John P Crandall1, Joo H O2, Prateek Gajwani3, Jeffrey P Leal3, Daniel D Mawhinney4, Fred Sterzer4, Richard L Wahl5,3. 1. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. 2. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. 3. Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland; and. 4. MMTC, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey. 5. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri rwahl@wustl.edu.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the operating characteristics of a microwave radiometry system in the noninvasive assessment of activated and nonactivated brown adipose tissue (BAT) and normal-tissue temperatures, reflecting metabolic activity in healthy human subjects. The radiometry data were compared with 18F-FDG PET/CT images in the same subjects. Methods: Microwave radiometry and 18F-FDG PET/CT were sequentially performed on 19 participants who underwent a cold intervention to maximize BAT activation. The cold intervention involved the participants' intermittently placing their feet on an ice block while sitting in a cool room. Participants exhibiting BAT activity qualitatively on PET/CT were scanned again with both modalities after undergoing a BAT minimization protocol (exposure to a warm room and a 20-mg dose of propranolol). Radiometry was performed every 5 min for 2 h before PET/CT imaging during both the warm and the cold interventions. A grid of 15-20 points was drawn on the participant's upper body (data were collected at each point), and a photograph was taken for comparison with PET/CT images. Results: PET/CT identified increased signal consistent with BAT activity in 11 of 19 participants. In 10 of 11 participants with active BAT, radiometry measurements collected during the cold study were modestly, but significantly, higher on points located over areas of active BAT on PET/CT than on points not exhibiting BAT activity (P < 0.01). This difference lessened during the warm studies: 7 of 11 participants showed radiometry measurements that did not differ significantly between the same set of points. The mean radiometry result collected during BAT maximization was 33.2°C ± 1.5°C at points designated as active and 32.7°C ± 1.3°C at points designated as inactive (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Passive microwave radiometry was shown to be feasible and, with substantial improvements, has the potential to noninvasively detect active brown adipose tissue without a radiotracer injection.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the operating characteristics of a microwave radiometry system in the noninvasive assessment of activated and nonactivated brown adipose tissue (BAT) and normal-tissue temperatures, reflecting metabolic activity in healthy human subjects. The radiometry data were compared with 18F-FDG PET/CT images in the same subjects. Methods: Microwave radiometry and 18F-FDG PET/CT were sequentially performed on 19 participants who underwent a cold intervention to maximize BAT activation. The cold intervention involved the participants' intermittently placing their feet on an ice block while sitting in a cool room. Participants exhibiting BAT activity qualitatively on PET/CT were scanned again with both modalities after undergoing a BAT minimization protocol (exposure to a warm room and a 20-mg dose of propranolol). Radiometry was performed every 5 min for 2 h before PET/CT imaging during both the warm and the cold interventions. A grid of 15-20 points was drawn on the participant's upper body (data were collected at each point), and a photograph was taken for comparison with PET/CT images. Results: PET/CT identified increased signal consistent with BAT activity in 11 of 19 participants. In 10 of 11 participants with active BAT, radiometry measurements collected during the cold study were modestly, but significantly, higher on points located over areas of active BAT on PET/CT than on points not exhibiting BAT activity (P < 0.01). This difference lessened during the warm studies: 7 of 11 participants showed radiometry measurements that did not differ significantly between the same set of points. The mean radiometry result collected during BAT maximization was 33.2°C ± 1.5°C at points designated as active and 32.7°C ± 1.3°C at points designated as inactive (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Passive microwave radiometry was shown to be feasible and, with substantial improvements, has the potential to noninvasively detect active brown adipose tissue without a radiotracer injection.
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