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This study is the first report on using positron emission tomography (PET) dynamic imaging and compartmental kinetic modeling for\n                  <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                  measurement of whole-body biodistribution of CD8\n                  <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                  T cells in human subjects. For this, a\n                  <jats:sup>89<\/jats:sup>\n                  Zr-labeled minibody with high affinity for human CD8 (\n                  <jats:sup>89<\/jats:sup>\n                  Zr-Df-Crefmirlimab) was used with total-body PET in healthy subjects (N=3) and in COVID-19 convalescent patients (N=5). The high detection sensitivity, total-body coverage, and the use of dynamic scans enabled the study of kinetics simultaneously in spleen, bone marrow, liver, lungs, thymus, lymph nodes, and tonsils, at reduced radiation doses compared to prior studies. 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