Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with ¹⁸F-FGA for Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in a Coronary Artery Ligation Model

Figure 4

Whole-body images of mice injected with ¹⁸F-FGA and ¹⁸F-FDG. Approximately 10 MBq of ¹⁸F-FGA and ¹⁸F-FDG was intravenously injected in normal mice, and PET images were acquired after 30 min of injection. Whereas ¹⁸F-FGA rapidly cleared from circulation via the kidneys and did not show any accumulation in the normal heart and brain, ¹⁸F-FDG was significantly retained in the heart and brain.