Use of a beta microprobe system to measure arterial input function in PET via an arteriovenous shunt in rats

EJNMMI Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Warnock, Geoff ^a   Bahri, Mohamed Ali ^a   Goblet, David ^a   Giacomelli, Fabrice ^a   Lemaire, Christian ^a   Aerts, Joel ^a   Seret, Alain ^a   Langlois, Xavier ^b   Luxen, Andre ^a   Plenevaux, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arterial input function; Beta microprobe; PET; Rat

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIAC IMAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GOLD STANDARD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RAT;

EID: 84875912400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2191219X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-219X-1-13     Document Type: Article

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