Feasibility of [15O]H2O PET-CT for quantifying lower limb muscle perfusion in peripheral arterial occlusive disease: a pilot study
Goudje L. van Leeuwen, Richte C. L. Schuurmann, Charalampos Tsoumpas, Milah. N. Baumann, Riemer H. J. A. Slart, Jean-Paul. P. M. de Vries · 2026
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Van Leeuwen and five colleagues test a scan that measures blood flow in calf muscles in twenty twenty-five. The patients have narrowed leg arteries, which starve muscles of blood and cause pain when walking. Standard tests cannot read flow deep inside the muscle. Their scan uses a short lived form of water as a tracer in a PET camera.
Five patients were scanned before and after a procedure to open the artery. Two ways of outlining the muscle gave steady, repeatable flow values. Scores agreed closely between readers and between repeat reads. Outlining the full muscle worked a bit better than using round sample zones. The team calls the method fit for larger studies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Goudje L. van Leeuwen, Richte C. L. Schuurmann, Charalampos Tsoumpas, Milah. N. Baumann, Riemer H. J. A. Slart, Jean-Paul. P. M. de Vries |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |