Dose optimization in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography based on NECR measurement and image quality assessment.

Conclusion: Optimisation of injected 18F-FDG radioactivity from 7.4 MBq/kg (200 µCi/kg) body weight to 1.85 MBq/kg (50 µCi/kg) body weight resulted in acceptable image quality, despite reduction in NECR. PMID: 32887760 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: J Nucl Med Technol Source Type: research