TABLE 3.
Comparison of Dose Estimates Calculated in Current Study with Dose Estimates Reported for Other Published Intravenous 18F−FDG Dosimetry
| Site | Current study | FDA package insert (1) | Jones 1982 (21) | Mejia 1991 (22) | Deloar 1998 (23) | Hays 2002 (24) | Khamwan 2010 (25) | Velasques2010 (26) | Mattsson 2015 (27) |
| n | 9 | Unknown | 11 | 8 | 6 | Unknown | 35 | 97 | Unknown |
| Adrenals | 1.02E−02 ± 4.65E−03 | 1.3E−02* | 1.8E−02* | 1.6E−02* | 1.2E−02* | ||||
| Brain | 4.20E−02 ± 8.91E−03 | 1.9E−02 | 2.2E−02 | 2.9E−02 | 3.7E−02 | 3.5E−02 | 4.6E−02* | 3.8E−02 | |
| Breasts | 8.84E−03 ± 8.24E−04 | 9.2E−03* | 1.0E−02* | 1.0E−02* | 7.3E−03 | 7.7E−03 | 8.8E−03 | ||
| Gallbladder wall | 1.33E−02 ± 1.40E−03 | 1.3E−02 | 1.3E−02 | ||||||
| LLI wall | 1.44E−02 ± 1.66E−03 | 1.4E−02 | 1.8E−02* | 1.5E−02* | 1.4E−02 | ||||
| Small intestine | 1.35E−02 ± 1.32E−03 | 1.3E−02 | 1.7E−02* | 1.5E−02* | 1.2E−02 | ||||
| Stomach wall | 1.42E−02 ± 1.32E−03 | 1.3E−02 | 1.5E−02* | 1.2E−02 | 1.2E−02 | 1.1E−02 | |||
| ULI wall | 1.33E−02 ± 1.58E−03 | 1.2E−02 | 1.7E−02* | 1.5E−02* | 1.2E−02 | ||||
| Heart wall | 3.28E−02 ± 1.57E−02 | 5.9E−02* | 4.3E−02* | 4.5E−02* | 1.7E−02 | 3.5E−02* | 6.9E−02* | 6.7E−02* | |
| Kidneys | 2.29E−02 ± 5.11E−03 | 2.0E−02 | 2.3E−02* | 3.0E−02* | 2.8E−02* | 5.9E−03 | 2.7E−02* | 7.4E−02* | 1.7E−02 |
| Liver | 1.50E−02 ± 1.98E−03 | 1.6E−02* | 2.0E−02* | 2.3E−02* | 1.8E−02* | 8.4E−03 | 3.0E−02* | 2.4E−02* | 2.1E−02* |
| Lungs | 1.38E−02 ± 3.31E−03 | 1.7E−02* | 2.1E−02* | 1.1E−02 | 1.8E−02* | 8.4E−03 | 4.6E−03 | 1.5E−02* | 2.0E−02* |
| Muscle | 8.89E−03 ± 1.24E−03 | 1.1E−02* | 1.0E−02* | ||||||
| Ovaries | 1.13E−02 ± 3.21E−04 | 1.4E−02* | 1.4E−02* | 1.6E−02* | 1.5E−03* | 1.1E−02 | 1.4E−02* | ||
| Pancreas | 1.40E−02 ± 4.08E−03 | 2.6E−02* | 2.0E−02* | 2.6E−02* | 1.6E−03 | 1.3E−02 | |||
| Red marrow | 8.74E−03 ± 1.15E−03 | 1.3E−02* | 1.4E−02* | 1.2E−02* | 5.6E−03 | 1.7E−03 | 1.8E−02* | 1.1E−02* | 1.1E−02* |
| Osteogenic cells | 1.39E−02 ± 2.37E−03 | 4.1E−02* | 1.5E−02* | 8.0E−03 | 2.1E−02* | 1.1E−02 | 1.1E−02 | ||
| Skin | 6.90E−03 ± 1.01E−03 | 8.1E−03* | 1.1E−03 | 7.8E−03* | |||||
| Spleen | 1.35E−02 ± 3.45E−03 | 3.8E−02* | 4.3E−02* | 2.2E−02* | 1.4E−02* | 2.1E−03 | 1.5E−02* | 1.1E−02 | |
| Testes | 8.63E−03 ± 2.55E−03 | 1.1E−02* | 1.8E−02* | 1.5E−02* | 1.5E−02* | 1.5E−03 | 1.1E−02* | 1.1E−02* | 1.1E−02* |
| Thymus | 9.72E−03 ± 1.76E−03 | 1.2E−02* | 1.2E−02* | 1.2E−02* | |||||
| Thyroid | 9.99E−03 ± 3.12E−03 | 1.1E−02* | 1.3E−02* | 1.3E−02* | 1.0E−02* | 1.0E−02* | 1.0E−02* | ||
| Bladder wall | 8.46E−02 ± 1.42E−02 | 8.6E−02* | 1.2E−01* | 1.2E−01* | 3.1E−01* | 4.3E−02 | 6.4E−02 | 1.3E−01 | |
| Uterus | 2.98E−02 ± 8.18E−03 | 1.7E−02 | 1.9E−02 | 1.9E−02 | 1.8E−02 | ||||
| Total body | 1.03E−02 ± 1.44E−03 | 1.1E−02* | 1.2E−02* | 1.4E−02* | |||||
| Effective dose (mSv/MBq) | 1.53E−02 ± 1.63E−03 | 1.8E−02* | 2.4E−02* | 2.9E−02* | 1.5E−02 | 1.9E−02* |
Higher reported dose than in current study.
FDA = Food and Drug Administration; LLI = lower large intestine; ULI = upper large intestine.
All dose estimates are reported in mSv/MBq.