Automated quantitative imaging system

A method for quantitative imaging a patient, comprising:

• delivering a radiopharmaceutical to a patient;
• receiving imaging data of a patient;
• and
• controlling the delivery of the radiopharmaceutical and imaging of the patient.

The quantitative imaging system according to claim 22, wherein the delivery mechanism includes:

• a dose calibrator configured to sample the radiopharmaceutical for a concentration measurement of radioactive isotopes in the radiopharmaceutical and timestamps the measurement;
• a producer configured to convert a precursor material input into radioisotope;
• a synthesizer configured to synthesize the radioisotope with a biologically compatible material to form the radiopharmaceutical;
• an injector configured to inject the radiopharmaceutical into the subject, wherein the producer, the synthesizer, the injector and the delivery mechanism are interconnected to convey the radioisotope to the synthesizer and the radiopharmaceutical between the synthesizer, the dose calibrator and the delivery mechanism automatically without human intervention;
• and
• a quantitative analyzer configured to calculate parametric images and values from the collected data.