Cerebrovascular diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Acquisition of a low-dose CT of the chest during the examination of PET-CT. Radiation exposure is about 1.1mSv.
Sponsors
Osaka University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who undergo O-15 gas PET as a clinical examination
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: under-aged, those who lack the ability to give informed consent, or those with severe anemia (less than 10g/dl for men, less than 9g/dl for women)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| For patients undergoing O-15 gas PET of the brain as an insurance coverage test, blood will be collected from the A line, and at the same time, PET images of blood vessels in the neck and chest will be acquired. The accuracy of the non-invasive input function estimation method is evaluated by comparing the radioactivity data obtained from arterial blood and images. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroki Kato
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics
Outcome results
None listed