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 :
8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new commercially available 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; chromatography; gamma-ray detection; positron emission tomography; radioactive tracers; solid scintillation detectors; Bi4Ge3O12; annihilation radiation; arterial blood; automated blood sampling system; diagnostic nuclear medicine; flow conditions; liquid chromatography techniques; plasma samples; positron emission tomography; single BGO crystal; tracers; Blood; Computer networks; Isotopes; Kinetic theory; Plasma measurements; Positron emission tomography; Predictive models; Radiation detectors; Sampling methods; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
