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Required DICOM Attributes
General Tags
| Tag | VR | VM | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| (0010,0040) | CS | 1 | Patient’s Sex |
| (0010,1020) | DS | 1 | Patient’s Size |
| (0010,1030) | DS | 1 | Patient’s Weight |
| (0008,0021) | DA | 1 | Series Date |
| (0008,0031) | TM | 1 | Series Time |
| (0054,1001) | CS | 1 | Units |
| (0028,1052) | DS | 1 | Rescale Intercept |
| (0028,1053) | DS | 1 | Rescale Slope |
Radiopharmaceutical Information Sequence
| Tag | Tag | VR | VM | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0054,0016) | SQ | 1 | Radiopharmaceutical Information Sequence | |
| (0018,1072) | TM | 1 | Radiopharmaceutical Start Time | |
| (0018,1074) | DS | 1 | Radionuclide Total Dose | |
| (0018,1075) | DS | 1 | Radionuclide Half Life |
SUV formulas
Main Formulas
Body Weight (SUV bw)
[1]
Body Surface Area (SUV bsa)
[1]
Lean Body Mass (SUV lbm)
[2]
Factors of Formulas
Body Surface Area (BSA)
Lean Body Mass (Male)
Lean Body Mass (Female)
Decay Correction
Time Gap
Scan Time is considered as Series Time
PET Image Pixels
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[1]: Calculation of SUV bw and SUV bsa are according to the following equations, taken from Kim et al. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Volume 35, No. 1, January 1994. pp164-167
[2]: Calculation of SUV lbm is according to Sugawara et al. Radiology, November 1999. pp 521-525