• DocumentCode
    1554744
  • Title

    Influence of radioactivity out of the field of view on 3D PET dynamic measurement with [11C]MP4A

  • Author

    Hasegawa, T. ; Suzuki, M. ; Murayama, II ; Irie, Takasuke ; Fukushi, K. ; Wada, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Allied Health Sci., Kitasato Univ., Sagamihara, Japan
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1087
  • Lastpage
    1092
  • Abstract
    This study assessed the influence of radioactivity out of the field of view (out-of-FOV) on the measurement of brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity with the tracer [11C]N-methyl-4-piperidyl-acetate by positron emission tomography in three-dimensional mode. Dynamic scans on a volunteer showed that the out-of-FOV radioactivity in the chest was much higher than that of the brain immediately after tracer injection. A representative phantom measurement was performed to quantitate the systematic errors due to the out-of-FOV radioactivity. Resultant errors in the AChE activity (k3 parameter) as calculated by compartment model analysis were found to be less than one percent in all of the brain regions studied
  • Keywords
    brain; positron emission tomography; radioactivity; 3D PET dynamic measurement; C; [11C]MP4A; brain acetylcholinesterase activity; brain regions; compartment model analysis; medical diagnostic imaging; nuclear medicine; out-of-field-of-view radioactivity influence; representative phantom measurement; systematic errors; Large Hadron Collider; Liver; Lungs; Positron emission tomography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.790833
  • Filename
    790833