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Gaylord WC, Trout AT, Audino AN, Belsky JA. An International Survey Investigating the Incidence and Management of Brown Fat Uptake on 18F-FDG PET/CT at Children's Hospitals and Interventions for Mitigation. J Nucl Med Technol 2024; 52:115-120. [PMID: 38839114 DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.123.266536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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Brown fat can present challenges in patients with cancer who undergo 18F-FDG PET scans. Uptake of 18F-FDG by brown fat can obscure or appear similar to active oncologic lesions, causing clinical challenges in PET interpretation. Small, retrospective studies have reported environmental and pharmacologic interventions for suppressing brown fat uptake on PET; however, there is no clear consensus on best practices. We sought to characterize practice patterns for strategies to mitigate brown fat uptake of 18F-FDG during PET scanning. Methods: A survey was developed and distributed via e-mail LISTSERV to members of the Children's Oncology Group diagnostic imaging committee, the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging pediatric imaging council, and the Society of Chiefs of Radiology at Children's Hospitals between April 2022 and February 2023. Responses were stored anonymously in REDCap, aggregated, and summarized using descriptive statistics. Results: Fifty-five complete responses were submitted: 51 (93%) faculty and fellow-level physicians, 2 (4%) technologists, and 2 (4%) respondents not reporting their rank. There were 43 unique institutions represented, including 5 (12%) outside the United States. Thirty-eight of 41 (93%) institutions that responded on environmental interventions reported using warm blankets in the infusion and scanning rooms. Less than a third (n = 13, 30%) of institutions reported use of a pharmacologic intervention, with propranolol (n = 5, 38%) being most common, followed by fentanyl (n = 4, 31%), diazepam (n = 2, 15%), and diazepam plus propranolol (n = 2, 15%). Selection criteria for pharmacologic intervention varied, with the most common criterion being brown fat uptake on a prior scan (n = 6, 45%). Conclusion: Clinical practices to mitigate brown fat uptake on pediatric 18F-FDG PET vary widely. Simple environmental interventions including warm blankets or increasing the temperature of the injection and scanning rooms were not universally reported. Less than a third of institutions use pharmacologic agents for brown fat mitigation.
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- William C Gaylord
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee;
- Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital at Erlanger, Chattanooga, Tennessee
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- Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; and
- Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Pötzsch C, Kurch L, Naumann S, Georgi TW, Sabri O, Stoevesandt D, Cepelova M, Körholz D, Mauz-Körholz C, Hasenclever D, Kluge R. Prevention of activated brown adipose tissue on 18F-FDG-PET scans of young lymphoma patients: results of an ancillary study within the EuroNet-PHL-C2 trial. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21944. [PMID: 38081864 PMCID: PMC10713612 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48871-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Activated brown fat (aBAT) is known to affect the evaluation of 18F-FDG PET scans, especially in young patients. The aim of this study was to determine factors influencing the occurrence of aBAT, and to investigate the effectiveness of the two preventive measures, warming and beta-blocker (propranolol) administration. Five-hundred-twenty-eight 18F-FDG-PET scans of 241 EuroNet-PHL-C2 trial patients from 41 nuclear medicine departments in Germany and Czech Republic were screened for aBAT. The occurrence of aBAT was analyzed with patient characteristics (age, sex, body mass index, predisposition to aBAT), weather data at the day of 18F-FDG PET scanning as well as the preventive measures taken. Potentially important factors from univariate analyses were included into a logistic regression model. Warming as a preventive measure was used in 243 18F-FDG-PET scans, propranolol was administered in 36, warming and propranolol were combined in 84, and no preventive measures were taken in 165 scans. Whereas age, sex and body mass index had no clear impact, there was an individual predisposition to aBAT. Logistic regression model revealed that the frequency of aBAT mainly depends on the outside temperature (p = 0.005) and can be effectively reduced by warming (p = 0.004), the administration of unselective beta-blocker or the combination of both. Warming is a simple, cheap and non-invasive method to reduce the frequency of aBAT. However, the effect of warming decreases with increasing outside temperatures. Administration of propranolol seems to be equally effective and provides advantages whenever the positive effect of warming is compromised. The combination of both preventive measures could have an additive effect.
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- C Pötzsch
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Motol and Second Medical Faculty of Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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Sperry BW, Bateman TM, Akin EA, Bravo PE, Chen W, Dilsizian V, Hyafil F, Khor YM, Miller RJH, Slart RHJA, Slomka P, Verberne H, Miller EJ, Liu C. Hot spot imaging in cardiovascular diseases: an information statement from SNMMI, ASNC, and EANM. J Nucl Cardiol 2023; 30:626-652. [PMID: 35864433 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-022-02985-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This information statement from the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and European Association of Nuclear Medicine describes the performance, interpretation, and reporting of hot spot imaging in nuclear cardiology. The field of nuclear cardiology has historically focused on cold spot imaging for the interpretation of myocardial ischemia and infarction. Hot spot imaging has been an important part of nuclear medicine, particularly for oncology or infection indications, and the use of hot spot imaging in nuclear cardiology continues to expand. This document focuses on image acquisition and processing, methods of quantification, indications, protocols, and reporting of hot spot imaging. Indications discussed include myocardial viability, myocardial inflammation, device or valve infection, large vessel vasculitis, valve calcification and vulnerable plaques, and cardiac amyloidosis. This document contextualizes the foundations of image quantification and highlights reporting in each indication for the cardiac nuclear imager.
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- Brett W Sperry
- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, 4401 Wornall Rd, Suite 2000, Kansas City, MO, 64111, USA.
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, 4401 Wornall Rd, Suite 2000, Kansas City, MO, 64111, USA
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- George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou, DMU IMAGINA, Assistance Publique -Hôpitaux de Paris, University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Medical Imaging Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Biomedical Photonic Imaging, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, 801 Howard Ave, New Haven, CT, 06519, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, 801 Howard Ave, New Haven, CT, 06519, USA.
