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Effect of Glucose Level on Brain FDG-PET Images

FDG를 이용한 Brain PET에서 Glucose Level이 영상에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, In-Yeong (Department of Radiological Science, Gachon University) ;
  • Lee, Yong-ki (Department of Radiological Science, Gachon University) ;
  • Ahn, Sung-Min (Department of Radiological Science, Gachon University)
  • 김인영 (가천대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 이용기 (가천대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 안성민 (가천대학교 방사선학과)
  • Received : 2016.05.13
  • Accepted : 2016.06.07
  • Published : 2017.06.30

Abstract

In addition to tumors, normal tissues, such as the brain and myocardium can intake $^{18}F$-FDG, and the amount of $^{18}F$-FDG intake by normal tissues can be altered by the surrounding environment. Therefore, a process is necessary during which the contrasts of the tumor and normal tissues can be enhanced. Thus, this study examines the effects of glucose levels on FDG PET images of brain tissues, which features high glucose activity at all times, in small animals. Micro PET scan was performed on fourteen mice after injecting $^{18}F$-FDG. The images were compared in relation to fasting. The findings showed that the mean SUV value w as 0.84 higher in fasted mice than in non-fasted mice. During observation, the images from non-fasted mice showed high accumulation in organs other than the brain with increased surrounding noise. In addition, compared to the non-fasted mice, the fasted mice showed higher early intake and curve increase. The findings of this study suggest that fasting is important in assessing brain functions in brain PET using $^{18}F$-FDG. Additional studies to investigate whether caffeine levels and other preprocessing items have an impact on the acquired images would contribute to reducing radiation exposure in patients.

$^{18}F$-FDG는 종양 외에도 뇌, 심근과 같은 정상조직에도 섭취가 될 수 있고 주변 환경에 의해서 정상조직의 섭취량이 변화할 수 있다. $^{18}F$-FDG를 이용한 검사 시에 전처리가 필요한데, 전처리로 종양조직과 정상조직의 영상적대조도를 증가시킬 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 소 동물을 이용하여 당 대사가 항상 활발한 뇌에서 $^{18}F$-FDG를 이용한 PET검사 시 혈당수치가 PET영상에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보았다. 총 14마리의 ICR-mouse를 이용하여 $^{18}F$-FDG를 주사 후 micro PET을 이용하였으며, 영상을 획득하여 금식 유무에 따라 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과 금식을 한 쥐의 뇌에서 평균 표준섭취계수값이 금식을 하지 않은 쥐보다 0.84 더 높게 나왔으며, 금식을 하지 않은 쥐에서 브레인 외의 장기에 많은 집적을 보였으며, 주변 노이즈가 증가한 것을 확인하였다. 시간방사능곡선의 비교에서도 금식을 하지 않은 쥐보다 금식을 한 쥐의 시간방사능곡선의 초반섭취율과 곡선 상승률이 높은 것을 확인하였다. $^{18}F$-FDG를 이용한 brain PET검사에서 금식의 전 처치는 뇌의 기능을 평가하는데 중요하다는 것을 알 수 있었고 카페인 성분이나 다른 전처리 항목도 추후 실험을 통하여 영상에 미치는지 지속적으로 연구한다면 환자의 방사선 피폭선량 감소에 기여할 것이라 사료된다.

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