bfset 1.0.0 © 2003,2005 by Turku PET Centre
Calculates a set of basis functions for simplified reference tissue model
(SRTM) [1, 2]. Theta3=k2/(1+BP)+lambda.
Parameters:
1) Reference region TAC file (*.dft, times in min)
2) Min theta3 (1/min)
3) Max theta3 (1/min)
4) Number of basis functions to be calculated
5) Isotope (C-11 or F-18)
6) Result file (existing file is overwritten)
Reference region TAC is assumed to be decay corrected. Program requires the
isotope to be able to calculate the non-decay corrected TAC.
Reference:
1. Lammertsma AA, Hume SP. Simplified reference tissue model for PET
receptor studies. NeuroImage 1996;4:153-158.
2. Gunn RN, Lammertsma AA, Hume SP, Cunningham VJ. Parametric imaging of
ligand-receptor binding in PET using a simplified reference region model.
NeuroImage 1997;6:279-287.
See also:
dft2ps,
imgbfbp,
regbfbp