Multiphase CT scanning and different intravenous contrast media concentrations in combined F-18-FDG PET/CT: Effect on quantitative and clinical assessment |
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Authors: | Rebière Marilou Verburg Frederik A Palmowski Moritz Krohn Thomas Pietsch Hubertus Kuhl Christiane K Mottaghy Felix M Behrendt Florian F |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany;2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, P. Debeylaan 25, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands;3. Department of Radiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany;4. Department of Experimental Molecular Imaging, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany;5. Contrast Media Research, Bayer Pharma AG, Müllerstr. 178, 13353 Berlin, Germany |
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Abstract: | PurposeTo evaluate the influence of multiphase CT scanning and different intravenous contrast media on contrast enhancement, attenuation correction and image quality in combined PET/CT.Material and methods140 patients were prospectively enrolled for F-18-FDG-PET/CT including a low-dose unenhanced, arterial and venous contrast enhanced CT. The first (second) 70 patients, received contrast medium with 370 (300) mg iodine/ml. The iodine delivery rate (1.3 mg/s) and total iodine load (44.4 g) were identical for both groups. Contrast enhancement and maximum and mean standardized FDG uptake values (SUVmax and SUVmean) were determined for the un-enhanced, arterial and venous PET/CT at multiple anatomic sites and PET reconstructions were visually evaluated.ResultsArterial contrast enhancement was significantly higher for the 300 mg/ml contrast medium compared to 370 mg I/ml at all anatomic sites. Venous enhancement was not different between the two contrast media. SUVmean and SUVmax were significantly higher for the contrast enhanced compared to the non-enhanced PET/CT at all anatomic sites (all P < 0.001). Tracer uptake was significantly higher in the arterial than in the venous PET/CT in the arteries using both contrast media (all P < 0.001). No differences in tracer uptake were found between the contrast media (all P > 0.05). Visual assessment revealed no relevant differences between the different PET reconstructions.ConclusionsThere is no relevant qualitative influence on the PET scan from the use of different intravenous contrast media in its various phases in combined multiphase PET/CT. For quantitative analysis of tracer uptake it is required to use an identical PET/CT protocol. |
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Keywords: | PET/CT Attenuation correction Contrast medium Multiphase MDCT Iodine concentration |
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