• Marzia Colandrea, Laura Gilardi, Laura L Travaini, Silvia L V Fracassi, Luigi Funicelli, and Chiara M Grana.
• Division of Nuclear Medicine, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy.
• Jpn J Radiol. 2020 Nov 1; 38 (11): 1007-1011.

ObjectiveThe aim of this case series is to describe our experience in diagnosis and management of oncological asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT.MethodsFrom March 9 to March 31, 2020, we identified 5 patients who had PET/CT findings suspicious for COVID-19, but no symptom of infection.ResultsThe first three patients were administered an SARS-CoV-2 test in a COVID-dedicated center, while the fourth and fifth were tested in our institution, in accordance with a new internal procedure. The SARS-CoV-2 test yielded positive results in all five patients.ConclusionIn this COVID-19 emergency, our task as radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians is to be able to identify imaging findings suggestive of the disease and to manage patients without overloading the hospital system.

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