title: Standardized uptake values of normal organs on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography imaging.
abstract: Standardized uptake values (SUVs) of normal organs were evaluated by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) scanning. Seventy patients (38 men and 32 women) with no non-physiological 18F-FDG uptake participated in the study. All patients fasted for at least 4 h before PET-CT imaging and their fasting blood glucose levels were within the normal range. Image acquisition was performed after intravenous administration of 18F-FDG and images were obtained from the vertex to the upper thigh region. The SUVs of various organs were determined from the transverse views. The uptake of 18F-FDG was highest in the cerebrum, cerebellum, myocardium, tonsils, liver and spleen in both sexes. Having knowledge of the physiological uptake of 18F-FDG and normal organ SUVs is required for the correct interpretation of whole-body 18F-FDG-PET-CT studies.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine and PET Centre, Medical School, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey. szincirkeser@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zincirkeser
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halac
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sager
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18