PET Tracers
Kusai S. Aziz
F-18 FDG (F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose)
Myocardial metabolic tracer.
Main PET tracer in cardiology and oncology.
Half-life 110 minutes.
Cyclotron produced.
Used mainly for viability studies.
More details are discussed in the myocardial viability chapter.
N-13 ammonia
Myocardial perfusion tracer
Excellent image quality
Good high flow correlation, therefore good quantitative blood flow
Halflife 10 minutesRelated posts:
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