대한핵의학회지 (1967년~2009년)
Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2008;42(5)401~409
다중 분자 영상을 위한 간편한 동물 특이적 자세 고정 틀의 제작
(Facile Fabrication of Animal-Specific Positioning Molds For Multi-modality Molecular Imaging)
Author 박정찬1․오지은1․우승태2․곽원정1․이정은3․김경민4․안광일4․최태현4․천기정4 장용민1,5․이상우6․안병철6․이재태6․유정수1,6,
eong Chan Park, M.S.1, Jieun Oh, B.S.1, Seungtae Woo, M.S.2, Wonjung Kwak, M.S.1, Jeong Eun Lee, M.D.3, Kyeong Min Kim, Ph.D.4, Gwang Il An, Ph.D.4, Tae Hyun Choi, Ph.D.4, Gi Jeong Cheon, M.D.4, Youngmin Chang, Ph.D.1,5, Sang Woo Lee, M.D.6, Byeong-C
Affiliation 경북대학교 의과대학 분자의학교실1, 의공학과2, 방사선종양학교실3, 한국원자력의학원 방사선의학연구소 분자영상연구부4, 경북대학교 의과대학 영상의학과5, 핵의학교실6
1Department of Molecular Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea;2Department of Biomedical engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea;3Department of Radiation Oncology, Kyungpook National University School of
Abstract

Purpose: Recently multi-modal imaging system has become widely adopted in molecular imaging. We tried to fabricate animal-specific positioning molds for PET/MR fusion imaging using easily available molding clay and rapid foam. The animal-specific positioning molds provide immobilization and reproducible positioning of small animal. Herein, we have compared fiber-based molding clay with rapid foam in fabricating the molds of experimental animal. Materials and Methods: The round bottomed-acrylic frame, which fitted into microPET gantry, was prepared at first. The experimental mice was anesthetized and placed on the mold for positioning. Rapid foam and fiber-based clay were used to fabricate the mold. In case of both rapid foam and the clay, the experimental animal needs to be pushed down smoothly into the mold for positioning. However, after the mouse was removed, the fabricated clay needed to be dried completely at 60℃ in oven overnight for hardening. Four sealed pipet tips containing [18F]FDG solution were used as fiduciary markers. After injection of [18F]FDG via tail vein, microPET scanning was performed. Successively, MRI scanning was followed in the same animal. Results: Animal-specific positioning molds were fabricated using rapid foam and fiber-based molding clay for multimodality imaging. Functional and anatomical images were obtained with microPET and MRI, respectively. The fused PET/MR images were obtained using freely available AMIDE program. Conclusion: Animal-specific molds were successfully prepared using easily available rapid foam, molding clay and disposable pipet tips. Thanks to animal-specific molds, fusion images of PET and MR were co-registered with negligible misalignment. (Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2008;42(5):401-409)

Keyword multi-modality, PET, MRI, animal-specific positioning mold, fiduciary markers, fusion image, AMIDE
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