Acquisition

 

-  Start imaging 45-60 min after injection.

-  Whole body emission and transmission acquisition either in 2D or 3D, for 30 min, from head to upper thighs.

References:

1   Kayani Irfan et al.  Functional Imaging of Neuroendocrine Tumors With Combined PET/CT Using 68Ga-DOTATATE (Dota-DPhe1,Tyr3-octreotate) and 18F-FDG. CANCER June 1, 2008 / Volume 112 / Number 11: 2447- 2455.

2   Virgolini Irene et al. Procedure guidelines for PET/CT tumour imaging with 68Ga-DOTA-conjugated peptides: 68Ga-DOTA-TOC, 68Ga-DOTA-NOC, 68Ga-DOTA-TATE. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2010) 37:2004–2010.

 

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