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Radiopharmaceutical Recommended dose Uptake time Acquisition time 18F-florbetapir 10 mCi (370 MBq) 30–50 min 10 min 18F-flutemetamol 5 mCi (185 MBq) 60–120 min 10–20 min 18F-florbetaben 8.1 mCi (300 MBq) 45–130 min 15–20 min Standard Acquisition Protocol Camera type PET or PET/CT Energy peak 511 Attenuation correction PET: cesium or germanium sources, PET/CT: CT acquisition Patient position Supine, arms down Acquisition type 3-dimensional Time/bed position See radiopharmaceutical Bed position 1 Radiopharmaceutical Display parameter 18F-florbetapir Maximum intensity of the display scale should be set to the brightest region of overall brain uptake 18F-flutemetamol Scale intensity should be set to 90% in the pons region 18F-florbetaben The white matter maximum should be the reference
