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  • Radiochemistry
  • Nuclear Medicine

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  • Functional PET (fPET) enables dynamic study of brain metabolism and neurotransmitter signaling.
  • Accurate quantification in fPET requires the arterial input function (AIF), typically obtained via invasive arterial blood sampling.
  • Non-invasive image-derived input functions (IDIF) have limitations in spatial resolution and field of view.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel scan protocol for brain fPET using cardiac IDIF.
  • To overcome the limitations of conventional IDIFs in brain imaging.
  • To enable accurate, non-invasive quantification of dynamic changes in brain activity.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty healthy participants underwent fPET/MR scans using [18F]FDG or 6-[18F]FDOPA.
  • A novel protocol utilizing bed motion shuttling captured cardiac IDIF and brain task-induced changes.
  • Image-derived input functions (IDIFs) from various blood pools and composites were compared against the gold standard arterial input function (AIF).

Main Results:

  • Moderate to high agreement (r: 0.60-0.89) was observed between IDIFs and AIF.
  • Composite IDIFs (3VOI and 3VOIVB) showed improved agreement (r: 0.87-0.93) with AIF.
  • Both methods demonstrated equivalent quantitative values and high agreement (r: 0.975-0.998) with AIF-derived measurements.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed protocol allows accurate non-invasive estimation of the input function for brain fPET.
  • This method enables full quantification of task-specific changes, overcoming IDIF limitations.
  • The advancements simplify clinical research, increase patient comfort, and are applicable to any PET scanner.