Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current
    • Ahead of print
    • Past Issues
    • JNM Supplement
    • SNMMI Annual Meeting Abstracts
    • Continuing Education
    • JNM Podcasts
  • Subscriptions
    • Subscribers
    • Institutional and Non-member
    • Rates
    • Journal Claims
    • Corporate & Special Sales
  • Authors
    • Submit to JNM
    • Information for Authors
    • Assignment of Copyright
    • AQARA requirements
  • Info
    • Reviewers
    • Permissions
    • Advertisers
  • About
    • About Us
    • Editorial Board
    • Contact Information
  • More
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Help
    • SNMMI Journals
  • SNMMI
    • JNM
    • JNMT
    • SNMMI Journals
    • SNMMI

User menu

  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart

Search

  • Advanced search
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
  • SNMMI
    • JNM
    • JNMT
    • SNMMI Journals
    • SNMMI
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart
Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current
    • Ahead of print
    • Past Issues
    • JNM Supplement
    • SNMMI Annual Meeting Abstracts
    • Continuing Education
    • JNM Podcasts
  • Subscriptions
    • Subscribers
    • Institutional and Non-member
    • Rates
    • Journal Claims
    • Corporate & Special Sales
  • Authors
    • Submit to JNM
    • Information for Authors
    • Assignment of Copyright
    • AQARA requirements
  • Info
    • Reviewers
    • Permissions
    • Advertisers
  • About
    • About Us
    • Editorial Board
    • Contact Information
  • More
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Help
    • SNMMI Journals
  • View or Listen to JNM Podcast
  • Visit JNM on Facebook
  • Join JNM on LinkedIn
  • Follow JNM on Twitter
  • Subscribe to our RSS feeds
Research ArticleSpecial Contribution

SUV: Standard Uptake or Silly Useless Value?

John W. Keyes
Journal of Nuclear Medicine October 1995, 36 (10) 1836-1839;
John W. Keyes Jr.
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF
Loading

Article Information

vol. 36 no. 10 1836-1839
PubMed 
7562051

Published By 
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Print ISSN 
0161-5505
Online ISSN 
2159-662X

Copyright & Usage 
COPYRIGHT© 1995 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Inc.

Author Information

Statistics from Altmetric.com

Cited By...

  • 683 Citations
  • Citations
  • Google Scholar

This article has not yet been cited by articles in journals that are participating in Crossref Cited-by Linking.

Article usage

Article usage: January 2007 to April 2025

AbstractFullPdf
Jan 20070050
Feb 20070039
Mar 20070054
Apr 20070059
May 20070054
Jun 20070046
Jul 20070051
Aug 20070053
Sep 20070063
Oct 20070068
Nov 20070063
Dec 20070054
Jan 20080054
Feb 20080055
Mar 20080078
Apr 20080073
May 20080070
Jun 20080064
Jul 20080078
Aug 20080063
Sep 20080077
Oct 20080058
Nov 20080068
Dec 20080080
Jan 20090073
Feb 20090065
Mar 20090084
Apr 20090091
May 20090085
Jun 20090072
Jul 200900121
Aug 20090073
Sep 20090077
Oct 20090094
Nov 20090085
Dec 200900100
Jan 201000148
Feb 201000147
Mar 201000136
Apr 201000143
May 201000201
Jun 201000201
Jul 201000158
Aug 201000154
Sep 201000178
Oct 201000156
Nov 201000156
Dec 201000123
Jan 201100127
Feb 201100126
Mar 201100138
Apr 201100104
May 201100107
Jun 201101140
Jul 201100102
Aug 201101165
Sep 201100136
Oct 201101163
Nov 201101130
Dec 201101168
Jan 201200136
Feb 201200116
Mar 201200143
Apr 201200119
May 201200149
Jun 201200114
Jul 20120076
Aug 20120069
Sep 20120081
Oct 20120070
Nov 20120075
Dec 20120056
Jan 20130096
Feb 20130072
Mar 20130196
Apr 20130073
May 20130087
Jun 20130061
Jul 20130043
Aug 20130057
Sep 20130085
Oct 201300100
Nov 20130091
Dec 20130090
Jan 201400105
Feb 20140083
Mar 201400109
Apr 20140078
May 20140092
Jun 20140068
Jul 20140041
Aug 20140060
Sep 20140040
Oct 20140051
Nov 20140062
Dec 20140056
Jan 20150071
Feb 20150062
Mar 20150083
Apr 20150078
May 20150062
Jun 20150058
Jul 20150065
Aug 20150058
Sep 20150057
Oct 20150066
Nov 20150093
Dec 20150087
Jan 20160055
Feb 20160038
Mar 20160060
Apr 20160052
May 20160046
Jun 20160061
Jul 20160074
Aug 20160057
Sep 20160070
Oct 20160087
Nov 20160179
Dec 20160161
Jan 20170081
Feb 20170075
Mar 20170062
Apr 20170052
May 201700276
Jun 201700319
Jul 20170096
Aug 20170060
Sep 20170066
Oct 20170065
Nov 20170071
Dec 20170065
Jan 20180067
Feb 20180052
Mar 201800172
Apr 201800118
May 201801119
Jun 201800133
Jul 201800137
Aug 20180077
Sep 201800116
Oct 201800144
Nov 201800176
Dec 20180091
Jan 20190085
Feb 20190083
Mar 201900133
Apr 20190086
May 201900128
Jun 201900162
Jul 201900164
Aug 201900181
Sep 201900167
Oct 20190074
Nov 20190060
Dec 20190036
Jan 20200042
Feb 20200071
Mar 20200042
Apr 20200043
May 20200089
Jun 20200051
Jul 20200039
Aug 20200071
Sep 20200060
Oct 20200076
Nov 20200049
Dec 20200043
Jan 20210067
Feb 20210060
Mar 20210073
Apr 20210067
May 20210045
Jun 20210045
Jul 20210048
Aug 20210033
Sep 20210037
Oct 20210040
Nov 20210060
Dec 20210081
Jan 20220052
Feb 20220048
Mar 20220039
Apr 20220054
May 202200158
Jun 20220028
Jul 20220031
Aug 202200139
Sep 20220052
Oct 20220033
Nov 20220035
Dec 20220024
Jan 20230039
Feb 20230036
Mar 20230047
Apr 20230033
May 20230032
Jun 20230032
Jul 20230030
Aug 202300265
Sep 20230055
Oct 20230044
Nov 20230035
Dec 20230043
Jan 20240043
Feb 20240064
Mar 20240072
Apr 20240073
May 20240063
Jun 20240041
Jul 20240058
Aug 20240044
Sep 20240053
Oct 20240052
Nov 20240052
Dec 20240029
Jan 20250045
Feb 20250073
Mar 20250038
Apr 20250068
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Vol. 36, Issue 10
October 1, 1995
  • Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Index by author
  • Advertising (PDF)
  • Back Matter (PDF)
  • Ed Board (PDF)
  • Front Matter (PDF)
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
SUV: Standard Uptake or Silly Useless Value?
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Journal of Nuclear Medicine
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Journal of Nuclear Medicine web site.
Citation Tools
SUV: Standard Uptake or Silly Useless Value?
John W. Keyes
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Oct 1995, 36 (10) 1836-1839;

