FIGURE 5.

Evaluation of 6″-¹⁸F-fluoromaltotriose PET/CT in rat with incidental infection after cardiac surgery before and after antibiotic therapy. (A) 6″-¹⁸F-fluoromaltotriose small-animal PET/CT images of rat before (left) and after 1 mo of antibiotic treatment (middle). Image was taken 1 h after intravenous administration of 6″-¹⁸F-fluoromaltotriose. Right panel shows control rat that also received tracer. There is virtually no uptake near heart in control rat. (B) Time–activity curve of hottest lesion in infected rat before antibiotic therapy. %ID/g = percentage injected dose per gram.