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Al-Saeedi F, Rajendran P, Tipre D, Aladwani H, Alenezi S, Alqabandi M, Alkhamis A, Redha A, Mohammad A, Ahmad F, Abdulnabi Y, Alfadhly A, Alrasheedi D. The effect of COVID-19 on nuclear medicine and radiopharmacy activities: A global survey. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10489. [PMID: 37380735 PMCID: PMC10307835 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36925-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Globally, COVID-19 affected radiopharmaceutical laboratories. This study sought to determine the economic, service, and research impacts of COVID-19 on radiopharmacy. This online survey was conducted with the participation of employees from nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical companies. The socioeconomic status of the individuals was collected. The study was participated by 145 medical professionals from 25 different countries. From this work, it is evident that 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-glucose (2-[18F]FDG), and 99mTc-labeled macro aggregated albumin 99mTc-MAA were necessary radiopharmaceuticals used by 57% (83/145and 34% (49/145;) respondents, respectively for determining how COVID infections affect a patient's body. The normal scheduling procedure for the radiopharmacy laboratory was reduced by more than half (65%; 94/145). In COVID-19, 70% (102/145) of respondents followed the regulations established by the local departments. Throughout the pandemic, there was a 97% (141/145) decrease in all staffing recruitment efforts. The field of nuclear medicine research, as well as the radiopharmaceutical industry, were both adversely affected by COVID-19.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fatma Al-Saeedi
- The Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, King Faisal University, AlAhsa, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Translational Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
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- College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
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- The Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
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- College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
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- College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
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- College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
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- College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
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- College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
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- College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
| | - Danah Alrasheedi
- College of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. box: 24923, 13110, Safat, Kuwait
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Minamimoto R. Oncology and cardiology positron emission tomography/computed tomography faced with COVID-19: A review of available literature data. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:1052921. [DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1052921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to significantly change their lifestyles and attitudes, and has greatly burdened healthcare delivery systems worldwide. The redistribution of the medical delivery system to maintain normal medical care while responding generously to COVID-19 is a continuing challenge that weighs heavily on medical institutions. Among imaging modalities, chest X-rays and computed tomography (CT) examinations have clearly made a large contribution to treatment of COVID-19. In contrast, it is difficult to express the standpoint of nuclear medicine examinations in a straightforward manner, as the greatest emphasis in this modality has been on how necessary medical care can continue to be provided. Many clinical reports of nuclear medicine examinations related to COVID-19 have been published, and knowledge continues to accumulate. This review provides a summary of the current state of oncology and cardiology positron emission tomography (PET) examinations related to COVID-19, and includes preparation of the nuclear medicine department, trends in PET examinations, specific imaging findings on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT, imaging of complications of COVID-19, PET tracers other than FDG, and the effects of vaccines on PET imaging findings.
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