Table 5.

FDG-PET/CT parameters

Study and year	Time of fasting before FDG administration (h)	FDG dose (MBq)	Time interval between FDG administration and data acquisition (min)	No. of CT detector rows	Reconstructed slice width (mm)	Intravenous CT contrast	Oral CT contrast	Area of body scanned
Fencl et al. [12], 2007	≥6	350–450	60–90	2	4.0	Yes and no	Yes	From the skull base to below the groin
Nassenstein et al. [13], 2007	≥4	350	60	2	-3.0 (head and neck)	Yes	Yes	From the head to the upper thigh
					-5.0 (chest and abdomen)
Fleming et al. [14], 2007	NR	555	75	16	NR	NR	NR	From the top of the head to midthigh
Bruna et al. [15], 2007	≥6	5.5/kg (max. 550)	60	NR	NR	NR	NR	From the top of the head to midthigh
Wartski et al. [16], 2007	≥6	4–5/kg	60	NR	5.0	No	No	From the skull to the midthigh
Ambrosini et al. [18], 2006	6	370	60–90	NR	NR	NR	NR	“Whole-body”
Fakhry et al. [20] 2006	≥6	260–330	60	NR	NR	NR	NR	From the skull base to the thighs
Pelosi et al. [22], 2006	≥6	222–370	60	NR	NR	NR	NR	From neck to pelvis or from skull to feet
Nanni et al. [26], 2005	≥6	370	60–90	NR	NR	NR	NR	“Total body scan”
Freudenberg et al. [27], 2005	≥10	360	60	2	-3.0 (head and neck)	-No (head and neck	-No (head and neck)	Head, neck, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
					-5.0 (from thorax to pelvis)	-Yes (thorax to pelvis)	-Yes (thorax to pelvis)
Gutzeit et al. [29], 2005	≥4	350	60	2	5.0	Yes	Yes	Head, neck, thorax, abdomen and pelvis

CT: computed tomography

FDG: ¹⁸F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose

NR: not reported