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Park SY, Choi EK, Oh JK, Oh JH, Yoo IR, Chung YA. Brown fat activation demonstrated on FDG PET/CT predicts survival outcome. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2022:10.1007/s00432-022-04390-7. [PMID: 36266524 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-022-04390-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the survival of patients with and without BAT activity on FDG PET/CT. METHODS PET/CT exams from 3937 breast cancer patients were retrospectively reviewed for bilateral symmetric elongated FDG activity in the neck and chest, typical of BAT activation. A control group of age-matched (± 1 year) breast cancer patients who underwent PET/CT the same week was also enrolled for comparison. Kaplan-Meier curves of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) for BAT positive patients and the control group were calculated. Further sub-analysis was performed to account for the hormonal changes associated with menopause. RESULTS 2.0% (80/3937) of the breast cancer patients who underwent PET/CT demonstrated BAT activation, and 80 additional patients were analyzed for comparison as the group without BAT activity. Mean follow-up was 76 months (range 1-225 months). There were 4 recurrences in the BAT group, compared to 12 in the control. The mean PFS for the BAT group was 127 months, which was significantly lower than the mean PFS of 180 months in the control (p = 0.047). Sub-analysis of premenopausal women again showed longer PFS for the BAT group (129 vs. 196 months, p = 0.095) while no difference was found in postmenopausal women (mean 102 vs. 135 months, p = 0.360). Presence of BAT activity was also a significant predictor variable for PFS on Cox regression. CONCLUSION Patients with BAT activity showed longer progression-free survival than those without, emphasizing the need for further evaluation of its role in metabolism, treatment response, tumor microenvironment and long-term prognosis.
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- Department of Radiology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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Nguyen ST, Fujita N, Oshima T, Nishihira M, Ohno H, Yoneda M, Urakawa S. Effects of long-term childhood exercise and detraining on lipid accumulation in metabolic-related organs. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0270330. [PMID: 35749411 PMCID: PMC9231767 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The preventive effects of regular exercise on obesity-related health problems are carried over to the non-exercise detraining period, even when physical activity decreases with aging. However, it remains unknown whether regular childhood exercises can be carried over to adulthood. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of long-term childhood exercise and detraining on lipid accumulation in organs to prevent obesity in adulthood. Four-week-old male Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats were used as obese animals. OLETF rats were allocated into sedentary and exercise groups: exercise from 4- to 12-week-old and detraining from 12- to 20-week-old. At 12-week-old immediately after the exercise period, regular exercise completely inhibited hyperphagia, obesity, enlarged pancreatic islets, lipid accumulation and lobular inflammation in the liver, hypertrophied adipocytes in the white adipose tissue (WAT), and brown adipose tissue (BAT) whitening in OLETF rats. Additionally, exercise attenuated the decrease in the ratio of muscle wet weight to body weight associated with obesity. Decreased food consumption was maintained during the detraining period, which inhibited obesity and diabetes at 20-week-old after the detraining period. Histologically, childhood exercise inhibited the enlargement of pancreatic islets after the detraining period. In addition, inhibition of lipid accumulation was completely maintained in the WAT and BAT after the detraining period. However, the effectiveness was only partially successful in lipid accumulation and inflammation in the liver. The ratio of muscle wet weight to body weight was maintained after detraining. In conclusion, early long-term regular exercise effectively prevents obesity and diabetes in childhood, and its effectiveness can be tracked later in life. The present study suggests the importance of exercise during childhood and adolescence to inhibit hyperphagia-induced lipid accumulation in metabolic-related organs in adulthood despite exercise cessation.
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- Son Tien Nguyen
- Department of Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration, Graduate School of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration, Graduate School of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration, Graduate School of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration, Graduate School of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine for Diabetes and Lifestyle-Related Diseases, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Functional Research and Regeneration, Graduate School of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
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Vali R, Alessio A, Balza R, Borgwardt L, Bar-Sever Z, Czachowski M, Jehanno N, Kurch L, Pandit-Taskar N, Parisi M, Piccardo A, Seghers V, Shulkin BL, Zucchetta P, Lim R. SNMMI Procedure Standard/EANM Practice Guideline on Pediatric 18F-FDG PET/CT for Oncology 1.0. J Nucl Med 2021; 62:99-110. [PMID: 33334912 PMCID: PMC8679588 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.254110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is an international scientific and professional organization founded in 1954 to promote the science, technology, and practical application of nuclear medicine. The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is a professional nonprofit medical association founded in 1985 to facilitate communication worldwide among individuals pursuing clinical and academic excellence in nuclear medicine. SNMMI and EANM members are physicians, technologists, and scientists specializing in the research and practice of nuclear medicine. The SNMMI and EANM will periodically put forth new standards/guidelines for nuclear medicine practice to help advance the science of nuclear medicine and improve service to patients. Existing standards/guidelines will be reviewed for revision or renewal, as appropriate, on their fifth anniversary or sooner, if indicated. Each standard/guideline, representing a policy statement by the SNMMI/EANM, has undergone a thorough consensus process, entailing extensive review. The SNMMI and EANM recognize that the safe and effective use of diagnostic nuclear medicine imaging requires particular training and skills, as described in each document. These standards/guidelines are educational tools designed to assist practitioners in providing appropriate and effective nuclear medicine care for patients. These guidelines are consensus documents, and are not inflexible rules or requirements of practice. They are not intended, nor should they be used, to establish a legal standard of care. For these reasons and those set forth below, the SNMMI and the EANM cautions against the use of these standards/guidelines in litigation in which the clinical decisions of a practitioner are called into question. The ultimate judgment regarding the propriety of any specific procedure or course of action must be made by medical professionals taking into account the unique circumstances of each case. Thus, there is no implication that action differing from what is laid out in the standards/guidelines, standing alone, is below standard of care. To the contrary, a conscientious practitioner may responsibly adopt a course of action different from that set forth in the standards/guidelines when, in the reasonable judgment of the practitioner, such course of action is indicated by the condition of the patient, limitations of available resources, or advances in knowledge or technology subsequent to publication of the standards/guidelines. The practice of medicine involves not only the science, but also the art of dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, and treatment of disease. The variety and complexity of human conditions make it impossible for general guidelines to consistently allow for an accurate diagnosis to be reached or a particular treatment response to be predicted. Therefore, it should be recognized that adherence to these standards/guidelines will not ensure a successful outcome. All that should be expected is that the practitioner follows a reasonable course of action, based on their level of training, the current knowledge, the available resources, and the needs/context of the particular patient being treated. PET and computerized tomography (CT) have been widely used in oncology. 18F-FDG is the most common radiotracer used for PET imaging. The purpose of this document is to provide imaging specialists and clinicians guidelines for recommending, performing, and interpreting 18F-FDG PET/CT in pediatric patients in oncology. There is not a high level of evidence for all recommendations suggested in this paper. These recommendations represent the expert opinions of experienced leaders in this field. Further studies are needed to have evidence-based recommendations for the application of 18F-FDG PET/CT in pediatric oncology. These recommendations should be viewed in the context of good practice of nuclear medicine and are not intended to be a substitute for national and international legal or regulatory provisions.
