Input Functions in PET
Presentation at the PET educational seminar series
1 March 2007
Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre
The University of Manchester
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Contents
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Input function: What is it and why is it needed? 1
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Dynamical model in a nutshell
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Input function: What is it and why is it needed? 2
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Life before PET
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The dawn of PET in the 1970s
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PET input function explained
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Overview: plasma input function measurements
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Physics background: inorganic scintillation detectors
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Physics background: radiation detection
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Analysis of the discrete samples
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Generation of plasma input functions 1
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Generation of plasma input functions 2
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Arterial cannulation - a risky procedure?
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Arterialised venous blood input function - an alternative? 1
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Arterialised venous blood input function - an alternative? 2
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Arterialised venous blood input function - an alternative? 3
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Arterialised venous blood input function - an alternative? 4
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Image-derived input functions 1
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Image-derived input functions 2
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Image-derived input functions 3
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Reference tissue input functions 1
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Reference tissue input functions 2
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Research and future developments at the WMIC
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Seminar announcement
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