Continuous Flushing of the Bladder in Rodents Reduces Artifacts and Improves Quantification in Molecular Imaging
In this study, we evaluated the partial volume effect (PVE) of 2-deoxy-2-[ 18 F]fluoro-D-glucose ( 18 F-FDG) tracer accumulation in the bladder on the positron emission tomographic (PET) image quantification in mice and rats suffering from inflammatory bowel disease.To improve the accuracy, we implemented continuous bladder flushing procedures.Fema