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
SUV: Standard Uptake or Silly Useless Value?
John W. Keyes
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Oct 1995, 36 (10) 1836-1839;
Twitter logo Facebook logo LinkedIn logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
Bookmark this article

Jump to section

  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Myelin Imaging of the Spinal Cord in Animal Models and Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Using [11C]MeDAS PET: A Translational Study
  • Generation of synthetic TSPO PET maps from structural MRI images
  • Trapping of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ligands Assayed by In Vitro Cellular Studies and In Vivo PET Imaging
  • Trapping of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ligands Assayed by in vitro Cellular Studies and in vivo PET Imaging
  • Assessment of Brain Glucose Metabolism Following Cardiac Arrest by [18F]FDG Positron Emission Tomography
  • Promise of Fully Integrated PET/MRI: Noninvasive Clinical Quantification of Cerebral Glucose Metabolism
  • Reply to E. Laffon et al.
  • The Influence of Minimal Misalignment on the Repeatability of PET Images Examined by the Repositioning of Point Sources
  • Prognostic Value of Standardized Uptake Ratio in Patients with Trimodality Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Carcinoma
  • Evaluation of Small-Animal PET Outcome Measures to Detect Disease Modification Induced by BACE Inhibition in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer Disease
  • Prognostic Implications of Total Hemispheric Glucose Metabolism Ratio in Cerebrocerebellar Diaschisis
  • Repeatability of SUV in Oncologic 18F-FDG PET
  • Determining the Minimal Required Radioactivity of 18F-FDG for Reliable Semiquantification in PET/CT Imaging: A Phantom Study
  • Influence of Statistical Fluctuation on Reproducibility and Accuracy of SUVmax and SUVpeak: A Phantom Study
  • Prognostic Value of Pretherapeutic Tumor-to-Blood Standardized Uptake Ratio in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma
  • Reply: Comment on: "Tumor Aggressiveness and Patient Outcome in Cancer of the Pancreas Assessed by Dynamic 18F-FDG PET/CT"
  • Reference Range for Intrapatient Variability in Blood-Pool and Liver SUV for 18F-FDG PET
  • 18F-FDG Uptake by Metastatic Axillary Lymph Nodes on Pretreatment PET/CT as a Prognostic Factor for Recurrence in Patients with Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer
  • Whiskers Area as Extracerebral Reference Tissue for Quantification of Rat Brain Metabolism Using 18F-FDG PET: Application to Focal Cerebral Ischemia
  • Value of 4-Dimensional 18F-FDG PET/CT in the Classification of Pulmonary Lesions
  • Effects of Administration Route, Dietary Condition, and Blood Glucose Level on Kinetics and Uptake of 18F-FDG in Mice
  • Incidental Focal 18F-FDG Uptake in the Pituitary Gland: Clinical Significance and Differential Diagnostic Criteria
  • Increased uptake of [123I]meta-iodobenzylguanidine, [18F]fluorodopamine, and [3H]norepinephrine in mouse pheochromocytoma cells and tumors after treatment with the histone deacetylase inhibitors
  • Dynamic PET Denoising with HYPR Processing
  • Prognostic Implication of Dual-Phase PET in Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
  • Evaluation of the Accumulation of 11C-Methionine with Standardized Uptake Value in the Normal Brain
  • SUV: From Silly Useless Value to Smart Uptake Value
  • Scan-Time Reduction Using Noise-Matched Images in 2- and 3-Dimensional Bismuth Germanate PET/CT: Clinical Study in Head and Neck Cancer
  • Standards for PET Image Acquisition and Quantitative Data Analysis
  • Measuring Response with FDG-PET: Methodological Aspects
  • Early 18F-FDG PET for Prediction of Prognosis in Patients with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: SUV-Based Assessment Versus Visual Analysis
  • Prospective Assessment of Discontinuation and Reinitiation of Erlotinib or Gefitinib in Patients with Acquired Resistance to Erlotinib or Gefitinib Followed by the Addition of Everolimus
  • Early Prediction of Response to Chemotherapy and Survival in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Using a Novel Semiautomated 3-Dimensional Volume-Based Analysis of Serial 18F-FDG PET Scans
  • Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT for Patients with Suspected Recurrence from Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
  • Dynamic and Static Approaches to Quantifying 18F-FDG Uptake for Measuring Cancer Response to Therapy, Including the Effect of Granulocyte CSF
  • Findings on 18F-FDG PET Scans After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Provides Prognostic Stratification in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Carcinoma Subsequently Treated by Radical Surgery
  • Prognostic Relevance of Response Evaluation Using [18F]-2-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography in Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
  • PET for response assessment in oncology: radiotherapy and chemotherapy
  • Use of PET for Monitoring Cancer Therapy and for Predicting Outcome
  • The Diabetic Foot: Initial Experience with 18F-FDG PET/CT
  • Understanding the Standardized Uptake Value, Its Methods, and Implications for Usage
  • Comparison of Methods to Quantitate 18F-FDG Uptake with PET During Experimental Acute Lung Injury
  • Effects of Noise, Image Resolution, and ROI Definition on the Accuracy of Standard Uptake Values: A Simulation Study
  • In vivo positron-emission tomography imaging of progression and transformation in a mouse model of mammary neoplasia
  • Simplified Kinetic Analysis of Tumor 18F-FDG Uptake: A Dynamic Approach
  • Quantification of 18F-FDG Uptake in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Feasible Prognostic Marker?
  • Within-Patient Variability of 18F-FDG: Standardized Uptake Values in Normal Tissues
  • Clinical Implications of Different Image Reconstruction Parameters for Interpretation of Whole-Body PET Studies in Cancer Patients
  • Respiratory Gating for 3-Dimensional PET of the Thorax: Feasibility and Initial Results
  • Prediction of Response to Preoperative Chemotherapy in Gastric Carcinoma by Metabolic Imaging: Results of a Prospective Trial
  • SUV Varies with Time After Injection in 18F-FDG PET of Breast Cancer: Characterization and Method to Adjust for Time Differences
  • Early Response to Chemotherapy in Hypopharyngeal Cancer: Assessment with 11C-Methionine PET, Correlation with Morphologic Response, and Clinical Outcome
  • Clinical 18F-FDG Oncology Patient Preparation Techniques
  • L-1-11C-Tyrosine PET in Patients with Laryngeal Carcinomas: Comparison of Standardized Uptake Value and Protein Synthesis Rate
  • Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Methods to Monitor Response to Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with 18F-FDG PET
  • Measurement of Perfusion in Stage IIIA-N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using H215O and Positron Emission Tomography
  • Dual Time Point 18F-FDG PET for the Evaluation of Pulmonary Nodules
  • Imaging in lung cancer: positron emission tomography scan
  • 18F-FDG Uptake as a Biologic Prognostic Factor for Recurrence in Patients with Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Predictive Impact of 2-18Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography for Residual Postchemotherapy Masses in Patients With Bulky Seminoma
  • The role of positron emission tomography with 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose in respiratory oncology
  • Increased Metabolic Activity in the Thymus Gland Studied with 18F-FDG PET: Age Dependency and Frequency After Chemotherapy
  • The Diagnostic Utility of the Lognormal Behavior of PET Standardized Uptake Values in Tumors
  • Lung Cancer Proliferation Correlates with [F-18]Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake by Positron Emission Tomography
  • Positron Emission Tomography Using [18F]-Fluorodeoxy-D-Glucose to Predict the Pathologic Response of Breast Cancer to Primary Chemotherapy
  • Imaging Brain Tumor Proliferative Activity with [124I]Iododeoxyuridine
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Theranostics in Perspective: White Paper
  • Computational Nuclear Oncology Toward Precision Radiopharmaceutical Therapies: Ethical, Regulatory, and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Theranostic Digital Twins
  • Consensus Nomenclature for Radionuclide Therapy: Initial Recommendations from Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative
Show more Special Contribution

Similar Articles

SNMMI

© 2025 SNMMI

Powered by HighWire