| Literature DB >> 29349488 |
Zhen Liu1,2, Emily B Ehlerding3, Weibo Cai4,5,6, Xiaoli Lan7,8.
Abstract
Amino acid-based tracers have been extensively investigated for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of brain tumors, and 11C-methionine (11C-MET) is one of the most extensively investigated. However, widespread clinical use of 11C-MET is challenging due to the short half-life of 11C and low radiolabeling yield. In this issue of the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Yang and colleagues report an 18F-labeled boron-derived methionine analog, 18F-B-MET, as a potential substitute for 11C-MET in PET imaging of glioma. The push-button synthesis, highly efficient radiolabeling, and good imaging performance in glioma models make this tracer a promising candidate for future clinical translation.Entities:
Keywords: 11C-Methionine (11C-MET); 18F-B-MET; Amino acid transporter; Boramino acid; Cancer; Positron emission tomography (PET)
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29349488 PMCID: PMC5831531 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-017-3927-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging ISSN: 1619-7070 Impact factor: 9.236