Long axial field of view PET/CT in critically ill patients: lessons from a case report

J H van Snick; B van Leer; M W N Nijsten; J Pillay; R H J A Slart; A W J M Glaudemans; N D van Rijsewijk

doi:10.3389/fmed.2023.1347791

Long axial field of view PET/CT in critically ill patients: lessons from a case report

Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Jan 4:10:1347791. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1347791. eCollection 2023.

Authors

J H van Snick¹, B van Leer^{1

2}, M W N Nijsten², J Pillay^{2

3}, R H J A Slart^{1

4}, A W J M Glaudemans¹, N D van Rijsewijk¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
² Department of Critical Care, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
³ Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
⁴ Biomedical Photonic Imaging Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands.

Abstract

The introduction of new long axial field of view (LAFOV) scanners is a major milestone in positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging. With these new systems a revolutionary reduction in scan time can be achieved, concurrently lowering tracer dose. Therefore, PET/CT has come within reach for groups of patients in whom PET/CT previously was undesirable. In this case report we discuss the procedure of a continuous bed motion (CBM) total-body [¹⁸F]FDG PET/CT scan in an intensive care patient. We emphasize the clinical and technical possibilities with this new camera system, a matched clinical protocol, and the added value of a dedicated team.

Keywords: CT; FDG; ICU patient; PET; critically ill; imaging procedure; nuclear medicine.

Publication types

Case Reports

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. JP is supported by a research grant from the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, the Netherlands (ZonMw Clinical Fellowship grant 09032212110044).