Standardized uptake value. The standardized uptake value (SUV) is a nuclear medicine term, used in positron emission tomography (PET) as well as in modern calibrated Single Photon Emission Tomography (SPECT) imaging for a (semi)quantitative analysis. Its use is particularly common in the analysis of F]fluorodeoxyglucose (F]FDG) images of cancer patients.
1). tumor-specific antigen. tumor-specific antigen (TSA) any cell-surface antigen of a tumor that does not occur on normal cells of the same origin. V antigen (Vi antigen) an antigen contained in the sheath of a bacterium, as Salmonella typhosa (the typhoid bacillus), and thought to contribute to its virulence.. any of several antigens, coded for by the viral genome, associated with transformation of infected cells by certain DNA tumor viruses. Called also tumor antigen. 2. an antigen present on human erythrocytes that is exposed by treatment with neuraminidase or contact with certain bacteria.
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by the prostate and found in the blood. A PSA blood test can detect prostate cancer early, but it may not save lives. Low PSAâusually about 4 nanograms per milliliter of blood or lessâsuggests that a man does not have prostate cancer. But higher levelsâtaking into account age and race (PSA rises naturally with age)âmay indicate the presence of cancer. But so many factors influence PSA that a single test is never enough to diagnose prostate cancer. If you do have high levels of PSA, your doctor may suggest a prostate biopsy or another test to determine if you have cancer.