Table 2.
Activity per body mass, minimum activity, maximum activity, activity for a 5-year-old boy (20 kg, 110 cm tall) and activity for a 10-year-old girl (30 kg, 140 cm tall) for FDG PET studies and the four most common single-photon procedures
| MDP | DMSA | MAG3 |
99mTc pertechnetate |
FDG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Scaling factor (MBq/kg) |
[9.0; 9.3; 13.0] | [1.9; 2.6; 3.9] | [3.2; 3.7; 4.4] | [1.7; 3.7; 3.7] | [3.4; 3.7; 4.3] |
|
Minimum activity (MBq) |
[40; 74; 185] | [19; 21; 37] | [17; 37; 37] | [11; 27; 37] | [26; 37; 74] |
|
Maximum activity (MBq) |
[375; 500; 589] | [95; 111; 184] | [80; 130; 185] | [74; 111; 185] | [195; 283; 370] |
|
5-year-old boy (EANM, NACG) (MBq) |
[170; 185; 259] (170; 185) |
[37; 49; 74] (33; 37) |
[36; 72; 93] (34; 74) |
[27; 40; 74] (27; 22) |
[74; 100; 126] (126; 74-104) |
|
10-year-old girl (EANM, NACG) (MBq) |
[240; 278; 370] (240; 278) |
[48; 66; 111] (47; 56) |
[44; 87; 118] (43; 111) |
[38; 65; 111] (38; 33) |
[111; 133; 178] (178; 111-155) |
Results are reported as [Q1; median; Q3]. For the two hypothetical paediatric patients, also the EANM and NACG recommended values are reported.