TABLE 3

Calibration Factors for Kidneys (CFK), Spheres (CFS), and Reference

IsotopeVOINewborn1-y-old5-y-oldAdultReference
99mTcCFK (MBq−1s−1)170.32178.97181.83186.32186.29 ± 2.26
K-Ref (%)8.63.92.40.018
CFS (MBq−1s−1)169.16178.20182.06186.34
S-Ref (%)9.24.32.30.029
S-K (%)0.690.430.130.011
177LuCFK (MBq−1s−1)25.0125.6326.1426.9626.94 ± 0.08
K-Ref (%)7.24.83.00.089
CFS (MBq−1s−1)24.7725.5926.1226.95
S-Ref (%)8.05.03.00.068
S-K (%)0.960.170.0520.021
131ICFK (MBq−1s−1)82.2486.2288.5790.5490.17 ± 0.59
K-Ref (%)8.84.41.80.41
CFS (MBq−1s−1)81.3385.7688.2890.40
S-Ref (%)9.84.92.10.26
S-K (%)1.10.530.330.16
  • K-Ref = kidney percentage difference from attenuation-free reference; S-Ref = sphere percentage difference from attenuation-free reference; S-K = deviation between CFS and CFK.