SNMMI warns of Omicron’s impact on PET/CT scans

Medical Physics Consultants, Inc

Eighteen months ago the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) developed a task force to monitor and provide guidance to the imaging community with respect to COVID-19 infections manifesting in various imaging modalities, primarily FDG PET/CT or PET/MR. With the most recent variant, omicron, an unusual imaging pattern has been observed in the upper aerodigestive tract and cervical lymph nodes. To read the full statement please visit the SNMMI media site here.