The use of molecular sieves to simulate hot lesions in (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose--positron emission tomography imaging

• Published in: Physics in medicine & biology Vol. 53; no. 8; pp. N137 - N148
• Main Authors: Matheoud, R, Secco, C, Ridone, S, Inglese, E, Brambilla, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 21.04.2008
• Subjects: Anthropometry; Diagnostic Imaging - instrumentation; Equipment Design; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 - chemistry; Humans; Phantoms, Imaging; Positron-Emission Tomography - instrumentation; Positron-Emission Tomography - methods; Radiopharmaceuticals; Regression Analysis; Temperature; Time Factors; Zeolites - chemistry

We investigated the use of a kind of zeolite, the Bowie chabazite, to produce radioactive sources of different shapes, dimensions and activity concentrations that can be used for lesion simulation in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) uptake of a gro...