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S Naidoo-Variawa¹, W Lehnert, R B Banati

¹Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Sydney, Australia. snai3212@uni.sydney.edu.au

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Scatter correction is crucial for accurate positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in baboon brains. This study quantifies scatter effects, confirming correction improves radiotracer distribution measurements.

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Area of Science:

* Pre-clinical imaging
* Nuclear medicine
* Biomedical engineering

Background:

* Baboons are suitable models for pre-clinical evaluation of novel radioligands using positron emission tomography (PET).
* Non-uniform tissue density in baboon heads can cause photon scattering, reducing image contrast and quantitative accuracy.
* Previous studies established the feasibility of high-resolution animal PET in baboon brains.

Purpose of the Study:

* To investigate the magnitude, distribution, and variability of scatter in baboon brain PET imaging.
* To assess the impact of scatter on image quality and quantitative accuracy.
* To determine the necessity of scatter correction for baboon brain microPET studies.

Main Methods:

* Utilized phantoms and Monte Carlo simulations to analyze scatter effects.
* Measured scatter fraction across different energy windows (wide: 350-650 keV, narrow: 450-650 keV).
* Evaluated scatter and attenuation correction in a contrast phantom.

Main Results:

* Scatter fraction reached up to 36% (wide window) and 19% (narrow window) in the brain center.
* Scatter fraction variation across the brain was less than 3%.
* Out-of-field scatter contributed less than 1% to measured coincidences.
* Scatter and attenuation correction improved contrast recovery and reduced bias (<10%) compared to attenuation correction alone, albeit with reduced signal-to-noise ratio.

Conclusions:

* Scatter correction is essential for high-quality radiotracer distribution measurements in baboon brain PET imaging.
* Modeling out-of-field scatter or spatially variant scatter functions is not necessary.
* Findings support the use of scatter correction for accurate pre-clinical PET studies in baboons.