Title :
Characteristics of a new automated blood sampling system for positron emission tomography
Author :
Eriksson, L. ; Ingvar, M. ; Rosenqvist, G. ; Stone-Elander, S. ; Ekdahl, T. ; Kappel, P.
Author_Institution :
Karolinska Inst., Stockholm, Sweden
fDate :
30 Oct-5 Nov 1994
Abstract :
A new automated blood sampling system (ABSS) for positron emission tomography has been evaluated. The system uses a single BGO crystal and detects with high efficiency the annihilation radiation from tracers, labelled with positron emitting isotopes, in arterial blood. In addition the possibilities to use the ABSS as a detector in the analysis of the plasma samples with liquid chromatography techniques under flow conditions has been explored
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; blood; positron emission tomography; PET; annihilation radiation detection; automated blood sampling system characteristics; diagnostic nuclear medicine; flow conditions; liquid chromatography techniques; medical instrumentation; plasma samples analysis; single BGO crystal; tracers; Blood; Computer networks; Hospitals; Isotopes; Kinetic theory; Plasma measurements; Positron emission tomography; Predictive models; Radiation detectors; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1994., 1994 IEEE Conference Record
Conference_Location :
Norfolk, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2544-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1994.474625
