| 18F-FDG PET | 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-D-glucose |
| SUV | Standardized Uptake Values |
| IRBs | Institutional Review Boards |
| SUVbw | Standardized Uptake Value body weight |
| SNMMI | Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging |
| HPA | hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal |
| SNR | Signal-to-Noise Ratio |