Application of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography to measure volume and metabolic activity of arm muscles
[ 18 F]FDG PET/CT using CT-based segmentation enables analysis of total arm muscle metabolic activity and volume. This methodology demonstrated significant differences in mean SUV BW and SUV LBM between the left and right arms, with consistently higher uptake in the right arm. In addition, females exhibited higher SUV BW than males. The techniques developed in this study may also be applied to further investigate the laterality and metabolism of other muscle groups.
Authors
- Mona-Elisabeth R. Revheim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3300-7420)
- Jaskeerat Gujral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3626-0306)
- Peter K. Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0406-3362)
- Malia Ahmed
- Bimash Shrestha
- Abass A. Alavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2442-7901)
- Miraziz Ismoilov
- Om H Gandhi
- Shashi B. Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5536-0869)
- Thomas Werner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2373-1781)
- Suhail Niaz Khan Niazi
- Niloofaralsadat Motamedi
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Detroit Medical Center (US)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nuclear Medicine Communications
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mnm.0000000000002038
- Primary Topic
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00