15Oxygen

15O-Water

January 31, 2024April 29, 2024
Diagnostics, Positron (β+) emitters, Radiopharmaceuticals

Background Oxygen-15-labelled water (15O-water, [15O]H2O) has specific characteristics that make it an ideal tracer for absolute quantification of myocardial blood flow (MBF). It is a… Read More »15O-Water

Oxygen-15 (15O)

December 30, 2023January 11, 2024
Positron (β+) emitters

Oxygen-15 is a radioisotope, often used in positron emission tomography (PET). It can be used in, among other things, water for PET myocardial perfusion imaging and for brain imaging. It has an atomic mass… Read More »Oxygen-15 (15O)