@misc{oai:repo.qst.go.jp:00078239,
 author = {Seki, Chie and Tagai, Kenji and Shimada, Hitoshi and Kitamura, Soichiro and Kimura, Yasuyuki and Ichise, Masanori and Ono, Maiko and Takahata, Keisuke and Kubota, Manabu and Takado, Yuhei and Okada, Maki and Kikuchi, Tatsuya and Ming-Rong, Zhang and Suhara, Tetsuya and Higuchi, Makoto and Seki, Chie and Tagai, Kenji and Shimada, Hitoshi and Kitamura, Soichiro and Kimura, Yasuyuki and Ichise, Masanori and Ono, Maiko and Takahata, Keisuke and Kubota, Manabu and Takado, Yuhei and Okada, Maki and Kikuchi, Tatsuya and Ming-Rong, Zhang and Suhara, Tetsuya and Higuchi, Makoto},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {Aim 
PET imaging with [18F]PM-PBB3 ([18F]APN-1607) has demonstrated the capability of this radioligand for high-contrast visualization of tau deposits in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and diverse other neurodegenerative disorders. This study was aimed at determining an optimal time frame of a PET scan to obtain a reliable target-to-reference ratio of radioligand concentrations in comparison with analytical models with an arterial input function.
Methods 
Ten subjects consisting of 5 healthy controls (HCs) and 3 AD and 2 progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) patients underwent dynamic PET scans over 150 or 180 minutes after intravenous injection of [18F]PM-PBB3. Serial arterial blood samples were withdrawn during the scan to determine a metabolite-corrected plasma input function. Regional time-activity curves were analyzed with 1- and 2-tissue compartment models (TCMs) and Logan’s graphical analysis (LGA). Time-stability of total distribution (VT) values was examined to estimate scan duration sufficient for determination of VT. Non-displaceable biding potential (BPND) of [18F]PM-PBB3 was calculated using VT obtained with LGA, and SUVR in a 20-minute frame beginning at different time points after radioligand injection was calculated. SUVR-1 values were then compared with BPND to determine an optimal scan frame.  
Results
A peak [18F]PM-PBB3 SUV in the brain approximated 2.5 at < 5 minutes, followed by rapid radioactivity washout. Radioligand retentions in the lateral temporal cortex of AD patients and midbrain of PSP patients were characteristically increased relative to HCs. Two-TCM better described the radioligand kinetics in target regions than 1-TCM. VT values obtained with LGA presented the highest time-stability, and SUVR-1 values at 90-110 min showed the highest correlation with BPND among different frames. 
Conclusions
[18F]PM-PBB3 kinetics showed reversible binding and could be described without radiometabolite compartments in the brain. Estimation of SUVR at 90-110 min can be employed as a simplified means to quantify radioligand retention with sufficient robustness., 13th Human Amyloid Imaging Conference},
 title = {Establishment of a simplified method to quantify [18F]PM-PBB3 ([18F]APN-1607) binding in the brains of living human subjects},
 year = {2019}
}