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  • Title: Is the physical decay correction of the (18)F-FDG input function in dynamic PET imaging justified?
    Author: Laffon E, Barret O, Marthan R, Ducassou D.
    Journal: J Nucl Med Technol; 2009 Jun; 37(2):111-3. PubMed ID: 19447853.
    Abstract:
    UNLABELLED: In this theoretic note, the rationale for the physical decay correction of the (18)F-FDG input function in dynamic PET is investigated, using the Patlak equation as an example. METHODS: The Patlak equation conventionally obtained when correcting the (18)F-FDG input function and correcting the tissue activity measurement for (18)F physical decay can also be derived from a 2-compartment analysis that does not conceptually involve any physical decay correction of the (18)F-FDG input function but accounts only for the physical decay of the trapped tracer. RESULTS: We demonstrate that exactly the same equation can be derived from the 2 conceptual approaches, and hence each approach yields the correct uptake rate of the tracer. CONCLUSION: No advantage in (18)F-FDG dynamic PET can be expected from using the concept of uncorrected data rather than that of decay-corrected data. Nevertheless, conceptually, we show that correcting the (18)F-FDG input function for radioactive decay cannot be justified and that this correction is not compatible with the calculation of patient radiation dose.
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