Toward Reliable Uptake Metrics in Large Vessel Vasculitis Studies

The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of sex, age, fat mass, fasting blood glucose level (FBGL), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on blood pool activity in patients with large vessel vasculitis (LVV). Blood pool activity was measured in the superior caval vein using me...

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Autores principales: Gijs D. van Praagh, Pieter H. Nienhuis, Daniel M. de Jong, Melanie Reijrink, Kornelis S. M. van der Geest, Elisabeth Brouwer, Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans, Bhanu Sinha, Antoon T. M. Willemsen, Riemer H. J. A. Slart
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Sumario:The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of sex, age, fat mass, fasting blood glucose level (FBGL), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on blood pool activity in patients with large vessel vasculitis (LVV). Blood pool activity was measured in the superior caval vein using mean, maximum, and peak standardized uptake values corrected for body weight (SUVs) and lean body mass (SULs) in 41 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) scans of LVV patients. Sex influence on the blood pool activity was assessed with t-tests, while linear correlation analyses were used for age, fat mass, FBGL, and eGFR. Significantly higher SUVs were found in women compared with men, whereas SULs were similar between sexes. In addition, higher fat mass was associated with increased SUVs (r = 0.56 to 0.65; all <i>p</i> < 0.001) in the blood pool, but no correlations were found between SULs and fat mass (r = −0.25 to −0.15; all <i>p</i> > 0.05). Lower eGFR was associated with a higher FDG blood pool activity for all uptake values. In FDG-PET/CT studies with LVV patients, we recommend using SUL over SUV, while caution is advised in interpreting SUV and SUL measures when patients have impaired kidney function.