Kidney Uptake at F-18 FDG PET/CT Studies and Renal Function Status
Searching for a possible correlation between renal uptake at F-18-FDG PET/CT and renal functional parameters in both normal subjects and patients with CKD.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  Adult patients undergoing PET/CT examination for oncologic or non-oncologic purposes.  Exclusion Criteria:  Patients underwent PET/CT examination with age under 18 years. Presence of pathological conditions affecting kidneys (e.g., cancers, inflammation, polycystic kidney disease) Inability to stay still for the duration of the scan. Claustrophobia. Patients with uncontrolled diabetics (blood glucose >200 mg/dl immediately before PET/CT scan) Pregnant females. - HealthyVolunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 19 Years - MaximumAge: 75 Years - StdAgeList: Adult, Older Adult - StudyPopulation: Adult patients undergoing PET/CT examination for oncologic or non-oncologic purposes.  For all the patients included in this study, data about serum Cr levels and estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR) calculated with the CKD-EPI formula. - SamplingMethod: Non-Probability Sample