Characteristics of a new automated blood sampling system for positron emission tomography

A new commercially available automated blood sampling system (ABSS) for positron emission tomography has been evaluated. The system uses a single BGO crystal and detects with high efficiency the annihilation radiation from tracers, labelled with positron emitting isotopes, in arterial blood. In addition the possibilities to use the ABSS as a detector in the analysis of the plasma samples with liquid chromatography techniques under flow conditions has been explored.<
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