Control subjects and 3 COVID-19 patients had an additional 90-min dynamic scan. Scans of 3 COVID-19 patients were repeated after 4 months. Volume-of-interest were drawn on spleen, liver, lungs, bone marrow, lymph nodes, tonsils, and blood-pool. Two-tissue compartmental modelling was ...
The primary purpose of the PET scan of SPN should be to determine the likelihood of malignancy in order to plan the management of the member. Note: A biopsy is not considered medically necessary in the case of a negative PET scan for SPNs, because the member is presumed not to have a ...