Unsuspected reduced radiochemical purity of the 18F-FDG may decrease image resolution, SUV reliability and diagnostic accuracy.

CONCLUSION: Increasing the radiochemical purity of the 18F-FDG increases the quality of images, the reliabity of the SUV during PET scanning and consequently increases the accuracy of diagnosis. Furthermore, 18F-FDG can be synthesized at a high radioactive concentration in large volume, and its effective date could also be prolonged. PMID: 30534635 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: Hell J Nucl Med Source Type: research