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The evaluation of lung function with PET

D P Schuster1

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
|November 4, 1998
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Positron emission tomography (PET) is ideal for studying lung physiology, enabling assessment of blood flow, ventilation, and vascular permeability. This technique offers sensitive detection of acute lung injury and can evaluate receptor and enzyme function in the lungs.

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary imaging and diagnostics
  • Radiopharmaceutical applications in respiratory medicine

Background:

  • The lung's homogeneous structure makes it suitable for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging.
  • PET allows for the study of diverse pulmonary physiological and metabolic processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the utility of PET in assessing pulmonary blood flow, ventilation, and vascular permeability.
  • To investigate PET's role in quantifying acute lung injury and evaluating endothelial receptor/enzyme function.

Main Methods:

  • Pulmonary blood flow assessed using radiotracers like 68Ga-albumin microspheres, H2 15O, and 13N-N2.
  • Ventilation studied with inhaled 13N-N2 and 19Ne gas.
  • Extravascular water measured with H2 15O and C15O; vascular permeability assessed using 68Ga-transferrin or 11C-methylalbumin.

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Main Results:

  • PET accurately measures extravascular water and pulmonary vascular permeability, with pulmonary transcapillary escape rate (PTCER) being a sensitive index of acute lung injury.
  • PET can quantify receptor/enzyme systems, such as beta-adrenergic receptors and angiotensin converting enzyme, by measuring maximum binding capacity (Bmax).

Conclusions:

  • PET is a versatile tool for comprehensive lung evaluation, from basic physiology to disease states.
  • PET imaging facilitates the assessment of therapeutic interventions targeting specific pulmonary pathways.