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- Reza Vali
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department for Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine & PET, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- University Hospital Leipzig, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Leipzig, Germany
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- University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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- Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Santhanam P, Rowe SP, Solnes LB, Quainoo B, Ahima RS. A systematic review of imaging studies of human brown adipose tissue. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2021; 1495:5-23. [PMID: 33604891 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is involved in energy dissipation and has been linked to weight loss, insulin sensitivity, and reduced risk of atherosclerotic disease. BAT is found most often in the supraclavicular region, as well as mediastinal and paravertebral areas, and it is predominantly seen in young persons. BAT is activated by cold temperature and the sympathetic nervous system. In humans, BAT was initially detected via 2-deoxy-2-[18 F]fluoro-d-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), a high-resolution molecular imaging modality used to identify and stage malignancies. Recent studies have shown that BAT can be localized using conventional imaging modalities, such as CT or magnetic resonance imaging, as well as radiotracers used for single-photon emission CT. In this systematic review, we have summarized the evidence for BAT detection in humans using various imaging techniques.
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- Prasanna Santhanam
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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Brown Adipose Tissue and Its Role in Insulin and Glucose Homeostasis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22041530. [PMID: 33546400 PMCID: PMC7913527 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The increased worldwide prevalence of obesity, insulin resistance, and their related metabolic complications have prompted the scientific world to search for new possibilities to combat obesity. Brown adipose tissue (BAT), due to its unique protein uncoupling protein 1 (UPC1) in the inner membrane of the mitochondria, has been acknowledged as a promising approach to increase energy expenditure. Activated brown adipocytes dissipate energy, resulting in heat production. In other words, BAT burns fat and increases the metabolic rate, promoting a negative energy balance. Moreover, BAT alleviates metabolic complications like dyslipidemia, impaired insulin secretion, and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. The aim of this review is to explore the role of BAT in total energy expenditure, as well as lipid and glucose homeostasis, and to discuss new possible activators of brown adipose tissue in humans to treat obesity and metabolic disorders.
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FDG Uptake in Brown Adipose Tissue Activated by a β3-Adrenergic Receptor Agonist Prescribed for Overactive Bladder. Clin Nucl Med 2020; 45:628-631. [PMID: 32453085 DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000003078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Brown adipose tissue (BAT), which produces energy and is known to play a role as a hibernating gland, is sometimes visualized on F-FDG PET in children or in slender young adults in a cold environment. Because BAT is activated by catecholamines, FDG uptake in BAT is also observed in patients with pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma. We present the case of an elderly woman with remarkable FDG uptake in BAT. Activation of BAT by a β3-adrenergic receptor agonist (mirabegron) prescribed for overactive bladder was suspected as the cause of the marked visualization of BAT in this patient.
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Effect of Propranolol on 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Brown Adipose Tissue in Children and Young Adults with Neoplastic Diseases. Mol Imaging Biol 2020; 23:260-269. [PMID: 33067751 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-020-01547-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of propranolol at mitigating FDG uptake in brown adipose tissue (BAT) of pediatric patients with known or suspected malignancies. METHODS PET/CT scans of 3 cohorts of patients treated from 2005 to 2017 were scored for the presence of FDG uptake by BAT at 7 sites: right or left neck/supraclavicular area, right or left axilla, mediastinum, posterior thorax, and abdomen/pelvis. Uptake was scored as follows: 0, none; 1, mild uptake < liver; 2, moderate uptake = liver; and 3, intense uptake > liver. Group 1 consisted of 323 patients (630 scans) who had no specific preparation to mitigate FDG uptake by BAT. Group 2 consisted of 345 patients (705 scans) who underwent only warming in an uptake room with a fixed temperature at 24 °C. Group 3 consisted of 622 patients (1457 scans) who underwent warming. In group 3, patients 8 years and older, 471 patients (1114 scans), were also pre-medicated with oral propranolol 60 min before injection of FDG. Generalized estimation equation, using the logit link method, was used to model the relationship between the incidence of BAT score > 0, in any site, as a function of age, sex, seasonal effect, and body surface area (BSA). RESULTS In patients aged 8 years or older, the incidence of BAT uptake was 35-44 % and declined to 15 % with propranolol. BAT was most frequent in the neck (26 %), axilla (18 %), posterior thorax (18 %), mediastinum (14 %), and abdomen/pelvis (8 %); BAT was less common in warm months (p = 0.001). No substantial benefit was shown with pre-injection warming alone. No significant effect was found for age, sex, or BSA separately. When BAT uptake was present, it was usually intense. CONCLUSION Propranolol preparation minimizes FDG uptake by BAT and should be considered routine for pediatric FDG PET/CT cancer-related protocols in children, adolescents, and young adults.
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Sexual Dimorphism of Brown Adipose Tissue Function. J Pediatr 2019; 210:166-172.e1. [PMID: 30979545 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity in school-age children differs between the sexes and to explore the impact of dietary intake, sedentary behavior, and picky/fussy eating. STUDY DESIGN Children aged 8.5-11.8 years of age (n = 36) underwent infrared thermography to determine the temperature of the skin overlying the main superficial BAT depot in the supraclavicular region before and after 5 minutes of mild cold exposure (single-hand immersion in cool tap water at about 20°C). The relationships between the supraclavicular region temperature and parental reports of food consumption, eating behavior, and inactivity were explored. RESULTS The supraclavicular region temperature was higher in boys (n = 16) at baseline, and after cold exposure. Boys displayed a greater thermogenic response to cold. Strong negative correlations were observed between the supraclavicular region temperature and body mass index percentile, and differences in supraclavicular region temperature between girls and boys persisted after adjustment for body mass index percentile. A negative linear relationship was observed between protein and vegetable intake and supraclavicular region temperature in girls only, but did not persist after adjustment for multiple comparisons. There was no difference in the adjusted supraclavicular region temperature between active or inactive children, or picky and nonpicky eaters. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate sexual dimorphism in BAT thermogenic activity and a sex-specific impact of diet. Future studies should aim to quantify the contribution of BAT to childhood energy expenditure, energy imbalance, and any role in the origins of childhood obesity.
