Table 2 Summary of Hounsfield units (HU) and standardized uptake value (SUV) thresholds used for quantification of human brown adipose tissue by 18F-FDG-PET/CT scans from January 1, 2007 to March 10, 2017.

From: The impact of using BARCIST 1.0 criteria on quantification of BAT volume and activity in three independent cohorts of adults

HU

SUV ≥

No. of studies: 116

-250; -50

2.0

20

Not used/Not reported

2.0

10

-180; -10

1.5

7

-300; -10

2.0

4

-100; -10

1.0

3

-250; -10

2.0

3

-150; -30

1.5

2

-250; -50

SUV different at 2.0

7

-180; -10

SUV different at 1.5

2

Other combinations

26

Not reported

Not reported

32

  1. See Table S1 for references and details of Hounsfield units, standardized uptake value, and software used to quantify human brown adipose tissue.
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