Simultaneous Quantitative Imaging of Two PET Radiotracers Via the Detection of Positron-electron Annihilation and Prompt Gamma Emissions

Overview

Journal Nat Biomed Eng

Publisher Springer Nature

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2023 Jul 3

PMID 37400715

Authors

Edwin C Pratt

Alejandro Lopez-Montes

Alessia Volpe

Michael J Crowley

Lukas M Carter

Vivek Mittal

NagaVaraKishore Pillarsetty

Vladimir Ponomarev

Jose M Udias

Jan Grimm

Joaquin L Herraiz

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Abstract

In conventional positron emission tomography (PET), only one radiotracer can be imaged at a time, because all PET isotopes produce the same two 511 keV annihilation photons. Here we describe an image reconstruction method for the simultaneous in vivo imaging of two PET tracers and thereby the independent quantification of two molecular signals. This method of multiplexed PET imaging leverages the 350-700 keV range to maximize the capture of 511 keV annihilation photons and prompt γ-ray emission in the same energy window, hence eliminating the need for energy discrimination during reconstruction or for signal separation beforehand. We used multiplexed PET to track, in mice with subcutaneous tumours, the biodistributions of intravenously injected [I]I-trametinib and 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-glucose, [I]I-trametinib and its nanoparticle carrier [Zr]Zr-ferumoxytol, and the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and infused PSMA-targeted chimaeric antigen receptor T cells after the systemic administration of [Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 and [I]I. Multiplexed PET provides more information depth, gives new uses to prompt γ-ray-emitting isotopes, reduces radiation burden by omitting the need for an additional computed-tomography scan and can be implemented on preclinical and clinical systems without any modifications in hardware or image acquisition software.

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