Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2021 Dec;71(12):2834.
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), originated from Wuhan province of China, is responsible for causing severe respiratory syndrome (SARS-Cov-2). Initial specific investigation to diagnose the viral infection includes nasopharyngeal nucleic acid testing (RT-PCR). However other modalities can also aid in detection of COVID-19 infection. For instance, COVID pneumonitis related findings on positron emission tomography (PET/CT) scan acquired, during routine evaluation; can help in detection the viral infection in asymptomatic patients thereby preventing further spread of infection to other patients, physicians; and family members. This can alert physicians in taking prophylactic and preventive measures for management of these asymptomatic patient.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）源自中国湖北省，是引起严重呼吸道综合征（SARS-CoV-2）的原因。最初用于诊断病毒感染的特定检查包括鼻咽核酸检测（RT-PCR）。但是，其他方法也可以帮助检测 COVID-19 感染。例如，在常规评估期间获得的正电子发射断层扫描（PET/CT）扫描上与 COVID 肺炎相关的发现；可以帮助检测无症状患者中的病毒感染，从而防止感染传播给其他患者、医生和家庭成员。这可以提醒医生采取预防和预防措施来管理这些无症状患者。
