TABLE 1

Residence Times Calculated from Whole-Body Images of 11 Subjects Injected with 11C-Nicotine

OrganResidence time (h)
Brain0.021 ± 0.004
Liver0.048 ± 0.010
Lung0.020 ± 0.005
Bladder0.019 ± 0.013
Kidney0.009 ± 0.003
Muscle0.088 ± 0.040
Red marrow0.031 ± 0.005
Spleen0.005 ± 0.003
Stomach0.007 ± 0.004
Pancreas0.001 ± 0.000
Heart0.004 ± 0.001
Lower large intestine0.005 ± 0.002
Small intestine0.004 ± 0.002
Remainder of body0.227 ± 0.039
  • Data are mean ± SD.