Raw brain PET data

Downloadable raw PET data of a single brain amyloid scan (18F-florbetapir), with all the necessary input components for independent image reconstruction, can be obtained from the research data repository Zenodo (click the DOI link to download the data) [8]:

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The downloaded zip file contains a full dynamic list-mode PET data acquired on a Siemens Biograph mMR for 60 minutes, using amyloid tracer 18F-florbetapir, provided by Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lilly. The file also includes normalisation files and the \(\mu\)-map based on MR Ultrashort TE (UTE) sequence [9, 10], all three parts needed for an independent image reconstruction using NiftyPET.

Citing the data

When using this data set for research or publications, please cite the following two publications: [2, 8]:

  • Markiewicz, P. J., Cash, D., & Schott, J. M. (2018, November 5). Single amyloid PET scan on the Siemens Biograph mMR. London: Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.1472951

  • Lane, C. A., Parker, T. D., Cash, D. M., Macpherson, K., Donnachie, E., Murray-Smith, H., … Schott, J. M. (2017). Study protocol: Insight 46 - a neuroscience sub-study of the MRC National Survey of Health and Development. BMC Neurology, 17(1), 75. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-017-0846-x

If the data is reconstructed and/or analysed using NiftyPET, additionally please cite []:

  • Markiewicz, P. J., Ehrhardt, M. J., Erlandsson, K., Noonan, P. J., Barnes, A., Schott, J. M., … Ourselin, S. (2018). NiftyPET: a High-throughput Software Platform for High Quantitative Accuracy and Precision PET Imaging and Analysis. Neuroinformatics, 16(1), 95–115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12021-017-9352-y