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Quantitative brain FDG/PET studies using dynamic aortic imaging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15552117     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Positron emission tomography (PET) measurements of cerebral glucose utilization using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) are a useful tool in the investigation of localized brain function in normal and disease states. A major impediment to the application of FDG/PET in clinical investigation has been the need for arterial blood sampling to quantify cerebral glucose metabolism (CMRGlc). Qualitative studies, though informative in a variety of clinical settings, are of limited value for research applications and do not utilize the inherent quantitative nature of PET. We present a novel PET technique employing a whole-body PET tomograph with abdominal aortic imaging from 0 to 30 min as an alternative to arterial blood sampling to obtain the input function for cerebral metabolic rate calculations. Two or three arterial samples taken during the 10-45 min period were used to scale and extend the blood curve and the brain was imaged from 35-55 min post-injection. We performed 12 studies in which both arterial blood sampling and aortic scans were obtained. We found the correlation of global metabolic rates (GMR) when comparing the two techniques to be extremely high (R2 = 0.99). This suggests that the use of dynamic aortic imaging is less invasive and a viable alternative to arterial blood sampling in quantitative FDG/PET imaging.
Authors:
V Dhawan; S Takikawa; W Robeson; P Spetsieris; T Chaly; R Dahl; I Zanzi; D Bandyopadhyay; D Margouleff; D Eidelberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physics in medicine and biology     Volume:  39     ISSN:  0031-9155     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys Med Biol     Publication Date:  1994 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-11-19     Completed Date:  2004-12-15     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401220     Medline TA:  Phys Med Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1475-87     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, North Shore University Hospital--Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, NY, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms*
Aorta, Abdominal / metabolism,  radionuclide imaging*
Brain / blood supply*,  metabolism,  radionuclide imaging*
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / blood,  diagnostic use*,  pharmacokinetics
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Radiopharmaceuticals / blood,  diagnostic use,  pharmacokinetics
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Radiopharmaceuticals; 63503-12-8/Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

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