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Do Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents Affect 18F-FDG PET/CT Uptake in the Dentate Nucleus and the Globus Pallidus? A Pilot Study

Kyle Bauer, Alaina Lathrum, Osama Raslan, Patrick V. Kelly, Yihua Zhou, Debra Hewing, Crystal Botkin, James A. Turner and Medhat Osman
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology March 2017, 45 (1) 30-33; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.116.180844
Kyle Bauer
1Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapeutics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Alaina Lathrum
1Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapeutics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Osama Raslan
2Division of Nuclear Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Patrick V. Kelly
3Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri; and
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Yihua Zhou
4Neuroradiology Division, Department of Radiology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Debra Hewing
1Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapeutics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Crystal Botkin
1Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapeutics, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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James A. Turner
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Medhat Osman
2Division of Nuclear Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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    CT (A and C) and PET (B and D) images of 84-y-old man with history of scalp melanoma. White circles represent ROI analyses drawn around DN (A and B) and GP (C and D).

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    Box plot of SUVmax in DN for controls and subjects. Median difference between groups is significant (P = 0.021).

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    Box plot of SUVmax in GP for controls and subjects. Median difference between groups is significant (P = 0.003).

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    Comparison of 25th Percentile, Median, 75th Percentile, and 1-Tailed P Values from DN and GP for Control and Subject Groups

    Group25% percentileMedian75% percentileP*
    DN
     Controls5.66.470.021
     Subjects3.75.46.7
    GP
     Controls11.212.114.40.003
     Subjects6.28.811.5
    • ↵* Wilcoxon 2-sample test.

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Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology Mar 2017, 45 (1) 30-33; DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.116.180844

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Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology Mar 2017, 45 (1) 30-33; DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.116.180844
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