Requirements and implementation of a flexible kinetic modeling tool.

Kinetic (or compartment) modeling is a highly versatile tool for the analysis of experiments within living systems. In PET, it is essential for developing tracers, for assessing tracer behavior and for extracting quantitative information about the target process. However, tools to support the modeling tasks involved are not easily available.This article presents a requirements analysis for kinetic modeling in PET. The interactive kinetic...