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    Area of Science:

    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Cardiovascular Imaging
    • Physiology

    Background:

    • Myocardial blood flow (MBF) estimation using dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) with tracers like (13)N-ammonia or (82)Rubidium relies on the Renkin-Crone equation.
    • This equation implicitly defines MBF, preventing standard error propagation for variance calculation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To derive novel analytical approximations for estimating MBF variance.
    • To incorporate the uncertainty associated with the Renkin-Crone parameters into MBF variance calculations.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed first- and second-order analytical approximations for MBF variance.
    • Validated these approximations against Monte Carlo simulations.
    • Evaluated MBF variance in clinical (82)Rb dynamic PET scans.

    Main Results:

    • Analytical variance expressions showed good agreement with Monte Carlo simulations for both (82)Rb and (13)N-ammonia.
    • Second-order estimates offered moderately better agreement.
    • The Renkin-Crone relation contributed significantly to MBF uncertainty (up to 68% for (82)Rb).
    • Neglecting Renkin-Crone parameter uncertainty underestimated MBF coefficient of variation by 14-49% in clinical data.

    Conclusions:

    • Novel analytical expressions enable direct estimation of MBF variance, including contributions from the Renkin-Crone relation.
    • Accurate MBF variance estimation is crucial for assessing the precision and reliability of MBF measurements.
    • The statistical uncertainty in the Renkin-Crone relation significantly impacts MBF variance.