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Exposure to Cold Unmasks Potential Biomarkers of Fibromyalgia Syndrome Reflecting Insufficient Sympathetic Responses to Stress. Clin J Pain 2019; 35:407-419. [PMID: 30768436 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronically painful condition whose symptoms are widely reported to be exacerbated by stress. We hypothesized that female patients with FMS differ from pain-free female controls in their sympathetic responses, a fact that may unmask important biomarkers and factors that contribute to the etiology of FMS. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a pilot study, blood pressure (BP), skin temperature, thermogenic activity, circulating glucose, and pain sensitivity of 13 individuals with FMS and 11 controls at room temperature (24°C) were compared with that after exposure to cold (19°C). RESULTS When measured at 24°C, BP, skin temperature, blood glucose, and brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity, measured using F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography, did not differ between controls and individuals with FMS. However, after cold exposure (19°C), BP and BAT activity increased in controls but not in individuals with FMS; skin temperature on the calf and arm decreased in controls more than in individiuals with FMS; and circulating glucose was lower in individiuals with FMS than in controls. Pain sensitivity did not change during the testing interval in response to cold. DISCUSSION The convergence of the effect of cold on 4 relatively simple measures of thermogenic, cardiovascular, and metabolic activity, each regulated by sympathetic activity, strongly indicate that individuals with FMS have impaired sympathetic responses to stress that are observable and highly significant even when measured in extraordinarily small sample populations. If insufficient sympathetic responses to stress are linked to FMS, stress may unmask and maximize these potential clinical biomarkers of FMS and be related to its etiology.
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Nuclear medicine has a central role in the diagnosis, staging, response assessment and long-term follow-up of neuroblastoma, the most common solid extracranial tumour in children. These EANM guidelines include updated information on 123I-mIBG, the most common study in nuclear medicine for the evaluation of neuroblastoma, and on PET/CT imaging with 18F-FDG, 18F-DOPA and 68Ga-DOTA peptides. These PET/CT studies are increasingly employed in clinical practice. Indications, advantages and limitations are presented along with recommendations on study protocols, interpretation of findings and reporting results.
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Up-to-date review of nuclear medicine applications in pediatric thoracic imaging. Eur J Radiol 2017; 95:418-427. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 04/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Parisi MT, Bermo MS, Alessio AM, Sharp SE, Gelfand MJ, Shulkin BL. Optimization of Pediatric PET/CT. Semin Nucl Med 2017; 47:258-274. [PMID: 28417855 DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PET/CT, the most common form of hybrid imaging, has transformed oncologic imaging and is increasingly being used for nononcologic applications as well. Performing PET/CT in children poses unique challenges. Not only are children more sensitive to the effects of radiation than adults but, following radiation exposure, children have a longer postexposure life expectancy in which to exhibit adverse radiation effects. Both the PET and CT components of the study contribute to the total patient radiation dose, which is one of the most important risks of the study in this population. Another risk in children, not typically encountered in adults, is potential neurotoxicity related to the frequent need for general anesthesia in this patient population. Optimizing pediatric PET/CT requires making improvements to both the PET and the CT components of the procedure while decreasing the potential for risk. This can be accomplished through judicious performance of imaging, the use of recommended pediatric 18fluorine-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (18F-FDG) administered activities, thoughtful selection of pediatric-specific CT imaging parameters, careful patient preparation, and use of appropriate patient immobilization. In this article, we will review a variety of strategies for radiation dose optimization in pediatric 18F-FDG-PET/CT focusing on these processes. Awareness of and careful selection of pediatric-specific CT imaging parameters designed for appropriate diagnostic, localization, or attenuation correction only CT, in conjunction with the use of recommended radiotracer administered activities, will help to ensure image quality while limiting patient radiation exposure. Patient preparation, an important determinant of image quality, is another focus of this review. Appropriate preparative measures are even more crucial in children in whom there is a higher incidence of brown fat, which can interfere with study interpretation. Finally, we will discuss measures to improve the patient experience, the resource use, the departmental workflow, and the diagnostic performance of the study through the use of appropriate technology, all in the context of minimizing procedure-related risks.
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- Marguerite T Parisi
- Departments of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA; Departments of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- Departments of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
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- Departments of Radiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinatti, OH
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- Departments of Radiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinatti, OH
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
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Gelfand MJ, Clements C, MacLean JR. Nuclear Medicine Procedures in Children: Special Considerations. Semin Nucl Med 2016; 47:110-117. [PMID: 28236999 DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Nuclear medicine imaging in children is best accomplished when a child-friendly environment is provided for patients and parents. An approach that minimizes patient anxiety and fear is described. International guidelines for administered activity should be used to minimize absorbed radiation doses from radiopharmaceuticals. CT exposure parameters may be reduced to pediatric best practice for diagnostic CT and further reduced when CT images are needed only for localization purposes.
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- Michael J Gelfand
- Section of Nuclear Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
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- Section of Nuclear Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Section of Nuclear Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Thuzar M, Ho KKY. MECHANISMS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY: Brown adipose tissue in humans: regulation and metabolic significance. Eur J Endocrinol 2016; 175:R11-25. [PMID: 27220620 DOI: 10.1530/eje-15-1217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The recent discovery that functional brown adipose tissue (BAT) persists in adult humans has enkindled a renaissance in metabolic research, with a view of harnessing its thermogenic capacity to combat obesity. This review focuses on the advances in the regulation and the metabolic significance of BAT in humans. BAT activity in humans is stimulated by cold exposure and by several factors such as diet and metabolic hormones. BAT function is regulated at two levels: an acute process involving the stimulation of the intrinsic thermogenic activity of brown adipocytes and a chronic process of growth involving the proliferation of pre-existing brown adipocytes or differentiation to brown adipocytes of adipocytes from specific white adipose tissue depots. BAT activity is reduced in the obese, and its stimulation by cold exposure increases insulin sensitivity and reduces body fat. These observations provide strong evidence that BAT plays a significant role in energy balance in humans and has the potential to be harnessed as a therapeutic target for the management of obesity.
