title: Comparison of standardized uptake values measured on F-NaF PET/CT scans using three different tube current intensities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze standardized uptake values (SUVs) using three different tube current intensities for attenuation correction on (18)FNaF PET/CT scans.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 254 (18)F-NaF PET/CT studies were analyzed using 10, 20 and 30 mAs. The SUVs were calculated in volumes of interest (VOIs) drawn on three skeletal regions, namely, right proximal humeral diaphysis (RH), right proximal femoral diaphysis (RF), and first lumbar vertebra (LV1) in a total of 712 VOIs. The analyses covered 675 regions classified as normal (236 RH, 232 RF, and 207 LV1).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean SUV for each skeletal region was 3.8, 5.4 and 14.4 for RH, RF, and LV1, respectively. As the studies were grouped according to mAs value, the mean SUV values were 3.8, 3.9 and 3.7 for 10, 20 and 30 mAs, respectively, in the RH region; 5.4, 5.5 and 5.4 for 10, 20 and 30 mAs, respectively, in the RF region; 13.8, 14.9 and 14.5 for 10, 20 and 30 mAs, respectively, in the LV1 region.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The three tube current values yielded similar results for SUV calculation.
authors: Nuclear Physicians, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Agnes Araujo
authors: AA
authors: Valadares
authors: PhDs, Physicians Assistants, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo Octavio Frias de Oliveira (Icesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Paulo Schiavom
authors: PS
authors: Duarte
authors: Nuclear Physicians, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Eduardo Bechtloff
authors: EB
authors: Woellner
authors: PhDs, Physicians Assistants, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo Octavio Frias de Oliveira (Icesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: George Barberio
authors: GB
authors: Coura-Filho
authors: Private Docent, Professor, Department of Radiology and Oncology - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Marcelo Tatit
authors: MT
authors: Sapienza
authors: Private Docent, Full Professor, Department of Radiology and Oncology - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Carlos Alberto
authors: CA
authors: Buchpiguel
keywords: 18F-NaF PET/CT; Corrente de tubo; SUV; Tube current; mAs