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Hepatic FDG Uptake is not Associated with Hepatic Steatosis but with Visceral Fat Volume in Cancer Screening

Hepatic FDG Uptake is not Associated with Hepatic Steatosis but with Visceral Fat Volume in... Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2012) 46:176–181 DOI 10.1007/s13139-012-0143-y ORIGINAL ARTICLE Hepatic FDG Uptake is not Associated with Hepatic Steatosis but with Visceral Fat Volume in Cancer Screening Kyoungjune Pak & Seong-Jang Kim & In Joo Kim & Keunyoung Kim & Heeyoung Kim & So Jung Kim Received: 20 April 2012 /Revised: 17 May 2012 /Accepted: 18 May 2012 /Published online: 21 June 2012 Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine 2012 Abstract two groups. Strong correlations were shown between liver Purpose We aimed to evaluate the relation between visceral SUV and BMI (r00.609, p<0.001) and between liver mean fat volume and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake of the liver SUV and visceral fat volume (r00.457, p<0.001). Liver mean measured by maximum or mean standardized uptake value. SUV was also strongly correlated with BMI (r00.622, max Methods We retrospectively analyzed 96 consecutive records p00.001) and visceral fat volume (r00.547, p<0.001). of positron emission tomography/computed tomography There was no significant association of mean attenuation value (PET/CT) performed for cancer screening between May of the liver (liver HU ) with liver SUV (r0-0.003, mean mean 2011 and December 2011. Subjects were divided into 2 p00.979) or liver SUV (r0-0.120, p00.244). max groups according to Hounsfield unit http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Springer Journals

Hepatic FDG Uptake is not Associated with Hepatic Steatosis but with Visceral Fat Volume in Cancer Screening

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2012 by Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine
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Medicine & Public Health; Cardiology; Imaging / Radiology; Oncology; Nuclear Medicine; Orthopedics
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1869-3474
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1869-3482
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10.1007/s13139-012-0143-y
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24900057
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Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2012) 46:176–181 DOI 10.1007/s13139-012-0143-y ORIGINAL ARTICLE Hepatic FDG Uptake is not Associated with Hepatic Steatosis but with Visceral Fat Volume in Cancer Screening Kyoungjune Pak & Seong-Jang Kim & In Joo Kim & Keunyoung Kim & Heeyoung Kim & So Jung Kim Received: 20 April 2012 /Revised: 17 May 2012 /Accepted: 18 May 2012 /Published online: 21 June 2012 Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine 2012 Abstract two groups. Strong correlations were shown between liver Purpose We aimed to evaluate the relation between visceral SUV and BMI (r00.609, p<0.001) and between liver mean fat volume and fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake of the liver SUV and visceral fat volume (r00.457, p<0.001). Liver mean measured by maximum or mean standardized uptake value. SUV was also strongly correlated with BMI (r00.622, max Methods We retrospectively analyzed 96 consecutive records p00.001) and visceral fat volume (r00.547, p<0.001). of positron emission tomography/computed tomography There was no significant association of mean attenuation value (PET/CT) performed for cancer screening between May of the liver (liver HU ) with liver SUV (r0-0.003, mean mean 2011 and December 2011. Subjects were divided into 2 p00.979) or liver SUV (r0-0.120, p00.244). max groups according to Hounsfield unit

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Published: Jun 21, 2012

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