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CHARACTERIZATION OF PHYSIOLOGIC 18 F‐FDG UPTAKE WITH PET‐CT IN DOGS
Author(s) -
LEE MINSU,
LEE AHRA,
JUNG MIAE,
LEE INHYE,
CHOI JIHYE,
CHUNG HYUNWOO,
JEONG SOONWUK,
NAHM SANGSOEP,
EOM KIDONG
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2010.01727.x
Subject(s) - medicine , beagle , pancreas , lung , positron emission tomography , stomach , nuclear medicine , soft palate , kidney , adrenal gland , pathology , surgery
We evaluated the whole body distribution of 2‐deoxy‐2‐[18F]fluoro‐ d ‐glucose ( 18 F‐FDG) in seven beagle dogs using positron emission tomography/computed tomography. The mean and maximum standard uptake values (SUV) for various tissues were computed. The SUV of the aortic blood pool was 0.65±0.19. Moderate uptake was present in brain (3.40±1.01). Mild uptake was present in orbital muscles, soft palate, laryngeal and pharyngeal region, mandibular salivary gland, myocardium, liver, pancreas, kidney, and intestine. 18 F‐FDG uptake would be normally higher in these tissues because of normal physiologic activity. Mean and maximum SUV values of the eye, skeletal muscle, bone tissue, spleen, adrenal gland, stomach, tongue, gall bladder, and lung were similar to or lower than that of the aortic blood pool. These data provide a normal baseline for comparing pathologic 18 F‐FDG uptake.