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- Moe Thuzar
- Department of Endocrinology and DiabetesPrincess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSchool of MedicineUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia Department of Endocrinology and DiabetesPrincess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSchool of MedicineUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and DiabetesPrincess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSchool of MedicineUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia Department of Endocrinology and DiabetesPrincess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSchool of MedicineUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia
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Bahler L, Deelen JW, Hoekstra JB, Holleman F, Verberne HJ. Seasonal influence on stimulated BAT activity in prospective trials: a retrospective analysis of BAT visualized on 18F-FDG PET-CTs and 123I-mIBG SPECT-CTs. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2016; 120:1418-23. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00008.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Retrospective studies have shown that outdoor temperature influences the prevalence of detectable brown adipose tissue (BAT). Prospective studies use acute cold exposure to activate BAT. In prospective studies, BAT might be preconditioned in winter months leading to an increased BAT response to various stimuli. Therefore the aim of this study was to assess whether outdoor temperatures and other weather characteristics modulate the response of BAT to acute cold. To assess metabolic BAT activity and sympathetic outflow to BAT, 64 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) and 56 additional 123I- meta-iodobenzylguanidine (123I- mIBG) single-photon emission computed tomography-CT (SPECT-CT) scans, respectively, of subjects participating in previously executed trials were retrospectively included. BAT activity was measured in subjects after an overnight fast, following 2 h of cold exposure (∼17°C). The average daytime outdoor temperatures and other weather characteristics were obtained from the Dutch Royal Weather Institute. Forty-nine subjects were BAT positive. One week prior to the scan, outdoor temperature was significantly lower in the BAT-positive group compared with the BAT-negative group. Higher outdoor temperatures on preceding days resulted in lower stimulated metabolic BAT activity and volume (all P < 0.01). Outdoor temperatures did not correlate with sympathetic outflow to BAT. In conclusion, outdoor temperatures influence metabolic BAT activity and volume, but not sympathetic outflow to BAT, in subjects exposed to acute cold. To improve the consistency of the findings of future BAT studies in humans and to exclude bias introduced by outdoor temperatures, these studies should be planned in periods of similar outdoor temperatures.
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- Lonneke Bahler
- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Izzi-Engbeaya C, Salem V, Atkar RS, Dhillo WS. Insights into Brown Adipose Tissue Physiology as Revealed by Imaging Studies. Adipocyte 2015; 4:1-12. [PMID: 26167397 DOI: 10.4161/21623945.2014.965609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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There has been resurgence in interest in brown adipose tissue (BAT) following radiological and histological identification of metabolically active BAT in adult humans. Imaging enables BAT to be studied non-invasively and therefore imaging studies have contributed a significant amount to what is known about BAT function in humans. In this review the current knowledge (derived from imaging studies) about the prevalence, function, activity and regulation of BAT in humans (as well as relevant rodent studies), will be summarized.
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Key Words
- 11C-MHED, [11C]-meta-hydroxyephedrine
- 18F-FDG, [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose
- 99mTc-sestamibi, technetium-99m sestamibi
- 99mTc-tetrofosmin, technetium-99m tetrofosmin
- ATP, adenosine triphosphate
- BAT, brown adipose tissue
- BMI, body mass index
- BOLD, blood oxygen level dependent
- CIT, cold-induced thermogenesis
- IQR, interquartile range
- MRI, magnetic resonance imaging
- NST, non-shivering thermogenesis
- PET-CT, positron emission tomography-computed tomography
- SPECT, single photon emission CT
- UCP-1, uncoupling protein 1
- WAT, white adipose tissue
- brown adipose tissue
- energy expenditure
- imaging
- metabolism
- thermogenesis
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Jang C, Jalapu S, Thuzar M, Law PW, Jeavons S, Barclay JL, Ho KKY. Infrared thermography in the detection of brown adipose tissue in humans. Physiol Rep 2014; 2:2/11/e12167. [PMID: 25413316 PMCID: PMC4255799 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PET-CT using (18)F-FDG is employed for detecting brown adipose tissue (BAT) in humans. Alternative methods are needed because of the radiation and cost of PET-CT imaging. The aim was to evaluate the accuracy of infrared thermography (IRT) in detecting human BAT benchmarked to PET-CT imaging. Seventeen individuals underwent a total of 29 PET-CT scans, 12 of whom were studied twice, after 2 h of cold stimulation at 19°C, in parallel with measurement of skin temperatures overlying the supraclavicular (SCV) fossa and the lateral upper chest (control), before and after cold stimulation. Of the 29 scans, 20 were BAT positive after cold stimulation. The mean left SCV temperature tended to be higher in the BAT-positive group before and during cooling. It was significantly higher (P = 0.04) than the temperature of the control area, which fell significantly during cooling in the BAT-positive (-1.2 ± 0.3°C, P = 0.002) but not in the negative (-0.2 ± 0.4°C) group. The temperature difference (Δtemp) between left SCV and chest increased during cooling in the BAT-positive (1.2 ± 0.2 to 2.0 ± 0.3°C, P < 0.002) but not in the negative group (0.6 ± 0.1 to 0.7 ± 0.1°C). A Δtemp of 0.9°C conferred a positive predictive value of 85% for SCV BAT, superior to that of SCV temperature. The findings were similar on the right. In conclusion, the Δtemp is significantly and consistently greater in BAT-positive subjects. The Δtemp quantified by IRT after 2-h cooling shows promise as a noninvasive convenient technique for studying SCV BAT function.
