Interobserver variability of image-derived arterial blood SUV in whole-body FDG PET

Abstract Background Today, the standardized uptake value (SUV) is essentially the only means for quantitative evaluation of static [18F-]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) investigations. However, the SUV approach has several well-known shortcomings which adversely affect th...

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Main Authors: Frank Hofheinz, Jens Maus, Sebastian Zschaeck, Julian Rogasch, Georg Schramm, Liane Oehme, Ivayla Apostolova, Jörg Kotzerke, Jörg van den Hoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-03-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
Subjects:
PET
FDG
SUV
SUR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13550-019-0486-9