Test-retest reliability and convergent validity of (R)-[11C]PK11195 outcome measures without arterial input function

Abstract Purpose The PET radioligand (R)-[11C]PK11195 is used to quantify the 18-kDa translocator protein (TSPO), a marker for glial activation. Since there is no brain region devoid of TSPO, an arterial input function (AIF) is ideally required for quantification of binding. However, obtaining an AI...

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Main Authors: Pontus Plavén-Sigray, Granville James Matheson, Zsolt Cselényi, Aurelija Jucaite, Lars Farde, Simon Cervenka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-11-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13550-018-0455-8