended before initiating immunosuppressive therapies such as chemoradiation.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- sars cov
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronavirus disease
- positron emission tomography
- high resolution
- rectal cancer
- early onset
- clinical practice
- radiation therapy
- locally advanced
- intensive care unit
- squamous cell carcinoma
- photodynamic therapy
- advanced cancer
- quality improvement
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- palliative care
- fluorescence imaging
- breast cancer risk