In this study, the investigators will assess the hypothesis that this new positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceutical, 18F-Fluorodeoxysorbitol (18F-FDS), will specifically localize at sites of Gram-negative bacterial due to Enterobacterales and invasive mold infections (e.g. invasive aspergillosis/mucormycosis).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
16
20 millicurie (mCi) of 18F-FDS in adult patient age group and 2.5 mCi in children (age 12-18 years old) followed by a PET/CT scan.
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Biodistribution of 18F-FDS in diseased subjects
Reconstruction of the PET data will be performed by means of iterative reconstruction (IR) by the ordered subset-expectation-maximization method with CT attenuation correction. Volumes of interest will be drawn on fused PET and CT images across different body compartments and comparison.
Time frame: Up to 3 hours
Pathophysiology of 18F-FDS in diseased subjects
Reconstruction of the PET data will be performed by means of iterative reconstruction by the ordered subset-expectation-maximization method with CT attenuation correction. Volumes of interest will be drawn on fused PET and CT images. Data will be presented as target-to-nontarget ratio (TNT), defined as the ratio of the PET signal at the sites of pathology to the unaffected sites of the same tissue.
Time frame: Up to 3 hours
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