Cross-validation of Input Functions Obtained by H-2 O-15 PET Imaging of Rat Heart and a Blood Flow-through Detector

: Kudomi N, Sipila H, Autio A, Oikonen V, Liljenback H, Tarkia M, Laivola J, Johansson J, Teras M, Roivainen A

Publisher: SPRINGER

: 2012

: Molecular Imaging and Biology

: MOLECULAR IMAGING AND BIOLOGY

: MOL IMAGING BIOL

: 4

: 14

: 4

: 509

: 516

: 8

: 1536-1632

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11307-011-0511-5(external)

It is possible both to measure the input function from rat arteria femoralis during H-2 O-15 PET imaging and to estimate the input function from rat H-2 O-15 PET images, thereby facilitating the assessment of blood flow in organs visible in PET images.