Characteristics of a new automated blood sampling system for positron emission tomography

Author

Eriksson, L. ; Ingvar, M. ; Rosenqvist, G. ; Stone-Elander, S. ; Ekdahl, T. ; Kappel, P.

Author_Institution

Karolinska Inst., Stockholm, Sweden

Volume

42

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1007

Lastpage

1011

Abstract

A new commercially available automated blood sampling system (ABSS) for positron emission tomography has been evaluated. The system uses a single BGO crystal and detects with high efficiency the annihilation radiation from tracers, labelled with positron emitting isotopes, in arterial blood. In addition the possibilities to use the ABSS as a detector in the analysis of the plasma samples with liquid chromatography techniques under flow conditions has been explored

Keywords

biomedical equipment; blood; chromatography; gamma-ray detection; positron emission tomography; radioactive tracers; solid scintillation detectors; Bi₄Ge₃O₁₂; annihilation radiation; arterial blood; automated blood sampling system; diagnostic nuclear medicine; flow conditions; liquid chromatography techniques; plasma samples; positron emission tomography; single BGO crystal; tracers; Blood; Computer networks; Isotopes; Kinetic theory; Plasma measurements; Positron emission tomography; Predictive models; Radiation detectors; Sampling methods; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.467757

Filename

467757