Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function 1 article published in JoVE Behavior Radiotracer Administration for High Temporal Resolution Positron Emission Tomography of the Human Brain: Application to FDG-fPET Sharna D. Jamadar1,2,3, Phillip G.D. Ward1,2,3, Alexandra Carey1,4, Richard McIntyre1,4, Linden Parkes1,3, Disha Sasan1, John Fallon1, Edwina Orchard1,2,3, Shenpeng Li1,5, Zhaolin Chen1,5, Gary F Egan1,2,3 1Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University, 2Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function, 3Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, 4Department of Medical Imaging, Monash Health, 5Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University This manuscript describes two radiotracer administration protocols for FDG-PET (constant infusion and bolus plus infusion) and compares them to bolus administration. Temporal resolutions of 16 s are achievable using these protocols.
