Effect of blood glucose and body weight on image quality in brain [18F]FDG PET imaging

Conclusions Increasing blood glucose and body weight are associated with increased image noise in standard imaging conditions. Improving count density by prolonging scan time and increasing injected activity significantly improves image quality in hyperglycaemic patients, although the image contrast remains reduced in patients with most pronounced hyperglycaemia.
Source: Nuclear Medicine Communications - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research