Standards for PET Image Acquisition and Quantitative Data Analysis

Quantitative (18)F-FDG PET is increasingly being recognized as an important tool for diagnosis, determination of prognosis, and response monitoring in oncology. However, PET quantification with, for example, standardized uptake values (SUVs) is affected by many technical and physiologic factors. As a result, some of the variations in the literature on SUV-based patient outcomes are explained by differences in (18)F-FDG PET study methods. Various technical and clinical studies have been performed to understand the factors affecting PET quantification. On the basis of the results of those studies, several recommendations and guidelines have been proposed with the aims of improving the image quality and the…

• AS
  American Society of Clinical Oncology
• AC
  American College of Radiology Imaging Network
• AA
  American Association of Physicists in Medicine
• NC
  National Cancer Institute