[17F] Fluoromethane PET Imaging of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Rhesus During Amphetamine Challenge

Authors

Alexander Converse, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Jeff Moirano, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Leo Flores, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Kacey Kronenfeld, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Todd Barnhart, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Terrence Oakes, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Andrew D. Roberts, Minnesota State University - MankatoFollow
James Holden, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Robert Nickles, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Richard Davidson, University of Wisconsin - MadisonFollow

Document Type

Conference Poster

Publication Date

6-2013

Abstract

To obtain absolute measures of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) using the inert diffusible tracer fluoromethane (CH₃F) labeled with ¹⁷F (t_1/2 = 65 s) and to better understand the effects of amphetamine in the brain, we imaged nonhuman primates by PET.

Department

Physics and Astronomy

Publication Title

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Recommended Citation

A. Converse, J. Moirano, L. Flores, K. Kronenfeld, T. Barnhart, T. Oakes, A.D. Roberts, J. Holden, R. Nickles, and R. Davidson. (2013). [17F] Fluoromethane PET Imaging of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Rhesus During Amphetamine Challenge. Poster presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2013 Annual Meeting, MTA:II Basic Science (Neurosciences) Posters, Abstract #1753, Vancouver, BC, Canada.