Table 1 An overview of studies in patients with AAAs which are investigated with ¹⁸F-FDG PET scanning

Sakalihasan et al. [11]

26

72

63

60

Visual

Growth, symptoms, leaking and rupture

Reeps et al. [14]

12

69

59

90

SUV_max

AAA disease, symptoms, histopathologic characteristics of aneurysm wall instability

Truijers et al. [13]

17

71

40

60

SUV_max

AAA disease

Kotze et al. [20]

14

73.6

54

180

(SUV_max)

–

Menezes et al. [27]

17

74

53

45, 60, 120, 180

TBR (SUV_max)

–

Kotze et al. [22]

25

75

50

180

TBR (SUV_max)

Inverse correlation between baseline FDG uptake and future aneurysm expansion

Muzaffar et al. [28]

15

74

50

60

SUV_max

–

Marini et al. [17]

12

73

48

60–90

TBR (SUV_max)

Lower FDG uptake in AAA patients compared to controls

Palombo et al. [16]

40

74

49

≥60

Visual, TBR (SUV_max)

Lower FDG uptake in AAA patients compared to controls

Tegler et al. [15]

12

65

58

60

SUV_max,

–

Reeps et al. [24]

18

71

56

90

SUV_max, SUV_mean

Symptoms, histopathologic characteristics of aneurysm wall instability

Courtois et al. [25]

8 PET+

78

54.5

60

TBR (SUV_max)

Growth, symptoms, histopathologic characteristics of aneurysm wall instability

10 PET−

75

58.5

60

–

Courtois et al. [26]

6 PET+

79

54.5

60

TBR (SUV_max)

Histopathologic characteristics of aneurysm wall

6 PET−

72

56.5

60

Kotze et al. [23]

40

75

48.5

180

TBR (SUV_max)

Negative correlation with aneurysm expansion

Nchimi et al. [12]

53 (6 TAA)

72

41.7

54–100

TBR (SUV_max)

Future clinical events, wall stress

Barwick et al. [19]

151

74

50

90

TBR (SUV_max)

Lower SUV_max in AAA patients compared to controls

Morbelli et al. [18]

30

74.6

49

90

TBR (SUV_max)

Lower FDG uptake in AAA patients compared to controls

Morel et al. [21]

39

71

46

90

TBR (SUV_max)

Inverse correlation between baseline FDG uptake and future aneurysm expansion