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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1797-1798. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.06.088
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Maximum Standard Uptake Values of Mediastinal Nodes on PET and CT

James L. Fleckenstein, MD

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine at Tulsa, 5524 E 106th Pl, Tulsa, OK 74137-7089

(Email: jamesfleckenstein@cox.net).

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To the Editor:

I read with interest the article by Bryant and colleagues [1] in which the uptake of 18-F (fluorine) fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) was measured in mediastinal nodes of lung cancer patients. However, I was confused by the reported median value for maximal standard uptake value (maxSUV) in benign nodes. The median was said to be 0, whereas the range was 0 to 18.8. It is unclear how a value of zero is obtained from the formula used by them.

The equation, maxSUV = C(microCi/mL)/[ID(microCi)/w(kg)], in which "C" is the activity at a pixel within the tissue defined . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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