title: Clinical evaluation of a high-resolution (2.6-mm) positron emission tomography.
abstract: The intrinsic resolution of the Donner 600-crystal positron emission tomograph (PET 600) is 2.6 mm full width at half maximum (FWHM) in-plane and 6 mm FWHM axially. More than 100 patients with glioma, radiation necrosis, Alzheimer disease, or epilepsy have been studied with this system. Approximately 1 million events are acquired in 15 minutes, starting 1 hour after injection of 10 mCi (370 MBq) of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose. Normal structures as small as the superior colliculi and the external capsule have been resolved. Improved separation of the cortical ribbon from adjacent white matter has allowed more accurate determination of cortical metabolic rate. In two of 15 patients undergoing evaluation for recurrent glioma, the PET 600 images showed tumor uptake that was not apparent on a lower-resolution study. A high-activity orbiting transmission source with electronic collimation allows accurate, short-duration transmission measurements to be made after radiopharmaceutical administration. The anatomic detail seen on the transmission images can be used for reproducible patient positioning with an accuracy of 1-2 mm perpendicular to the image plane. These findings demonstrate the practicality and clinical effectiveness of high-resolution positron emission tomography.
authors.affiliation: Donner Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 94720.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Valk
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Jagust
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Derenzo
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Huesman
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Geyer
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Budinger
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose