Radiotracer Administration for High Temporal Resolution Positron Emission Tomography of the Human Brain: Application to FDG-fPETSharna D. Jamadar 1,2,3, Phillip G.D. Ward 1,2,3, Alexandra Carey 1,4, Richard McIntyre 1,4, Linden Parkes 1,3, Disha Sasan 1, John Fallon 1, Edwina Orchard 1,2,3, Shenpeng Li 1,5, Zhaolin Chen 1,5, Gary F Egan 1,2,3
1Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University, 2Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, 3Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, 4Department of Medical Imaging, Monash Health, 5Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University
This manuscript describes two radiotracer administration protocols for FDG-PET (constant infusion and bolus plus infusion) and compares them to bolus administration. Temporal resolutions of 16 s are achievable using these protocols.
