Feasibility Study of Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) for Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2: Case Report

Yaser Safi; Mitra  Ghazizadeh Ahsaie; Zohreh Azma

doi:10.18502/jimc.v6i4.13456

Yaser Safi Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mitra Ghazizadeh Ahsaie Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zohreh Azma Erfan Radiation Oncology Center, Erfan Neyayesh Hospital, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v6i4.13456

Keywords: Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, Lung, Radiography, Spiral Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Abstract

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia has been spreading worldwide since February 2019. The most common symptoms are fever, dry cough and fatigue. The virus may affect the lungs, leading to complete opacification and in some cases death. Numerous attempts have been made in early diagnosis through imaging and laboratory tests. Imaging examinations such as conventional x-ray chest radiography and Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) are now being used for assessment of the lungs. The authors have presented a case in which signs of COVID-19 were detected in cancer patient undergoing Radiotherapy (RT) using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Cone Beam Computed Tomography is a safe, low dose, three dimensional lung screening evaluation method, in patients suspected for chronic and acute pulmonary diseases and COVID-19.