ObjectiveTo analyze standardized uptake values (SUVs) using three different tube current
intensities for attenuation correction on 18FNaF PET/CT scans.Materials and MethodsA total of 254 18F-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).ResultsMean 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.ConclusionThe three tube current values yielded similar results for SUV calculation.
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