Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on 2-[F]FDG PET/CT imaging work-flow in a single medical institution: comparison among the three Italian waves.

Purpose: To compare the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on 2-[F]FDG PET/CT imaging work-flow during the three waves in a medical institution of southern of Italy.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the numbers and results of 2-[F]FDG PET/CT studies acquired during the following three periods of the COVID-19 waves: 1) February 3-April 30, 2020; 2) October 15, 2020-January 15, 2021; and 3) January 18-April 16, 2021.

Results: A total of 861 PET/CT studies in 725 patients (388 men, mean age 64 ± 4 years) was acquired during the three waves of COVID-19 pandemic.

FDG-PET/CT imaging during the Covid-19 emergency: a southern Italian perspective.

Purpose: To assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on FDG-PET/CT work volume and to evaluate the occurrence of abnormal imaging findings suspicious or potentially diagnostic for interstitial pneumonia by Covid-19 infection in south Italy.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the number and the findings of FDG-PET/CT studies acquired between February and April 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic at the University of Napoli Federico II. The number and the findings of FDG-PET/CT studies acquired in the corresponding period of 2019 were also assessed for direct comparison.