Title

Brain [18F]FDG PET Imaging

Authoring Organization

Publication Month/Year

October 17, 2024

Last Updated Month/Year

October 18, 2024

Document Type

Guideline

Country of Publication

US

Document Objectives

The purpose of this document is to provide nuclear medicine practitioners in making recommendations, performing, interpreting, and reporting results of PET imaging of the brain using 2-[¹⁸F]fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose ([¹⁸F]FDG).

Inclusion Criteria

Male, Female, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Older adult

Health Care Settings

Outpatient, Radiology services

Intended Users

Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant, radiology technologist

Scope

Assessment and screening

Keywords

PET Imaging, brain imaging

Source Citation

SNMMI Procedure Standard/EANM Practice Guideline for Brain [18F]FDG PET Imaging, Version 2.0 Javier Arbizu, Silvia Morbelli, Satoshi Minoshima, Henryk Barthel, Philip Kuo, Donatienne Van Weehaeghe, Neil Horner, Patrick M. Colletti, Eric Guedj Journal of Nuclear Medicine Oct 2024, jnumed.124.268754; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.124.268754