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The Prevalence and Characteristics of Brown Adipose Tissue in an ¹⁸F-FDG PET Study of Koreans

verfasst von: Joon Yeun Park, Jung Sub Lim, Eun Young Park, A Ra Cho, Byeong Il Kim, Gi Jeong Cheon, Chang Woon Choi, Sang Moo Lim

Erschienen in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Ausgabe 3/2010

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Abstract

Purpose

The object of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in Korean subjects using ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (¹⁸F-FDG PET).

Methods

Six thousand and five consecutive ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scans of 5,115 patients (3,007 females and 2,108 males, mean age 53.5 years) were retrospectively reviewed. We characterized the nature of BAT, such as its location, and we assessed the influence of sex, age, body mass index (BMI), and temperature on BAT.

Results

The prevalence of BAT in Koreans in a single ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scan in average conditions was 1.07%. The BAT detection rate was higher in females than males (1.32% vs 0.73%), and also with younger age (7.94% vs 0.73%), lower BMI (BMI with BAT, 21.1 vs BMI without BAT, 23.15) and cold outdoor temperature (1.65% vs 0.49%). The most frequent location of BAT was the supraclavicular area (left, 0.91%; right, 0.88%) and ventral neck area (left, 0.62%; right, 0.63%).

Conclusions

The characteristics of BAT in Koreans are not different from those described for Caucasians. However, the low prevalence of BAT in our study might be related to some scan condition like ambient temperature, but further study is needed.

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Titel: The Prevalence and Characteristics of Brown Adipose Tissue in an 18F-FDG PET Study of Koreans
verfasst von: Joon Yeun Park
Jung Sub Lim
Eun Young Park
A Ra Cho
Byeong Il Kim
Gi Jeong Cheon
Chang Woon Choi
Sang Moo Lim
Publikationsdatum: 01.09.2010
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Ausgabe 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1869-3474
Elektronische ISSN: 1869-3482
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-010-0042-z

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