Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection with the Omicron Variant Mimicking Metastatic Cancer on Whole-Body 18-F FDG PET/CT Imaging
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Helmsdal, G.; Clemmensen, S.; Mortensen, J.; Kristiansen, M.F.; Petersen, M.S.; Johannesen, H.L. Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection with the Omicron Variant Mimicking Metastatic Cancer on Whole-Body 18-F FDG PET/CT Imaging. COVID 2025, 5, 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid5070098
Helmsdal G, Clemmensen S, Mortensen J, Kristiansen MF, Petersen MS, Johannesen HL. Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection with the Omicron Variant Mimicking Metastatic Cancer on Whole-Body 18-F FDG PET/CT Imaging. COVID. 2025; 5(7):98. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid5070098
Chicago/Turabian StyleHelmsdal, Gunnhild, Sissal Clemmensen, Jann Mortensen, Marnar Fríðheim Kristiansen, Maria Skaalum Petersen, and Herborg L. Johannesen. 2025. "Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection with the Omicron Variant Mimicking Metastatic Cancer on Whole-Body 18-F FDG PET/CT Imaging" COVID 5, no. 7: 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid5070098
APA StyleHelmsdal, G., Clemmensen, S., Mortensen, J., Kristiansen, M. F., Petersen, M. S., & Johannesen, H. L. (2025). Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection with the Omicron Variant Mimicking Metastatic Cancer on Whole-Body 18-F FDG PET/CT Imaging. COVID, 5(7), 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/covid5070098