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Annals of Nuclear Medicine

, 20:583 | Cite as

PET kinetic analysis—compartmental model

  • Hiroshi Watabe
  • Yoko Ikoma
  • Yuichi Kimura
  • Mika Naganawa
  • Miho Shidahara
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Abstract

PET enables not only visualization of the distribution of radiotracer, but also has ability to quantify several biomedical functions. Compartmental model is a basic idea to analyze dynamic PET data. This review describes the principle of the compartmental model and categorizes the techniques and approaches for the compartmental model according to various aspects: model design, experimental design, invasiveness, and mathematical solution. We also discussed advanced applications of the compartmental analysis with PET.

Key words

PET compartmental model pharmacokinetics 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Hiroshi Watabe
    • 1
  • Yoko Ikoma
    • 2
  • Yuichi Kimura
    • 3
  • Mika Naganawa
    • 3
    • 4
  • Miho Shidahara
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Investigative RadiologyNational Cardiovascular Center Research InstituteOsakaJapan
  2. 2.Department of Biophysics, Molecular Imaging CenterNational Institute of Radiological SciencesJapan
  3. 3.Positron Medical CenterTokyo Metropolitan Institute of GerontologyJapan
  4. 4.Japan Society for the Promotion of ScienceJapan

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