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- Christina Jang
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia Department of Medical Imaging, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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Bauwens M, Wierts R, van Royen B, Bucerius J, Backes W, Mottaghy F, Brans B. Molecular imaging of brown adipose tissue in health and disease. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2014; 41:776-91. [PMID: 24509875 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-013-2611-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Brown adipose tissue (BAT) has transformed from an interfering tissue in oncological (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) to an independent imaging research field. This review takes the perspective from the imaging methodology on which human BAT research has come to rely on heavily. METHODS This review analyses relevant PubMed-indexed publications that discuss molecular imaging methods of BAT. In addition, reported links between BAT and human diseases such as obesity are discussed, and the possibilities for imaging in these fields are highlighted. Radiopharmaceuticals aiming at several different biological mechanisms of BAT are discussed and evaluated. RESULTS Prospective, dedicated studies allow visualization of BAT function in a high percentage of human subjects. BAT dysfunction has been implicated in obesity, linked with diabetes and associated with cachexia and atherosclerosis. Presently, (18)F-FDG PET/CT is the most useful tool for evaluating therapies aiming at BAT activity. In addition to (18)F-FDG, other radiopharmaceuticals such as (99m)Tc-sestamibi, (123)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG), (18)F-fluorodopa and (18)F-14(R,S)-[(18)F]fluoro-6-thia-heptadecanoic acid (FTHA) may have a potential for visualizing other aspects of BAT activity. MRI methods are under continuous development and provide the prospect of functional imaging without ionizing radiation. CONCLUSION Molecular imaging of BAT can be used to quantitatively assess different aspects of BAT metabolic activity.
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- Matthias Bauwens
- Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Nuclear Medicine, MUMC, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays a key role in energy homeostasis and thermogenesis in animals, conferring protection against diet-induced obesity and hypothermia through the action of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). Recent metabolic imaging studies using positron emission tomography computerized tomography (PET-CT) scanning have serendipitously revealed significant depots of BAT in the cervical-supraclavicular regions, demonstrating persistence of BAT beyond infancy. Subsequent cold-stimulated PET-CT studies and direct histological examination of adipose tissues have demonstrated that BAT is highly prevalent in adult humans. BAT activity correlates positively with increment of energy expenditure during cold exposure and negatively with age, body mass index, and fasting glycemia, suggesting regulatory links between BAT, cold-induced thermogenesis, and energy metabolism. Human BAT tissue biopsies express UCP1 and harbor inducible precursors that differentiate into UCP1-expressing adipocytes in vitro. These recent discoveries represent a metabolic renaissance for human adipose biology, overturning previous belief that BAT had no relevance in adult humans. They also have implications for the understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of obesity and its metabolic sequelae.
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- Paul Lee
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4107, Australia.
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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) was thought to disappear after infancy. Recent findings of BAT in patients undergoing positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) have renewed the interest in deciphering the relevance of this tissue in humans. Available data suggest that BAT is more prevalent in children than in adults and that its activation during adolescence is associated with significantly lower gains in weight and adiposity. Data also show that pediatric patients with metabolically active BAT on PET/CT examinations have significantly greater muscle volume than patients without identifiable BAT. Both the activity and the amount of BAT increase during puberty. The magnitude of the increase is higher in boys as compared with girls and is closely related to gains in muscle volume. Hence, concurrent with the gains in skeletal muscle during infancy and puberty, all infants and adolescents accumulate large amounts of BAT. These observations are consistent with in vitro investigations suggesting close interactions between brown adipocytes, white adipocytes, and myocytes. In this review, we discuss the potential role of this tissue in regulating weight and musculoskeletal development in children.
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- Vicente Gilsanz
- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027
,Department of Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
,Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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Pace L, Nicolai E, D'Amico D, Ibello F, Della Morte AM, Salvatore B, Pizzuti LM, Salvatore M, Soricelli A. Determinants of physiologic 18F-FDG uptake in brown adipose tissue in sequential PET/CT examinations. Mol Imaging Biol 2012; 13:1029-35. [PMID: 20852948 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-010-0431-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess independent predictors of 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) uptake in brown adipose tissue (BAT) in patients undergoing repeated positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans. PROCEDURES Eight hundred forty-eight (mean age 50.9 ± 16 years) patients in whom PET/CT scan was repeated (mean interval 5 ± 1.5 months) constituted the study group. (18)F-FDG uptake in characteristic areas of BAT, with CT density of adipose tissue, greater than background soft-tissue activity was considered as evidence of BAT uptake. Both distribution and maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) were registered. Clinical and anamnestic data were collected for each patient. RESULTS (18)F-FDG uptake in BAT was present in 8.6% patients at first scan. Independent predictors of presence of uptake were age (younger), gender (female), body mass index (lower), and maximum outdoor temperature (lower). Age was the only independent predictor of BAT (18)F-FDG uptake distribution, while SUVmax was related to both age and outdoor temperature. Independent determinants of persistence of BAT (18)F-FDG uptake at second PET/CT were outdoor temperature at time of second scan and extension of metabolically active BAT at first scan. CONCLUSIONS Age, body mass index, and outdoor temperature are significant determinants of BAT evidence at (18)F-FDG PET/CT. Moreover, extension of BAT and outdoor temperature are the strongest determinants of persistence of BAT evidence on (18)F-FDG PET/CT in repeated scan.
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- Leonardo Pace
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomorfologiche e Funzionali, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
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Pediatric brown adipose tissue: detection, epidemiology, and differences from adults. J Pediatr 2011; 159:939-44. [PMID: 21839465 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Revised: 05/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the prevalence and factors affecting the detection of active brown adipose tissue (BAT) in children and adolescents using (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. STUDY DESIGN A total of 385 positron emission tomography scans performed for various oncologic indications in 172 patients aged 5-21 years were reviewed. BAT activity was detected by visual inspection as present or absent in the neck, thorax, and abdomen based on its well-characterized and typical appearance and then quantified by comparing the (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose activity in the cervical-supraclavicular depots with that measured in the liver. Clinical indices were recorded. RESULTS The BAT detection rate was not significantly different between boys and girls (43.3% vs 45.3%). BAT activity was found most often in the cervical-supraclavicular depots. The highest percentage of patients with detectable BAT and the highest BAT/liver activity were in the 13- to 14.99-year age group in both males and females (P = .005). Body mass index percentile correlated inversely with BAT activity (P = .012). BAT activity did not correlate with outdoor temperature or clinical diagnosis. CONCLUSION Under typical clinical imaging conditions, BAT is detected more frequently in children than in adults. BAT activity increases from childhood into adolescence, when it is detected in almost half of patients, and it correlates inversely with obesity, suggesting that BAT may play a prominent role in pediatric metabolism.
