With ×Count, you can take advantage of quantification even on investigations that involve dynamic, short-lived tracers.
The Ingenuity TF PET/CT uses high-throughput acquisition hardware that expands its count-rate capabilities, with improved linearity at high count rates. Thanks to ×Count, the system is stable across count rates (low to high), so you can perform dynamic imaging with a wide range of tracers including (82Rb) Rubidium chloride.
The TOF technology available on the Ingenuity TF PET/CT provides improved signal-to-noise ratio in the reconstructed images in addition to better count rate performance and better randoms rejection over non-TOF PET.
Myocardial perfusion scan using (82Rb) Rubidium chloride
Image courtesy of the University Hospital Cleveland, USA
C-11 | N-13 | O-14 | O-15 | F-18 | Na-22 |
K-38 | Ti-45 | Mn-52m | Cu-60 | Cu-61 | Cu-62 |
Zn-62 | Cu-64 | Ga-66 | Ga-68 | Ge-68 | Br-75 |
Br-76 | Br-77 | Rb-82 | Y-86 | Tc-94m | I-124 |
Parameters:
activity concentration
Results:
Conclusion:
*Kolthammer J., et. al. Performance evaluation of the Ingenuity TF PET/CT scanner with a focus on high count-rate conditions.
Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2014;59:3843-59
This system helps us work with a variety of tracers in a cost-effective way. A lot of my brain studies use [18F]-FDG, but other radiopharmaceuticals can shed light on different neurological conditions.”
Prof. Dr. Maria Santiago Ribeiro
Head of Nuclear Medicine, Hôpital Bretonneau, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, France
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