Standardized Uptake Value (SUV)

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QIBA FDG-PET/CT Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) Technical Subcommittee Charge

The objective of this subcommittee is to build a common reference DICOM test image that can be generated by each scanner and read on PET DICOM display stations to check information fidelity (i.e. next step beyond DICOM conformance statement)

Completed:

• Collected DICOM PET/CT images of the same reference phantom from scanners from GE, Philips, Siemens
• Image data collated and compared to DICOM header information

Working Documents

• Digital Reference Objects - 4 Slide Overview - 2009.03.10
• Vendor-neutral pseudo-code for SUV calculation - updated 20120928 - changes from 20091106 tracked

Letter to vendors requesting detailed SUV computation description

• Media:QIBA_FDG_Vendor_SUV_20081103_DAC.doc Letter sent to vendors

• Media:QIBA_FDG_Vendor_SUV_20081103_DAC_JTY.doc Letter with additional questions from Jeff Yap

Vendor responses on SUV computation

• Philips - Media:QIBA_FDG_Vendor_SUV_Philips.doc

• Siemens - Media:QIBA_FDG_Vendor_SUV_20081103_DAC_Siemens.doc Media:BiographDecayCorr.doc

• GE - Media:Calculation_of_SUVs_in_GE_Apps_v4_(2).doc

• MIMvista - Media:MIMvista_QIBA_FDG_Vendor_SUV_20081103_DAC-2.doc‎

Vendor supplied information

• GE - Media:Calculation_of_SUVs_in_GE_Apps_v4_(2).doc
• Siemens - Media:BiographDecayCorr.doc

Subcommittee Call Summaries

• 11.05.2009 FDG-PET/CT SUV Subcommittee Call Summary
• 09.30.2009 FDG-PET/CT SUV Subcommittee Call Summary
• 08.06.2009 FDG-PET/CT SUV Subcommittee Call Summary
• 04.17.2009 FDG-PET/CT DRO Subcommittee Call Summary
• 03.27.2009 FDG-PET/CT DRO Subcommittee Call Summary
• 03.13.2009 FDG-PET/CT DRO Subcommittee Call Summary

SUV Subcommittee Members

• Paul Kinahan, PhD, Subcommittee Co-chair <kinahan@u.washington.edu>
• David Clunie, MBBS, Subcommittee Co-chair <dclunie@radpharm.com>
• Ronald Boellaard, PhD <r.boellaard@vumc.nl>
• Michael Casey, PhD <michael.e.casey@siemens.com>
• Paul E. Christian <Paul.Christian@hci.utah.edu>
• Patricia E. Cole, PhD, MD <patriciaellencole@gmail.com>
• Simon DeBruin, MSEE <sdebruin@segamicorp.com>
• John M. Hoffman, MD <john.hoffman@hci.utah.edu>
• Steve Kohlmyer <Steve.Kohlmyer@med.ge.com>
• Piotr Maniawski <piotr.maniawski@philips.com>
• Dennis Nelson, PhD <dnelson@mimvista.com>
• Eric S. Perlman, MD <perlman@radpharm.com>
• Ling X. Shao, PhD, <ling.shao@philips.com>
• John G. Wolodzko, PhD <wolodzko@radpharm.com>
• Jeffrey Yap, PhD <Jeffrey_Yap@dfci.harvard.edu>
• Brian Zimmerman, PhD <bez@nist.gov>