TABLE 3.

Amyloid Imaging Acquisition Parameters

ParameterSpecificationStandard/preferred/optional
PET scanner type2- or 3-dimensionalStandard
Energy peak511 keVStandard
Energy window18F-fluorineStandard
Patient positionSupine with head in off-table head holderStandard
Acquisition areaWhole brain including cerebellumStandard
Acquisition time18F-florbetapir, 10–15 min; 18F-flutemetamol, 10–20 min; 18F-florbetaben, 15–20 minStandard
Number of bed positions1Standard