The investigators will perform radionuclide PET scans in subjects with infectious diseases to assess whether radio-labeled PABA (11C-PABA) is effective for infection imaging. Tomographic imaging can be used to evaluate disease processes deep within the body, noninvasively and relatively rapidly. The goal is to see if this imaging technique can help differentiate infections from non-infectious processes and also provide information on the causative bacterial class.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
13
A bolus of 20 mCi of 11C-PABA followed by PET/CT
Oral dose of 500 mg (tablet) 2 hours before IV dose of 11C-PABA will be administered.
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Pathophysiology of 11C-PABA in diseased subjects
Reconstruction of the PET data will be performed by means of iterative reconstruction (IR) by the ordered subset-expectation-maximization (OSEM) method with CT attenuation correction.
Time frame: Up to 3 hours
Biodistribution of 11C-PABA in diseased subjects
Reconstruction of the PET data will be performed by means of iterative reconstruction (IR) by the ordered subset-expectation-maximization (OSEM) method with CT attenuation correction.
Time frame: Up to 3 hours
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