Scholars@Duke publication: Imaging corn plants with PhytoPET, a modular PET system for plant biology

Imaging corn plants with PhytoPET, a modular PET system for plant biology

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Lee, S; Kross, B; McKisson, J; Weisenberger, AG; Xi, W; Zorn, C; Bonito, G; Howell, CR; Reid, CD; Crowell, A; Cumberbatch, LC; Topp, C; Smith, MF

Published in: IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

January 1, 2013

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PhytoPET is a modular positron emission tomography (PET) system designed specifically for plant imaging. The PhytoPET design allows flexible arrangements of PET detectors based on individual standalone detector modules built from single Hamamatsu H8500 position sensitive photomultiplier tubes and pixelated LYSO arrays. We have used the PhytoPET system to perform preliminary corn plant imaging studies at the Duke University Biology Department Phytotron. Initial evaluation of the PhytoPET system to image the biodistribution of the positron emitting tracer ¹¹C in corn plants is presented. ¹¹CO 2 is loaded into corn seedlings by a leaf-labeling cuvette and translocation of ¹¹C-sugars is imaged by a flexible arrangement of PhytoPET modules on each side. The PhytoPET system successfully images ¹¹C within corn plants and allows for the dynamic measurement of ¹¹C-sugar translocation from the leaf to the roots. © 2013 IEEE.

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Author Calvin R. Howell Physics

Author Chantal D. Reid Environmental Natural Science

Author Alex Crowell

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IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829796

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1095-7863

Publication Date

January 1, 2013

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Lee, S., Kross, B., McKisson, J., Weisenberger, A. G., Xi, W., Zorn, C., … Smith, M. F. (2013). Imaging corn plants with PhytoPET, a modular PET system for plant biology. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829796

Lee, S., B. Kross, J. McKisson, A. G. Weisenberger, W. Xi, C. Zorn, G. Bonito, et al. “Imaging corn plants with PhytoPET, a modular PET system for plant biology.” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, January 1, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829796.

Lee S, Kross B, McKisson J, Weisenberger AG, Xi W, Zorn C, et al. Imaging corn plants with PhytoPET, a modular PET system for plant biology. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. 2013 Jan 1;

Lee, S., et al. “Imaging corn plants with PhytoPET, a modular PET system for plant biology.” IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Jan. 2013. Scopus, doi:10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829796.

Lee S, Kross B, McKisson J, Weisenberger AG, Xi W, Zorn C, Bonito G, Howell CR, Reid CD, Crowell A, Cumberbatch LC, Topp C, Smith MF. Imaging corn plants with PhytoPET, a modular PET system for plant biology. IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. 2013 Jan 1;

Published In

IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record

DOI

10.1109/NSSMIC.2013.6829796

ISSN

1095-7863

Publication Date

January 1, 2013