Delayed time-point 18F-FDG PET CT imaging enhances assessment of atherosclerotic plaque inflammation.
Nucl Med Commun
; 34(9): 860-7, 2013 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to determine the ideal circulation time of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) in order to detect and quantify atherosclerotic plaque inflammation with PET computed tomography (CT) imaging.METHODS:
Fifteen patients underwent multiple time-point imaging at â¼60, 120, and 180 min after F-FDG administration. For each time point, global assessment of aortic and carotid F-FDG uptake was determined qualitatively by visual assessment and semiquantitatively by calculation of the mean and maximum standardized uptake values (SUV) and the corresponding target-to-background ratio (TBR).RESULTS:
Delayed imaging achieved significant improvement in visualization of atherosclerotic plaque inflammation [Friedman's χ statistic (d.f.=2, n=15)=24.13, P<0.001, Kendall's W=0.80]. This observation was confirmed by semiquantitative image analysis. At 1 h, the aortic and carotid SUVmean-calculated TBR was 1.05 [95% confidence interval (CI)=0.98, 1.11] and 0.88 (95% CI=0.81, 0.96), respectively. At 3 h, the TBR significantly increased to 1.57 (95% CI=1.28, 1.86; P=0.001) for the aorta and to 1.61 (95% CI=1.36, 1.87; P<0.001) for the carotid arteries. SUVmax-calculated TBRs showed a similar increase over time.CONCLUSION:
One- and 2-h F-FDG PET CT imaging is suboptimal for global assessment of atherosclerotic plaque inflammation compared with imaging at 3 h. Our data support the utilization of 3-h delayed imaging to obtain optimal data for the detection and quantification of atherosclerotic plaque inflammation in human arteries.
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Asunto principal:
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Fluorodesoxiglucosa F18
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Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones
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Placa Aterosclerótica
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Imagen Multimodal
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nucl Med Commun
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos