How do you time PET/CT surveillance and COVID boosters?

Is anyone advising delaying COVID booster until after PET/CT to avoid false positive?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

I have not changed the timing of PET surveillance imaging around vaccinations but 1) is a frequent question from patients, and 2) I have seen a fair amount of false positive FDG avid axillary adenopathy post-vaccination. Think this tends to be too unpredictable in the duration of these imaging findi...

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Radiation Oncologist at Marshfield Clinic - Rice Lake
I agree. Yes, you do see occasional FDG+ adenopath...

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