Studies Reporting Measurement of EDR-1m After Injection of 18F-FDG
18F-FDG | Present study | Fayad et al. (11) | Demir et al. (12) | Cronin et al. (13) |
Patients (n) | 13 | 6 | 30 | 75 |
Injected activity (MBq) | 550 | 323; 297 | ||
Mean ± SD | 176 ± 56 | 241 ± 33 | ||
Range | 98–321 | 130–311 | ||
Median | 167 | |||
Time between injection and EDR-1m measurement (min) | 95 | 90 | 113; 116 | |
Mean ± SD | 112 ± 39 | 117 ± 11 | ||
Dose rate detector | identiFINDER | AT1123 (APVL Ingénierie) | ESP-2 (Eberline) | Series 1000 (Mini-Instruments) |
EDR-1m from sternum (μSv/h) | 50 | 14.7 | ||
Mean ± SD | 9.34 ± 3.51 | 6.83 ± 1.58 | ||
Range | 3.50–18.8 | 3.5–32 | ||
Median | 8.80 | 14 | ||
EDR-1m from sternum per injected MBq (μSv/h/MBq) | NA | 90 | 47 | |
Mean ± SD | 54.4 ± 13.8 | |||
Range | 16.5–71.5 | 13–120 | ||
Median | 57.1 | 43 |
NA = not available.