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Traditionally, obtaining the AIF requires invasive procedures, such as arterial catheterization, which can be challenging, time-consuming, and associated with potential risks. Therefore, the development of non-invasive techniques for AIF measurement is highly desirable. This study presents a detector for the non-invasive measurement of the AIF in PET studies. The detector is based on the combination of scintillation fibers and silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) which leads to a very compact and rugged device. The feasibility of the detector was assessed through Monte Carlo simulations conducted on mouse tail and human wrist anatomies studying relevant parameters such as energy spectrum, detector efficiency and minimum detectable activity (MDA). The simulations involved the use of\n                    <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>\n                    F and\n                    <jats:sup>68<\/jats:sup>\n                    Ga isotopes, which exhibit significantly different positron ranges. In addition, several prototypes were built in order to study the different components of the detector including the scintillation fiber, the coating of the fiber, the SiPMs, and the operating configuration. Finally, the simulations were compared with experimental measurements conducted using a tube filled with both\n                    <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>\n                    F and\n                    <jats:sup>68<\/jats:sup>\n                    Ga to validate the obtained results. The MDA achieved for both anatomies (approximately 1000\u00a0kBq\/mL for mice and 1\u00a0kBq\/mL for humans) falls below the peak radiotracer concentrations typically found in PET studies, affirming the feasibility of conducting non-invasive AIF measurements with the fiber detector. The sensitivity for measurements with a tube filled with\n                    <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>\n                    F (\n                    <jats:sup>68<\/jats:sup>\n                    Ga) was 1.2 (2.07) cps\/(kBq\/mL), while for simulations, it was 2.81 (6.23) cps\/(kBq\/mL). 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