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Development of a minimally invasive simultaneous estimation method for quantifying translocator protein binding with [ 18 F]FEPPA positron emission tomography.
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EJNMMI research [EJNMMI Res] 2023 Jan 12; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 1. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 12. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of using a minimally invasive simultaneous estimation method (SIME) to quantify the binding of the 18-kDa translocator protein tracer [ <superscript>18</superscript> F]FEPPA. Arterial sampling was avoided by extracting an image-derived input function (IDIF) that was metabolite-corrected using venous blood samples. The possibility of reducing scan duration to 90 min from the recommended 2-3 h was investigated by assuming a uniform non-displaceable distribution volume (V <subscript>ND</subscript> ) to simplify the SIME fitting.<br />Results: SIME was applied to retrospective data from healthy volunteers and was comprised of both high-affinity binders (HABs) and mixed-affinity binders (MABs). Estimates of global V <subscript>ND</subscript> and regional total distribution volume (V <subscript>T</subscript> ) from SIME were not significantly different from values obtained using a two-tissue compartment model (2CTM). Regional V <subscript>T</subscript> estimates were greater for HABs compared to MABs for both the 2TCM and SIME, while the SIME estimates had lower inter-subject variability (41 ± 17% reduction). Binding potential (BP <subscript>ND</subscript> ) values calculated from regional V <subscript>T</subscript> and brain-wide V <subscript>ND</subscript> estimates were also greater for HABs, and reducing the scan time from 120 to 90 min had no significant effect on BP <subscript>ND</subscript> . The feasibility of using venous metabolite correction was evaluated in a large animal model involving a simultaneous collection of arterial and venous samples. Strong linear correlations were found between venous and arterial measurements of the blood-to-plasma ratio and the remaining [ <superscript>18</superscript> F]FEPPA fraction. Lastly, estimates of BP <subscript>ND</subscript> and the specific distribution volume (i.e., V <subscript>S</subscript> = V <subscript>T</subscript> - V <subscript>ND</subscript> ) from a separate group of healthy volunteers (90 min scan time, venous-scaled IDIFs) agreed with estimates from the retrospective data for both genotypes.<br />Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate that accurate estimates of regional V <subscript>T</subscript> , BP <subscript>ND</subscript> and V <subscript>S</subscript> can be obtained by applying SIME to [ <superscript>18</superscript> F]FEPPA data. Furthermore, the application of SIME enabled the scan time to be reduced to 90 min, and the approach worked well with IDIFs that were scaled and metabolite-corrected using venous blood samples.<br /> (© 2023. The Author(s).)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2191-219X
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- EJNMMI research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36633702
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-023-00950-1