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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 206 |
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Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, hodgkin's lymphoma, COVID vaccination, and appropriate investigation time
Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip1, Viroj Wiwanitkit2
1 Private Academic Consultant, Bangkok, Thailand
2 Department of Community Medicine, Dr DY Patil University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
| Date of Submission | 28-Sep-2021 |
| Date of Acceptance | 29-Sep-2021 |
| Date of Web Publication | 08-Jul-2022 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip
Private Academic Consultant, Bangkok
Thailand
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_151_21
How to cite this article:
Mungmunpuntipantip R, Wiwanitkit V. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, hodgkin's lymphoma, COVID vaccination, and appropriate investigation time. Indian J Nucl Med 2022;37:206 |
How to cite this URL:
Mungmunpuntipantip R, Wiwanitkit V. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography, hodgkin's lymphoma, COVID vaccination, and appropriate investigation time. Indian J Nucl Med [serial online] 2022 [cited 2022 Aug 10];37:206. Available from: https://www.ijnm.in/text.asp?2022/37/2/206/350255 |
Dear Editor,
We would like to correspond on “Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-FDG PET)/computed tomography in Hodgkin's lymphoma: Diagnostic challenge during COVID vaccination.”[1] Usmani et al. concluded that “F-FDG PET uptake in the lymph nodes is not so uncommon after immunization; relevant history is very important especially in the phase of massive immunization to avoid false interpretation.”[1] The diagnostic problem of using nuclear medicine investigation after COVID-19 vaccination is the current interesting issue. Reaction to immunogenicity process after vaccination can result in difficulty in the interpretation of result. The interesting question is how to manage the problem? Usmani et al. raised an important issue on good history-taking. If a patient is a known case of cancer, it might not difficult. However, if there is no clinical history, the problem still remains. A follow-up examination might be selected. Nevertheless, a good appropriate investigation time should be used. To avoid interference, investigation should be performed before vaccination or a certain period after vaccination. According to a recent report, a 6-week period after COVID-19 vaccination might be a good period for performing nuclear imaging investigation.[2]
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Conflicts of interest
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| 1. | Usmani S, Al-Ramadhan F, Al-Kandari F, Ahmed N. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in Hodgkin's lymphoma: Diagnostic challenge during COVID vaccination. Indian J Nucl Med 2021;36:343-6.  [Full text] |
| 2. | Eshet Y, Tau N, Alhoubani Y, Kanana N, Domachevsky L, Eifer M. Prevalence of increased FDG PET/CT axillary lymph node uptake beyond 6 weeks after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination. Radiology 2021;300:E345-7. |
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