Evaluation of [ 18 F]F-DPA PET for Detecting Microglial Activation in the Spinal Cord of a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain.
Saeka ShimochiThomas KellerElla KujalaJoonas KhabbalJohan RajanderEliisa LöyttyniemiOlof SolinPirjo NuutilaShigehiko KanayaEmrah YatkinTove J GrönroosHidehiro IidaPublished in: Molecular imaging and biology (2022)
F]F-DPA PET did not allow for visualization of tracer accumulation even using a high-spatial-resolution PET scanner. The main reason for this result was due to insufficient SUVs in the spinal cord region as compared with the background noise, in addition to a spillover from the vertebral body.