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Correspondence to Author: Hatma Johra , Kuwel Losen , Md. Zakir Josen, Priyanka Logder., 

1. Institute of Nuclear Medical Physics, AERE, Savar, Dhaka 1349. 2. Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Mohakhali, Dhaka . 3. Atomic Energy Research Establishment Clinic, Savar, Dhaka 1349.

Abstract:

Context : The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) oversees the Institute of Nuclear Medical Physics (INMP), Savar, which opened its first FDG PET CT scan in September 2018 as part of an attempt to strengthen Bangladesh’s molecular imaging capabilities. In this essay, we will examine the first five years of FDG PET CT services rendered to patients with cancer at INMP. Patients and Procedures : Prior to the scan day, the patients were instructed to fast for the entire night. Following an intravenous injection of 18F FDG, a whole-body PET-CT scan was obtained using the Philips 128-slice Ingenuity TF one hour later. Retrospective inclusion of patients who underwent FDG PET CT scans performed at INMP, Savar, between September 2018 and December 2023 The databases of INMP reports were examined for demographic analysis. Results : From September 2018 to December 2023, a total of 2879 individuals had FDG PET CT scans for a range of clinical oncological and non-oncological causes. In 2018, the first year of FDG PET CT’s introduction at INMP, Savar, saw the scanning of a total of 27 patients. Following that, scans were conducted for 332 in 2019, 469 in 2020, 399 in 2021, 716 in 2022, and 936 in 2023. Twelve patients in all got PETCT scans for non-cancer causes; seventy-five of them had tuberculosis. The five most common primary cancers were carcinoma of the breast (21%), carcinoma of the lung (8.8%), carcinoma of the ovary (4.6%), and lymphoma (26.4%). NonHodgkin’s lymphoma accounted for 58.5% of the 762 patients with lymphoma. Male patients made up the majority of the patient population, with a preponderance of 61 years of age. The prevalence of dyslipidemia was 27% and DM was 34.0%. 78 of the 980 patients with diabetes-related cancer had fasting hyperglycemia and needed insulin injections prior to a PET-CT scan. Conclusions : From 2018 to 2023, there was a noticeable increase in FDG PET-CT scanning in INMP, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and early uncertainties around FDG supplies. This significant increase is really fulfilling and essential to the nation’s cancer care.

Citation:

Hatma Johra. FDG PET-CT Performance for the First Five Years at the Institute of Nuclear Medical Physics, Savar. The Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2024.