Fig. 4

Comparison of the PET uptake of (A) [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DOTA-TATE and (B) [¹⁸F]FDG in healthy control and pigs with lung inflammation at 60 min p.i. The [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DOTA-TATE uptake was significantly increased on the deep dorsal parts of the lungs on the pigs induced with lavage, compared with the control animals. The uptake of [¹⁸F]FDG is elevated on the control and sick animals in comparison with the [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DOTA-TATE uptake. With both tracers, the SUV increased toward the deep dorsal parts of the animals with ARDS. The uptake on control animals remained on the same level on ventral and dorsal segments