TABLE 1

Radiotracer Doses, Variability, and Reliability of Plasma Activity

ParameterTest*Retest*% Variability*Reliability (ICC)
B/I ratio (h)6.9 ± 0.36.9 ± 0.3NANA
Total dose (MBq)356.1 ± 45.6369.3 ± 4.3NANA
Infusion rate (MBq/h)17.8 ± 2.018.5 ± 0.5NANA
Clearance (L/h)64.1 ± 6.666.4 ± 14.512.3 ± 13.80.71
f1 (%)34.6 ± 4.737.3 ± 3.910.9 ± 11.80.35
Total parent (kBq/mL)0.29 ± 0.090.29 ± 0.0712.5 ± 13.40.81
Free parent (kBq/mL)0.10 ± 0.030.11 ± 0.0324.3 ± 13.50.68
  • * Mean ± SD.

  • B/I ratio = bolus-to-infusion ratio; NA = not applicable.