Table 1 Summary of the scan initiation times after intravenous injection of MET
Study | Site | Fasting before the scan (h) | Scan initiation time (min) | Dose of MET (MBq) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nariai et al. [2] | Brain | No | 20 | 250 to 500 |
Shinozaki et al. [3] | Brain | ≧4 | 20 | 370 to 720 |
Mahasittiwat et al. [4] | Brain | No | 23 | 740 |
Coope et al. [5] | Brain | No | 20 | 740 |
Hasebe et al. [6] | Head and neck | ≧4 | 23 | 374 to 870 |
Jang et al. [7] | Thyroid | ≧6 | 30 | 740 |
Herrmann et al. [8] | Parathyroid gland | 3 | 15 to 20 | 272 to 603 |
Morooka et al. [23] | Cardiac tissue | 6 | 20 | 370 |
Kanegae et al. [9] | Lung | ≧5 | 15 to 20 | 361 to 607 |
Hsieh et al. [10] | Lung | ≧6 | 15 to 30 | 296 to 555 |
Lindholm et al. [11] | Breast | ≧4 | 20 to 35 | 220 to 370 |
Sasaki et al. [12] | Thymus | ≧6 | 15 | 70 to 818 |
Syrota et al. [19] | Pancreas | No | 6 to 8 | 370 to 740 |
Otsuki et al. [22] | Pancreas | 6 | 30 | 370 to 740 |
Koizumi et al. [13] | Pelvis | ≧6 | 23 | 740 |
Shiiba et al. [1] | Prostate | Time unknown | 20 | 3 MBq/kg |
Dankerl et al. [18] | Bone marrow | 5 to 8 | 20 | 1,000 ± 0.2 (SD) |