Research Article
Dynamic Total-Body PET/CT Imaging Reveals Kinetic Distribution of 68Ga-DOTATATE in Normal Organs
Table 4
Mean rate constants of organs with similar kinetic characteristics as determined by a cluster analysis.
| Group | Organs | K1 (min−1) | k2 (min−1) | k3 (min−1) |
| 1 | Cerebrum | 0.2102 | 5.4444 | 0.0718 | 2 | Pituitary | 0.2400 ± 0.0861 | 0.1421 ± 0.0973 | 1.9541 ± 0.8308 | | Liver | | Adrenal | | Prostate | 3 | Nasal mucosa | 0.4632 ± 0.3486 | 0.7933 ± 0.6463 | 0.1778 ± 0.0693 | | Parotid | | SMG | | Thyroid | | Spleen | | Pancreas | | Kidney | | Bone |
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SMG, submandibular gland. Values are presented as mean ± SD.
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