Baseline SUV Range for Liver and Blood Pool in Patients Undergoing F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography
Journal Title: Istanbul Medical Journal - Year 2019, Vol 20, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of the study was to define the baseline SUVmax range in the liver and blood pool of patients undergoing fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) imaging. Methods: Five hundred and thirty-one patients (264 females, 267 males; mean age: 59.6±13.4 years) who were admitted to our department for PET/CT imaging before treatment were included in the study. Patient preparation, acquisition parameters and reconstruction protocols were standardized for all patients prior to PET/CT imaging. The mean serum glucose levels and mean age of the patients were calculated. These patients were divided into 10 groups as esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, larynx, lung, breast, endometrium, ovarian cancers and lymphoma. 2D region of interests were plotted to calculate the mean SUV values in the right lobe of the liver and the aortic arch for the blood pool. Results: Normal Gaussian distributions of mean SUV changes for liver and blood pool were obtained. Mean SUVmax and SUVmean values for liver were 2.73±0.22 and 2.34±0.16, respectively, and 1.80±0.2 and 1.57±0.14 for blood pool, respectively. Conclusion: It was concluded that the obtained SUV ranges may provide ease of application in the clinic in evaluating qualitative tumor response and comparing tumor/background ratios in cancer patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Yasemin Parlak, Didem Göksoy, Gözde Mütevelizade, Gül Gümüşer, Elvan Sayit
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP675963
- DOI 10.4274/imj.galenos.2019.43255
- Views 145
- Downloads 0
Evaluation of Plateletcrit and Neutrophil/Lymphocyte, Monocyte/Lymphocyte and Platelet/Lymphocyte Ratios in Endometrial Polyp
Introduction: To evaluate the association between endometrial polyp (EP) and inflammatory markers such as neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), monocyte/lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and plateletcr...
Overview of Patients with Multiple Primary Tumors During Eighty-four Months Follow-up: A Single Center Experience
Introduction: Advances in oncological diagnosis and treatment increase survival and remission of the disease. However, prolonged survival also increases the likelihood of developing second primary malignancies. The aim o...
A Magical Key to Female Sexual Dysfunction, Sexual Counseling
This study aimed to express the steps, importance, and benefits of sexual counseling given to women with sexual problems. Sexuality is a complicated process that is shaped by the interaction of many emotional, mental, an...
Necrotizing Pneumonia in a Diabetic Child Successfully Treated with Pneumonectomy
Diabetic patients may experience more severe Staphylococcus aureus-related respiratory tract infections such as necrotizing pneumonia (NP). A 13-year-old girl with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus was admitted to pediatric...
Intraspinal Bullet Migration: A Rare Case Report
Bullet migration is rarely reported in the literature. Herein we represent a case of penetrating gunshot injury with bullet migration from thoracic T7 spine to T10. A 34-year-old man was admitted to the emergency departm...