Single photon emission computed tomography lung perfusion imaging during the COVID-19 pandemic: does nuclear medicine need to reconsider its guidelines?
Stefan Vöö, Sabina Dizdarevic
Abstract
aInstitute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, University College Hospital NHS Trust, London bBrighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK Received 18 May 2020 Accepted 7 June 2020 Correspondence to Sabina Dizdarevic, MD, PhD, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, BN2 5BE, UK, Tel: +44 1273 696955; x64512; e-mail: [email protected]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicUniversity hospitalMedicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakComputed tomographyMedical schoolSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Family medicineNuclear medicineEmergency medicineMedical educationRadiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyInternal medicineDiseaseOutbreakCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies