Imaging and analysis of thin structures using positron emission tomography: Thin phantoms and in vivo tobacco leaves study

Denisa Partelová; Miroslav Horník; Juraj Lesný; Pavol Rajec; Peter Kováč; Stanislav Hostin

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.05.020

Imaging and analysis of thin structures using positron emission tomography: Thin phantoms and in vivo tobacco leaves study

Appl Radiat Isot. 2016 Sep:115:87-96. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.05.020. Epub 2016 May 18.

Authors

Denisa Partelová¹, Miroslav Horník², Juraj Lesný³, Pavol Rajec⁴, Peter Kováč⁵, Stanislav Hostin⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ecochemistry and Radioecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Nám. J. Herdu 2, SK-917 01 Trnava, Slovak Republic. Electronic address: d.partelova@gmail.com.
² Department of Ecochemistry and Radioecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Nám. J. Herdu 2, SK-917 01 Trnava, Slovak Republic. Electronic address: hornik@ucm.sk.
³ Department of Ecochemistry and Radioecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Nám. J. Herdu 2, SK-917 01 Trnava, Slovak Republic. Electronic address: lesny@ucm.sk.
⁴ BIONT Inc., Karloveská 63, SK-842 29 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Electronic address: rajec@biont.sk.
⁵ BIONT Inc., Karloveská 63, SK-842 29 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Electronic address: kovac@biont.sk.
⁶ Department of Ecochemistry and Radioecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Nám. J. Herdu 2, SK-917 01 Trnava, Slovak Republic. Electronic address: hostin@ucm.sk.

PMID: 27344004
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.05.020

Abstract

In this work, a novel approach utilizing the designed phantoms imitating the plant tissues was applied for the evaluation of the relationships between the parameters of the prepared phantoms and/or quantitative variables obtained within the PET analysis. The microPET system developed for animal objects and approaches used made it possible to obtain the quantitative data in the form of (18)F radioactivity as well as the glucose (in µg) accumulated in leaf tissues within the dynamic in vivo study.

Keywords: 2-[(18)F]FDG; 2D/3D imaging; Dynamic; Leaf; PET; Phantom; Principal component analysis; Solute transport; Uptake.

MeSH terms

Animals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Nicotiana / chemistry*
Phantoms, Imaging*
Plant Leaves
Positron-Emission Tomography*

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18