Failure of 18F-florbetapir Amyloid PET Imaging after Injection With an Automated Injector Using an Air-vent Filter

Yohji Matsusaka1, Kaima Suzuki2, Akira Seto1

  • 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.

Clinical Nuclear Medicine
|February 3, 2026
PubMed

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