Findings in [99mTc]MAA SPECT/CT in the diagnosis and follow-up of pulmonary embolism after infection by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Marylin Acuña Hernandez, Tatiana Morales Avellaneda, Jorge Andres Narvaez Gomez, Liset Sanchez Orduz

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Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection is a current public health problem that has been shown to cause multiple complications, including pulmonary thromboembolism. The first presented case is a 59-year-old woman with a history of COPD, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and COVID-19 infection in September 2020, consultation in December 2020 for atypical chest pain with suspected PE, AngioCT of pulmonary vessels was performed negative for emboli, subsequently [99mTc]Tc MAA SPECT/CT was indicated with a report of multiple triangular defects concerning acute pulmonary thromboembolism. A second case is a 70-year-old man with a history of dyslipidaemia, presented COVID-19 infection in September 2020 with a complication of PE with involvement of the left pulmonary artery, followed by [99mTc]Tc MAA SPECT/CT report multiple triangular and not triangles defects concerning pulmonary thromboembolism with signs of reperfusion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)120-121
Number of pages2
JournalNuclear Medicine Review
Volume24
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Jul 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Coronavirus infections
  • Diagnosis
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Ventilation-perfusion scan

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