Estimation of blood flow heterogeneity distribution in human skeletal muscle from positron emission tomography data

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 906-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Vicini ◽  
Riccardo C. Bonadonna ◽  
Tapio Utriainen ◽  
Pirjo Nuutila ◽  
Maria Raitakari ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-312
Author(s):  
Tajinder P. Singh ◽  
Kevin Greer ◽  
Otto Muzik ◽  
Robert L. Hammond ◽  
Larry W. Stephenson ◽  
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2000 ◽  
Vol 83 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 395-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari K. Kalliokoski ◽  
Jukka Kemppainen ◽  
Kirsti Larmola ◽  
Teemu O. Takala ◽  
Pauliina Peltoniemi ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 1752-1759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Bertoldo ◽  
Julie Price ◽  
Chet Mathis ◽  
Scott Mason ◽  
Daniel Holt ◽  
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Insulin-stimulated glucose transport in skeletal muscle is regarded as a key determinant of insulin sensitivity, yet isolation of this step for quantification in human studies is a methodological challenge. One notable approach is physiological modeling of dynamic positron emission tomography (PET) imaging using 2-[18-fluoro]2-deoxyglucose ([18F]FDG); however, this has a potential limitation in that deoxyglucose undergoes phosphorylation subsequent to transport, complicating separate estimations of these steps. In the current study we explored the use of dynamic PET imaging of [11C]3-O-methylglucose ([11C]3-OMG), a glucose analog that is limited to bidirectional glucose transport. Seventeen lean healthy volunteers with normal insulin sensitivity participated; eight had imaging during basal conditions, and nine had imaging during euglycemic insulin infusion at 30 mU/min·m2. Dynamic PET imaging of calf muscles was conducted for 90 min after the injection of [11C]3-OMG. Spectral analysis of tissue activity indicated that a model configuration of two reversible compartments gave the strongest statistical fit to the kinetic pattern. Accordingly, and consistent with the structure of a model previously used for [18F]FDG, a two-compartment model was applied. Consistent with prior [18F]FDG findings, insulin was found to have minimal effect on the rate constant for movement of [11C]3-OMG from plasma to tissue interstitium. However, during insulin infusion, a robust and highly significant increase was observed in the kinetics of inward glucose transport; this and the estimated tissue distribution volume for [11C]3-OMG increased 6-fold compared with basal conditions. We conclude that dynamic PET imaging of [11C]3-OMG offers a novel quantitative approach that is both chemically specific and tissue specific for in vivo assessment of glucose transport in human skeletal muscle.



10.1114/1.64 ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 764-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Vicini ◽  
Riccardo C. Bonadonna ◽  
Mikko Lehtovirta ◽  
Leif C. Groop ◽  
Claudio Cobelli


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