ea0090p11 | Adrenal and Cardiovascular Endocrinology | ECE2023
Romanisio Martina
, Daffara Tommaso
, Pitino Rosa
, Ferrero Alice
, Zavattaro Marco
, Biello Federica
, Gennari Alessandra
, Mauro Sacchetti Gian
, Aimaretti Gianluca
, Prodam Flavia
, Caputo Marina
Purpose: Diagnosis of adrenal lesions requires hormonal investigation and morphological characterization; when CT and MRI imaging are equivocal, 18F-FDG-PET/CT could be a useful tool, although sensitivity and specificity varied among cohorts. The use of tumour-to-liver maximum standardized uptake values (SUVratio) was found to be accurate, but the best threshold value has not been identified yet. A SUVratio > 1.5 was associated with malignancy with a good performance. The ...