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FDG Uptake in Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum Is Not Likely Related to Brown Adipose Tissue. Clin Nucl Med 2011; 36:767-9. [DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e318219b353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Grant FD, Treves ST. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging of the Pediatric Chest: Current Practical Imaging Assessment. Radiol Clin North Am 2011; 49:1025-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2011.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Brown fat distribution in the chest wall of infants-normal appearance, distribution and evolution on CT scans of the chest. Pediatr Radiol 2011; 41:1020-7. [PMID: 21643687 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2085-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 01/25/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND While reviewing chest CT scans of infants, we repeatedly observed hyperdense enhancing tissue in the chest wall that is not well described in radiology literature. OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to describe the imaging features of this tissue in chest walls of infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS CT scans of the chest conducted on all infants between April 2008 and October 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. CT studies with any deviation from normal radiation or contrast dose or those with chest wall anatomical distortion were excluded. RESULTS One hundred eighty-eight infants were scanned, with 202 MDCTs, of which 180 (89.1%) received contrast agent. Fifty-four of 180 (30%) cases revealed focal areas of hyperdensity in various locations. All positive cases ranged between 2 days and 9 months of age. The areas of distribution of hyperdensity had excellent correlation with known areas of brown fat in the chest wall, known from nuclear medicine studies, and hence we concluded these to represent the same. CONCLUSION Brown fat in the chest wall can be seen as enhancing tissue on contrast CT scans done on infants. This is a normal morphological component with the brown fat converting to normal fat. It is important to recognize it in the chest wall of infants to avoid misinterpretation.
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- Aaron M. Cypess
- Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA , 02215
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Wu C, Cheng W, Xing H, Dang Y, Li F, Zhu Z. Brown adipose tissue can be activated or inhibited within an hour before 18F-FDG injection: a preliminary study with microPET. J Biomed Biotechnol 2011; 2011:159834. [PMID: 21541240 PMCID: PMC3085214 DOI: 10.1155/2011/159834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Accepted: 02/16/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is emerging as a potential target for treating human obesity. It has been indicated that BAT is rich in innervations of sympathetic nerve control. Using (18)F-FDG microPET imaging, this study aims at evaluating how factors related to sympathetic activation/inhibition changed BAT metabolism of mice. BAT (18)F-FDG uptake were semiquantitatively evaluated in different groups of mice under temperature (cold or warm stimulus) or pharmacological interventions (norepinephrine, epinephrine, isoprenaline, or propranolol) and were compared with the corresponding controls. It was found that BAT activation can be stimulated by cold exposure (P = 1.96 × 10(-4)), norepinephrine (P = .002), or both (P = 2.19 × 10(-6)) within an hour before (18)F-FDG injection and can also be alleviated by warming up (P = .001) or propranolol lavage (P = .027). This preliminary study indicated that BAT function could be evaluated by (18)F-FDG PET imaging through short-term interventions, which paved the way for further investigation of the relationship between human obesity and BAT dysfunction.
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- Chenxi Wu
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Nedergaard J, Bengtsson T, Cannon B. Three years with adult human brown adipose tissue. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2011; 1212:E20-36. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05905.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Brown adipose tissue (BAT) was thought to be a tissue with physiological importance early in life (maintenance of body temperature) and to disappear after birth. Recent studies using functional imaging have identified the presence of BAT activity throughout life. This review focuses on the effect of age on BAT function as well as BAT as a potential therapeutic target against age-related metabolic diseases. RECENT FINDINGS The PET/computed tomography method likely underestimates the prevalence of BAT because it measures only active BAT. The factors underlying the decline of BAT activity with age are currently unknown, but likely associated with changes in the activity of the sympathetic nervous system and the thyroid axis. Apart from age, the presence of active BAT is decreased in males and overweight. The developmental origins of brown adipose depots as well as transcription factors involved in their differentiation have recently been described. Data suggest that BAT may be recruited throughout life. SUMMARY New imaging techniques may provide more accurate estimations of BAT mass in adults. Given its high metabolic rate, it is suggested that BAT mass and activity could be activated and thus represent a potential target for the management of body weight.
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- Virgile Lecoultre
- Human Physiology, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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(18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is the radiotracer used in the vast majority of positron emission tomography (PET) cancer studies. FDG is a powerful radiotracer that provides valuable data in many cancer types. Normal FDG biodistribution is easily identified. In the PET-only era, physiological uptake provided important anatomical landmarks. However, the normal biodistribution of FDG is often variable and can be altered by intrinsic or iatrogenic factors. Recognizing these patterns of altered biodistribution is important for optimal FDG-PET interpretation. Altered FDG uptake in muscles, brown adipose tissue, bone marrow, the urinary tract, and the bowel is demonstrated in a significant proportion of patients, which can hide underlying malignant foci or mimic malignant lesions. The introduction of PET/computed tomography revolutionized PET imaging, bringing much-needed anatomical information. This modality allowed better characterization of some types of uptake, particularly brown adipose tissue FDG uptake. Different approaches to minimize interference from altered FDG biodistribution should be considered when performing PET scans. Otherwise, careful review and correlation of metabolic (FDG-PET) and anatomical (computed tomography) data should be performed to accurately characterize the foci of increased FDG uptake.
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- Christian Cohade
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
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Park JY, Lim JS, Park EY, Cho AR, Kim BI, Cheon GJ, Choi CW, Lim SM. The Prevalence and Characteristics of Brown Adipose Tissue in an (18)F-FDG PET Study of Koreans. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2010; 44:207-12. [PMID: 24899951 DOI: 10.1007/s13139-010-0042-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The object of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in Korean subjects using (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET). METHODS Six thousand and five consecutive (18)F-FDG PET/CT scans of 5,115 patients (3,007 females and 2,108 males, mean age 53.5 years) were retrospectively reviewed. We characterized the nature of BAT, such as its location, and we assessed the influence of sex, age, body mass index (BMI), and temperature on BAT. RESULTS The prevalence of BAT in Koreans in a single (18)F-FDG PET/CT scan in average conditions was 1.07%. The BAT detection rate was higher in females than males (1.32% vs 0.73%), and also with younger age (7.94% vs 0.73%), lower BMI (BMI with BAT, 21.1 vs BMI without BAT, 23.15) and cold outdoor temperature (1.65% vs 0.49%). The most frequent location of BAT was the supraclavicular area (left, 0.91%; right, 0.88%) and ventral neck area (left, 0.62%; right, 0.63%). CONCLUSIONS The characteristics of BAT in Koreans are not different from those described for Caucasians. However, the low prevalence of BAT in our study might be related to some scan condition like ambient temperature, but further study is needed.
