Comparative Analysis of SUV Measurements Using Different Correction Methods in Oncological PET/CT Imaging.

Assiut University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cancer Patients Referred to do PET/CT Study

Treatments: Device: PET/CT with 18-FDG

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07306975

SUV measurements in PET/CT

Details and patient eligibility

About

-To measure SUVs by using different correction methods in oncological PET/CT imaging.

Full description

-To compare between SUV measurements in the tumor and liver using different standardizing parameters such as: body weight, lean body mass and body surface area.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Cancer patients (> 18 years old) referred to nuclear medicine unit to do F18-FDG PET/CT study.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients < 18 years old.
• Patients with increased FDG uptake on tissue associated with non-malignant causes such as diffuse bone marrow FDG uptake or inflammatory.
• Patients with extensive metastasis.