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Could Different Hydration Protocols Affect the Quality of 18F-FDG PET/CT Images?

Luca Ceriani, Sergio Suriano, Teresa Ruberto and Luca Giovanella
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology June 2011, 39 (2) 77-82; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.110.081265
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    Representative cases (2 coronal slices) of mean 18F-FDG distribution for each protocol of hydration: group A (A), group B (B), group C (C), and group D (D).

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    Distribution of SUVmax of blood-pool activity calculated in aorta (A) and left ventricle (B) for the 4 groups. For both aorta and left ventricle, P = not statistically significant on 1-way ANOVA.

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    Distribution of SUVmax calculated in muscle (A), adipose tissue (B), kidney (C), and bladder (D) for the 4 groups. Newman–Keuls test: *P < 0.05, group A vs. groups B–D. #P < 0.05, group D vs. groups B and C. **P < 0.05, group C vs. groups B and D.

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    Distribution of Clinical Characteristics in the 4 Groups

    CharacteristicGroup AGroup BGroup CGroup DP
    Age (y)59 ± 1460 ± 1260 ± 1162 ± 12NS*
    M/F16/1413/1717/1316/14NS†
    Weight (kg)69 ± 1366 ± 1370 ± 1368 ± 11NS*
    Height (cm)169 ± 10169 ± 11171 ± 09171 ± 08NS*
    Body mass index (kg/m2)24 ± 223 ± 223 ± 323 ± 2NS*
    Glucose (mmol/L)5.6 ± 0.75.3 ± 0.65.1 ± 0.75.3 ± 0.9NS*
    Creatinine (mmol/L)81 ± 1182 ± 980 ± 1081 ± 9NS*
    • NS = not statistically significant.

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    Distribution of SUVmax in the 4 Groups

    GroupLeft ventricleAortaMuscleFatKidneyBladder
    A2.22 ± 0.601.76 ± 0.410.59 ± 0.090.34 ± 0.072.2 ± 0.4131.1 ± 12.8
    B2.09 ± 0.511.71 ± 0.340.52 ± 0.070.27 ± 0.061.9 ± 0.437.9 ± 3.4
    C2.13 ± 0.521.73 ± 0.320.53 ± 0.100.27 ± 0.111.8 ± 0.3210.4 ± 4.4
    D2.12 ± 0.611.73 ± 0.310.53 ± 0.080.27 ± 0.081.6 ± 0.345.9 ± 1.8
    P (ANOVA)NSNS<0.01<0.01<0.001<0.0001
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