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SUV95th as a Reliable Alternative to SUVmax for Determining Renal Uptake in [68Ga] PSMA PET/CT.

Serena BaioccoFederica MatteucciEmilio MezzengaPaola CaroliValentina Di IorioCorrado CittantiAlessandro BevilacquaGiovanni PaganelliAnna Sarnelli
Published in: Molecular imaging and biology (2021)
Our findings indicate that SUV95th is a more robust index to assess high uptake level, representing a reliable alternative to SUVmax. Independently from the segmentation method, the superiority of SUV95th and its easy computation could make its clinical impact decisive. The results obtained with SUV95th, more representative of tracer uptake than those with SUVmax suggest, in our opinion, that mannitol infusion could be used to reduce the adsorbed dose to the kidneys during [68Ga]PSMA PET/CT and Lu-177 or Ac-225 therapy. Our future goal will be confirming this effect in a larger cohort of patients, also verifying the role of SUV95th in the evaluation of tumor response to therapy.
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