Gallium-67 SPECT-CT for the evaluation of head and neck: preliminary study on maximum standardised uptake value in lesions, and in the parotid and submandibular glands

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<jats:sec><jats:title>Purpose</jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this study was to investigate the gallium-67 (67Ga) single-photon emission-computed tomography (SPECT-CT) for the evaluation of head and neck, especially maximum standardised uptake value (SUVmax) in lesions, and in the parotid and submandibular glands.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Material and methods</jats:title><jats:p>Fourteen patients with head and neck lesions who underwent SPECT-CT at 72 hours after injection of 67Ga were included in this study. The 67Ga SPECT-CT parameters SUVmax were compared between the parotid glands and submandibular glands. Statistical analyses for the SUVmax were performed by Mann-Whitney U test. A p value lower than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Of all 14 patients, 67Ga SPECT-CT was positive for two cases (one malignant lymphoma and one osteomye­litis). The SUVmax for malignant lymphoma and osteomyelitis were 11.21 and 10.95, respectively. Furthermore, SUVmax for parotid glands and submandibular glands of all patients were 4.86 ± 1.89 and 4.64 ± 1.64, respectively (p = 0.694).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p>This study investigated the 67Ga SPECT-CT for the evaluation of head and neck, especially SUVmax of lesions, and the parotid and submandibular glands. 67Ga SPECT-CT may be an effective technique for the evaluation of maxillofacial lesions.</jats:p></jats:sec>

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