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- Joon Yeun Park
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, 75 Nowon-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-706 South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, 75 Nowon-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-706 South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, 75 Nowon-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-706 South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, 75 Nowon-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-706 South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, 75 Nowon-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-706 South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, 75 Nowon-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-706 South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, 75 Nowon-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 139-706 South Korea
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Children and adults have two major types of adipocytes, which represent the predominant cells in white adipose tissue, which is involved in energy storage, and brown adipose tissue (BAT), which is responsible for thermogenesis and energy expenditure. This review discusses BAT physiology and evaluates the recent discoveries regarding its development, identification, and function. RECENT FINDINGS Last year, multiple independent research teams using combined PET and computed tomography imaging, immunohistochemistry, and gene and protein expression have proven conclusively that adult humans have functional BAT. In parallel, basic studies defined BAT origins, its transcriptional regulation, and the role of hormones in BAT growth and activation. These methods have begun to be applied to children to understand pediatric BAT anatomy and physiology. SUMMARY Adult humans have functional BAT, which plays a role in energy balance. BAT is more prevalent in children, suggesting an even greater physiological role than that seen in adults. Future studies will identify safe ways to quantify BAT mass and activity and which interventions might be used to increase BAT mass, thermogenesis, or both to treat obesity.
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Zukotynski KA, Fahey FH, Laffin S, Davis R, Treves ST, Grant FD, Drubach LA. Seasonal variation in the effect of constant ambient temperature of 24 degrees C in reducing FDG uptake by brown adipose tissue in children. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2010; 37:1854-60. [PMID: 20505932 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-010-1485-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 04/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE It has been shown that warming patients prior to and during (18)F-FDG uptake by controlling the room temperature can decrease uptake by brown adipose tissue (BAT). The aim of this study is to determine if this effect is subject to seasonal variation. METHODS A retrospective review was conducted of all patients referred for whole-body (18)F-FDG PET between December 2006 and December 2008. After December 2007, all patients were kept in the PET injection room at a constant 24 degrees C for 30 min before and until 1 h following FDG administration. Patients over 22 years of age and those who received pre-medication known to reduce FDG uptake by BAT were excluded. One hundred and three patients were warmed to 24 degrees C prior to scanning. The number of patients showing uptake by BAT in this group was compared to a control group of 99 patients who underwent PET prior to December 2007 when the injection room temperature was 21 degrees C. RESULTS Uptake by BAT occurred in 9% of studies performed after patient warming (24 degrees C), compared to 27% of studies performed on the control group (21 degrees C) (p < 0.00001). The effect of warming on decreasing FDG accumulation in BAT was statistically significant in the winter (p < 0.005) and summer (p < 0.001). However, in the spring and autumn, though the effect of warming on decreasing FDG accumulation in BAT was evident, it was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION Maintaining room temperature at a constant 24 degrees C for 30 min prior to and 1 h after IV tracer administration significantly decreases FDG uptake by BAT in children. This effect is greatest in the summer and winter.
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- Katherine A Zukotynski
- Department of Imaging, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Vriens D, Visser EP, de Geus-Oei LF, Oyen WJG. Methodological considerations in quantification of oncological FDG PET studies. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2009; 37:1408-25. [PMID: 19936745 PMCID: PMC2886126 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-009-1306-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2009] [Accepted: 10/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Purpose This review aims to provide insight into the factors that influence quantification of glucose metabolism by FDG PET images in oncology as well as their influence on repeated measures studies (i.e. treatment response assessment), offering improved understanding both for clinical practice and research. Methods Structural PubMed searches have been performed for the many factors affecting quantification of glucose metabolism by FDG PET. Review articles and references lists have been used to supplement the search findings. Results Biological factors such as fasting blood glucose level, FDG uptake period, FDG distribution and clearance, patient motion (breathing) and patient discomfort (stress) all influence quantification. Acquisition parameters should be adjusted to maximize the signal to noise ratio without exposing the patient to a higher than strictly necessary radiation dose. This is especially challenging in pharmacokinetic analysis, where the temporal resolution is of significant importance. The literature is reviewed on the influence of attenuation correction on parameters for glucose metabolism, the effect of motion, metal artefacts and contrast agents on quantification of CT attenuation-corrected images. Reconstruction settings (analytical versus iterative reconstruction, post-reconstruction filtering and image matrix size) all potentially influence quantification due to artefacts, noise levels and lesion size dependency. Many region of interest definitions are available, but increased complexity does not necessarily result in improved performance. Different methods for the quantification of the tissue of interest can introduce systematic and random inaccuracy. Conclusions This review provides an up-to-date overview of the many factors that influence quantification of glucose metabolism by FDG PET.
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- Dennis Vriens
- Department of Nuclear Medicine (internal postal code 444), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500, HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Appropriate patient preparation is necessary for high-quality PET and PET/CT imaging in children and adolescents. Standard adult protocols and techniques will sometimes give suboptimal results, so attention to specific pediatric protocols is important. Additionally, attempts should be made to limit radiation doses, as pediatric patients are more sensitive to the effects of radiation. Administered [F-18]2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose activities may be reduced using weight based protocols, and CT parameters should be reduced to appropriate pediatric levels, with low-dose localization settings used when diagnostic-quality CT images are not needed. Complicating factors, such as patient motion and brown adipose-tissue uptake, are more commonly encountered in pediatric patients, and appropriate measures should be taken to limit their impact on imaging.
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- Michael J Gelfand
- Nuclear Medicine Section, Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLC 5031, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0761, USA.
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- Nuclear Medicine Section, Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, MLC 5031, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0761, USA
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