Evaluation of anesthesia effects on [18F]FDG uptake in mouse brain and heart using small animal PET

  • Hiroshi Toyama
  • , Masanori Ichise
  • , Jeih San Liow
  • , Douglass C. Vines
  • , Nicholas M. Seneca
  • , Kendra J. Modell
  • , Jurgen Seidel
  • , Michael V. Green
  • , Robert B. Innis

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Abstract

This study evaluates effects of anesthesia on 18F-FDG (FDG) uptake in mouse brain and heart to establish the basic conditions of small animal PET imaging. Prior to FDG injection, 12 mice were anesthetized with isoflurane gas; 11 mice were anesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of a ketamine/xylazine mixture; and 11 mice were awake. In isoflurane and ketamine/xylazine conditions, FDG brain uptake (%ID/g) was significantly lower than in controls. Conversely, in the isoflurane condition, %ID/g in heart was significantly higher than in controls, whereas heart uptake in ketamine/ xylazine mice was significantly lower. Results suggest that anesthesia impedes FDG uptake in mouse brain and affects FDG uptake in heart; however, the effects in the brain and heart differ depending on the type of anesthesia used.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)251-256
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume31
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 02-2004
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cancer Research

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