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Accurate kinetic modeling requires precise input function estimation, traditionally achieved through arterial blood sampling. However, arterial cannulation in small animals, such as mice, involves intricate, time-consuming, and terminal procedures, precluding longitudinal studies. This work proposes a non-invasive, fully convolutional deep learning-based approach (FC-DLIF) to predict input functions directly from PET imaging data, which may eliminate the need for arterial blood sampling in the context of dynamic small-animal PET imaging. The proposed FC-DLIF model consists of a spatial feature extractor that acts on the volumetric time frames of the dynamic PET imaging sequence, extracting spatial features. These are subsequently further processed in a temporal feature extractor that predicts the arterial input function. The proposed approach is trained and evaluated using images and arterial blood curves from [\n                      <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>\n                      F]FDG data using cross validation. Further, the model applicability is evaluated on imaging data and arterial blood curves collected using two additional radiotracers ([\n                      <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>\n                      F]FDOPA, and [\n                      <jats:sup>68<\/jats:sup>\n                      Ga]PSMA). The model was further evaluated on data truncated and shifted in time, to simulate shorter, and shifted, PET scans.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The proposed FC-DLIF model reliably predicts the arterial input function with respect to mean squared error and correlation. Furthermore, the FC-DLIF model is able to predict the arterial input function even from truncated and shifted samples. The model fails to predict the AIF from samples collected using different radiotracers, as these are not represented in the training data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our deep learning-based input function offers a non-invasive and reliable alternative to arterial blood sampling, proving robust and flexible to temporal shifts and different scan durations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13550-026-01398-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]],"date-time":"2026-03-09T16:46:34Z","timestamp":1773074794000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A robust and versatile deep learning model for prediction of the arterial input function in dynamic small animal [18F] FDG PET imaging"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-4958-4544","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Christian","family":"Salomonsen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1288-817X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luigi T.","family":"Luppino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fredrik","family":"Aspheim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1395-7154","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kristoffer","family":"Wickstr\u00f8m","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0544-8272","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elisabeth","family":"Wetzer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7699-0405","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Michael","family":"Kampffmeyer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3277-0248","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rodrigo","family":"Berzaghi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0072-2076","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rune","family":"Sundset","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7496-8474","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robert","family":"Jenssen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7747-9003","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Samuel","family":"Kuttner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]]},"reference":[{"issue":"21","key":"1398_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"635","DOI":"10.1097\/00004647-200106000-00002","volume":"6","author":"RN Gunn","year":"2001","unstructured":"Gunn RN, Gunn SR, Cunningham VJ. 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