TY - JOUR T1 - Technical Considerations in Brain Amyloid PET Imaging with <sup>18</sup>F-Florbetapir JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol. SP - 175 LP - 184 DO - 10.2967/jnmt.115.156679 VL - 43 IS - 3 AU - LisaAnn Trembath AU - Maureen Newell AU - Michael D. Devous, Sr. Y1 - 2015/09/01 UR - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/43/3/175.abstract N2 - Technical factors play a critical role in the production of best-quality amyloid PET images for interpretation. This article provides specific instructions and general technical information about PET brain scanning of β-amyloid neuritic plaques. The focus of tracer-specific information will be on 18F-florbetapir (indications, contraindications, dosing, administration, uptake time, scanning time, acquisition, processing, biodistribution, radiation dose, adverse events, and display). General scanning information relevant to all amyloid-imaging agents will be also be presented (e.g., mechanism of uptake, safe handling, positioning, prevention of patient motion, processing, and artifacts). ER -