Table 2 Maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of 68Ga-NOTA-TATE and 68Ga-DOTA-TATEPET/CT imaging in various organs of healthy volunteers
From: Comparative evaluation of 68Ga-labelled TATEs: the impact of chelators on imaging
Organ | 68Ga-NOTA-TATE (n = 12) | 68Ga-DOTA-TATE (n = 10) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average | Range | Average | Range | |
Pituitary gland | 1.5 | 0.7~2.3 | 4.9 | 2.4~7.9 |
Parotid gland | 0.9 | 0.7~1.3 | 2.7 | 1.9~5.4 |
Submandibular | 1.2 | 0.7~1.4 | 3.4 | 1.7~5.7 |
Palatine tonsil | 1.3 | 0.6~1.8 | 2.6 | 1.2~4.1 |
Thyroid | 1.7 | 1.2~2.5 | 3.8 | 1.5~5.9 |
Lymph nodes | 1.2 | 0.8~1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5~2.0 |
Breast | 0.7 | 0.5~1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4~0.9 |
Thymus | 1.1 | 0.6~1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7~1.5 |
Lungs | 0.6 | 0.3~0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5~1.3 |
Blood pool | 1.4 | 0.9~1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6~1.4 |
Bone marrow | 0.9 | 0.7~1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5~1.3 |
Liver | 4.2 | 1.3~6.3 | 10.1 | 7.8~12.0 |
Spleen | 14.6 | 10.7~17.1 | 26.9 | 20.1~33.5 |
Pancreas | 3.7 | 2.0~5.5 | 6.2 | 3.9~8.1 |
Stomach | 2.4 | 1.6~4.9 | 6.1 | 3.1~8.3 |
Small bowel | 1.8 | 1.4~2.5 | 3.4 | 2.2~4.9 |
Large bowel | 1.5 | 1.0~2.4 | 2.2 | 1.6~3.7 |
Adrenals | 10.7 | 5.7~15.6 | 15.2 | 10.8~17.7 |
Kidneys | 14.1 | 6.2~20.3 | 14.5 | 11.2~17.8 |